Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Is BTC Telling Us Something?

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I’m just about ready to call it a day, but I wanted to mention before shutting down that Bitcoin appears to be pushing above its Fibonacci. In other words, it might be reaching escape velocity here, which suggests perhaps there’s a resumption of the need for a “safe haven“, as it had done a few weeks back when all holy hell broke loose. It could be nothing, but I at least wanted to mention it.

Incredible Fib Accuracy

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Even though I haven’t touched crypto since 2021, I remained stunned at what a chart-friendly creature it is. Most recently, I called for the rapid ascent in BTC to poop out at the Fibonnacci level. Take note what a good job the Fibs did for both support (green tint) and resistance (magenta tint). The recent “repulsion‘ was particularly incredible, with an accuracy of 100.003%.

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The Flight to Safety

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I’ve got to say, I was wrong about crypto – – or, more specifically, wrong about Bitcoin and Ethereum. To be clear, I still think crypto is useless, but maybe we’ve found a very specific niche case where it excels: that is to say, a reliable safe haven for fixed assets (a digital gold, some have called it). There’s no arguing with the stellar performance of Bitcoin this year………..

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