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.
Passive Aggressive
Well, here we are again. The VIX is barely hanging on to the teens. This is the low part of the range for the year. Think this might be a good time for a bit of a surprise?
Same Old Sirens
Gee willikers, it sure will be nice when these flashing red sirens and brazen, blasting warning horns are actually heeded by anyone on the planet. This marvelous data is from our partner Current Market Valuation, and at this point the lunatics have taken over the asylum. Objective measures of the past SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS are absolutely screeching this market has never been more overpriced.
Minority Report
On Friday morning I was looking at an interesting bull setup across the Crypto instruments that I look at every day. You can see that here if you’re interested in my Crypto channel on YouYube.
On Bitcoin (BTCUSD) a small but bullish leaning falling wedge was starting to break up, and I was saying that I was expecting that to deliver a retest of the all time high in due course. That has delivered now.
BTCUSD 15min chart:
Amana Radar Range
For months, the VIX has ambled between 14 (utter complacency) and 24 (what counts as “fear” in this government-wet-nurse environment.). We are at the bottom of the range right now.
