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.
Beating My Dad
Tim, you monster! How could you?
Wait, wait, it isn’t what you think. Some of you may recall that my father passed away late last year. He had invested in a variety of items, and as an experiment, I decided to track them for the year.
As you can see, he hasn’t done poorly – – an annualized 22% return – – but it’s pretty much in line with the market in general.
Viva Argentina!
It looks like bringing sensibility to government might actually work. Here is ARGT, the equity fund for Argentina. The inverted head & shoulders pattern told the tale.
Drunk on Ripple
As if you needed any more evidence of market insanity, take a moment to look at Ripple ($XRP), the cryptocurrency that, like Doge, was created just as a joke, but has become a financial giant. It has gone up about 400% in just the past month based on………….nothing. Nothing except popularity. It’s sort of like how some famous people are famous because they’re famous.
Ten Young Ones
Here are a variety of lesser-known charts from my “Recents” watch list which look like good bullish plays.
