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.
For most of history, the sight of the sun rising in the east was the confirmation of a new day. In more recent days, the most reliable indicator is yet another permabullish story from Goldman’s mouthpiece, Zerohedge, which is suggesting to either “Buy or Buy“. Hard to believe what a sea-change happened to these guys. They have outdone Motley Fool in terms of ceaseless cheeringleading.
This is a financial market article that also delves into social commentary. The new macro, as exemplified by the 30 year Treasury Bond yield chart below, will bring change; both social and financial. The two are, of course, related. Here we do not come to firm conclusions, and so perhaps the article does not get picked up by some re-publishers. But in a time of change, I believe that the process of interpretation is more important than forming conclusions, just yet. Conclusions will be handled by trend followers, promoters and gurus, as they have been for decades.
(more…)I’ve had my Twitter account for 16 years, and over that span of time, I’ve sent out tens of thousands of tweets. Many have been nothing more that post notifications or “one off” charts that I’ve shared, and there have been plenty of them that have been edgy, saucy, or even provocative.
In spite of this, I’ve hardly ever caused a ripple on the water. Most of my tweets typically get anywhere from 10 to 20 Likes, and it’s usually from more or less than same people, even though I’ve got 24,500 organically-obtained followers. A couple of days ago, for example, I noted my dream world had zero taxes and zero government. Pretty crazy stuff. The reaction? Same as always: who cares? It’s just me musing.
On Friday, however, I sent out a tweet which, by my standards, was incredibly innocuous, and yet it provoked a relatively firestorm.
(more…)Good morning, Slopers! Isn’t this market a blast? And I say that on a morning when the quotes are ALL green. Doesn’t matter……….this is the most enjoyable and most CHARTABLE market I’ve seen in years.
Of course, the mainstream media, which is 99.99999999% permabullish, is spending all its energy looking for reasons for the market to bounce and stating just how insanely oversold things are. Here’s a favorite (take note of the headline……..):
This morning, it’s an all-green screen, since a couple of days of selling have convinced people stocks are a bar-goon again and it’s time to jump into the market with both feet.
