
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.
Rough Seas, Smooth Ride
The Paradox That Could Cause An August Crash
Trading Israel’s Attack On Iran
For the Joy of Weeding
When I was a lad, my favorite times with my father were in the garden. He had planted a bunch of vegetables in the back yard, and I took a lot of pushing the plow around, planting the seeds, setting up the sprinklers, and watching things grow. The least-favorite task, of course, was weeding, but it was an important part of taking care of a garden.
I’d like to share a couple of thoughts about how I think this plays into trading, or at least my own style of trading. Let’s take a look at this daily chart of one of my positions over the past couple of weeks:




