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.

The Joy of Text

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I am very pleased to let you know about a couple of improvements in SlopeCharts.

First of all, there is a new element on the data line which shows the Y-axis value of wherever it is you are pointing on the screen. This can be useful if you are projecting a target on a chart (or for whatever reason). The x-axis is already there (since it’s a date), but now you can pinpoint the Y-axis with your mouse just by observing the value on the data line.

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The other improvement is an enhancing to the existing Rectangle tool. As a reminder, to emphasize a specific part of a chart, you can use the rectangle highlight tool. Select it from the toolbar at the top of SlopeCharts:

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Dual Charts and SlopeCharts

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As most of you know, SlopeCharts is the web-based charting platform I created after the death of my former creation, ProphetCharts (killed by its purchaser, Ameritrade). I am exceptionally pleased with SlopeCharts, and I use it every day as the basis of both my trading and my writing.

SlopeCharts already satisfies all my needs, and for a while I figured I’d just leave it be and continue on my merry way. However, I made a decision recently to double down on my investment in this platform and add a lot of features that users have been requesting. Some of these features will be exclusive for PLUS users, and other features will be accessible by everyone.

I am pleased to announce the first of these new features now, and it is a PLUS exclusive: Dual Charts. This allows you to observe two charts at the same time, each with its own y-axis. Using it is a snap – – just enter the two symbols you want to chart, separated by a comma (such as AMZN,TSLA):

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About Those Dollar Signs

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This weekend, I asked for requests with respect to SlopeCharts. I got a bunch of them, many of them quite helpful. One in particular was a forehead-smacker for me……..

You may recall that in the comments section, if you precede a symbol with a dollar sign, it will magically turn it into a hyperlink……

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Well, until someone pointed it out, I was using FinViz – – instead of my OWN freakin’ charts!

I have corrected this, so now when you see a linked symbol, you will get SlopeCharts, as the good Lord intended. I can’t believe I didn’t realize this until a kind Sloper pointed it out. Thank you!