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.

That’ll Do, Pig

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Today was by far my best day of 2019, thanks to Trump urinating all over the faces of the Chinese. That’ll go over well, I’m sure. Anyway, now that the China/US bridge is burned beyond recognition, things are getting interesting again. Below I’ve marked some potential bounce levels for a few cash indexes. I am still very short – 75 glorious positions – but, for obvious reasons, paranoia courses through my veins, although at this point the man’s mucked it up so bad I’m not sure how he’s going to un-paint himself out of this corner. Anyway, I’ve said a few words in the caption area.

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Dow Jones Composite potential support zone
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Paper Package

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I’m having a good day, in spite of the green you see on ES and NQ (eleven years of fake markets, and still going strong!). A couple of standout shorts for me today include Packaging Corporation of America , shown here. I’ve decided to cover it and take my profits, as it seems to be in a firm area of support, and the stock has never exhibited an ability to fall for prolonged periods.

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