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Southern Hospitality
As I am in my native South this week, I offer you beverages from what is ostensibly a Southern bar. Drink responsibly. Tip generously. Speak thoughtfully.
Slopefest IV Is ALMOST Here! (Market Sniper and Vittorio)
That time is almost upon us!
Slopefest IV in Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday, May 19th and 20th! Time to come and party. Meet some old friends and make new ones. Put a face to the handles on The Slope and meet our gracious host, Mr. Tim Knight! Both Vittorio and I will be there starting on May 13. We will be staying at Treasure Island for those very early early birds. Drop us a message and we will get in contact prior to the festivities. Ask for Holland or Abenne's room.
For early birds who arrive on Friday, May 18th. A meet and greet at The Deuces Lounge at the Aria at City Center starting at 5:30 pm. (See map for further information)
Saturday, May 19th between 6 and 9 pm at a private club at the top of The Mandalay Bay in the Foundation Room is THE main event!
Go to the main elevator bank at the Mandalay Bay. You will see a desk at one of the elevators. You will need to tell the person there that you are with the Slope Of Hope. As this is a private club, there is a minor dress code. No open toed shoes/sandals for men. No sneakers, no shorts (no gang apparel either for you wannabees). No tank tops either I think. Just use common sense.
There is a minimum cover of $50 per person. Use your credit/debit card. Your drinks and eats will be charged against your minimum. IF you cannot afford $50 for the evening, you should not be in Vegas! This way, you are in control of what you spend. Based on last year, there should be no problem with this even if your funds are limited. The cover is based on the total and we have some party animals in the crowd! We most likely will be in the Media Room which is the best one according to Mr. K and I can verify that as that is where we held Slopefest III. We will have an absolutely spectacular view of Las Vegas while we get to know each other. Here is a link to the site. There are some pictures if you scroll down to the links. http://www.houseofblues.com/venues/clubvenues/lasvegas/foundationroom.php
There can be other meetings and get togethers as well and that is open. For those who can, I will be going to the Sterling Brunch at Bally's on Sunday. Never miss the chance as it is one of the best if not the best brunch in the State of Nevada. Both Vittorio and I look forward, as does our host, Mr. Tim Knight, to meeting you all at Slopefest IV!
Time to take a time out and have some fun, good people. We have MORE than earned it! I will also be giving mini-seminars on how to get an edge on the casinos at blackjack and craps!
Below is a map to guide and help you out in the navigation of Slopefest IV!
Yours in the ever elusive search for edges in and away from markets, the Market Sniper and Vittorio.
Bull Dung Droppings………………..Evil Plan 51.0 (by BDI)
(Note: I don't make a habit of editing guest contributions, but the photo of a giant bull turd right here was just a bit much! Sorry, BDI!)
Well, my fellow Slope-a-Dopes, looks like I finally found shelter from the storm, and may have gotten my mojo back. As per EP 47.0, it's mainly raining cds cats & dog bonds in Spain, with sustained 55 mph sovereign yield winds, accompanied by severe credit default gusts blowing through the roof. Meanwhile, the barometric pressure on the XRT (retail ETF) is indeed iDroping while I was out iShoping, as per EP 49.0.
Perhaps Batman & Robin, alias Flabby Moolah & his side kick Googley, will now cut me some slack moving forward, somehow I doubt it though. My fair weather friends Clint, COT & Ryans can apologize to me later, and Flybaby can suck on my you know what. Oh, and regarding that hostile banana peel throwing chimp, blow me you deranged baboon! By the way Tyler Durden, feel free to use any past EP's to prop up your waning traffic at ZH, and sorry the current edition is strictly off limits to you, exclusive to SOH for a 24 hour exhibition period. All in good fun dopes.
On a more serious, and most inspiring note, I am pleased to announce that my favorite market condition has finally materialized. It's not often that Macros, Fundamentals, & Technicals all line up impeccably, each pointing in precisely the same ominous direction. The dry bull dung is now perfectly arranged in neat stacks of cow patty piles, just in time for the ferocious shit storm bearing down on us. Heads up, get out of the way! The aging raging bull is about to take another massive dump.
