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.
Number One in the Hood, G
Exasperation Bar
In the spirit of the old ABC Wide World of Sports, it has been "the agony of defeat" for the past couple of weeks for the bears. I've had enough of these fake-outs myself. I'm going to spend the afternoon and evening getting back home, and I'll do a post late tonight. I'll also review comments today, since I'd like to see what's been going on in my absence.
Sweetheart Bar
OK, folks, so ends a week with nothing but ups-and-downs! Absolutely insane.
The Tim Availability Index is about to take a big plunge, because I'm heading up to my North Lake Tahoe residence for some skiing. Congratulations to anyone who managed to actually coax some cash out of this hyper-kinetic market, and – for those of you who have a date of some kind or another on the 14th – I hope you enjoy a romantic weekend!
Party Time
I gave my solemn word that today would be interesting, and I believe that pledge was honored. The final two hours of today was absolutely bananas. For myself, today was along these lines…….
+ Trimmed my bearish commitment to about 50% by covering a bunch of shorts (down from as high as nearly 100% yesterday)
+ Made a series of bullish day trades in GDX, DIA, UWM, and IWM, mostly with success – – but particularly with GDX (I am not holding any of these positions, although I am long SLV).
+ Tightened my stops up on my remaining bearish positions to "sleep well at night" levels.
This was an amazing week, but I, for one, could really use a break from charts and flashing quotes. So open something up, turn your screen off, and go relax!
