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.

Best. Day. Ever.

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Well, that was really cool. I love days like this, when all I have to do is go through my charts, one by one, and update the stops, and then, once I’m done with that, enter new positions that look enticing. Today’s profit was really terrific, and suffice it to say it was a great day to be short.

I have nothing new at all to say about the market, and this is just a comment cleaner. I’ve got a post to do later that has nothing to do with the market at all. I need to run off to a meeting. Great day today, everyone!

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A Thoughtful Email

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I get emails from Slopers around the world every day of the year. Some of them stand out as particularly erudite or insightful, and the one below is one of them. The writer kindly gave me permission to share his email anonymously with all my readers (the boldface emphasis is my own):

One of the posts over the last few years, that really resonated with me was the one where you refused to make money on the long side of the market which you felt was “dishonest”. I thought that the post was so powerful that I stood up in applause on my work station. And I would have written commending you on the post had I not been neck deep in shit at that moment.

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