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 Day I Ran Over a Guy with my Car

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Having written this blog for nearly nine full years, I sometimes worry if I will run out of material. The markets usually provide me plenty to talk about, but sometimes I get sick and tired of talking about charts and want to mix it up a bit. I don’t want to go “full Altucher” on everyone, rehashing tales over and over again just to keep your interest, but I want to deliver writing that’s interesting and engaging. I don’t think too hard on this, because usually – like tonight – a light bulb appears above my head. What follows is the light bulb’s glow. (more…)

Now Comes the Tough Part

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I use charting for two purposes: (a) seeking opportunities (b) mitigating risk. Part (a) is pretty simple, because I look at charts constantly, and I find plenty of opportunities (which is the basis of this blog, since I share what I think are the best ones). Part (b) is very important to me, because I am religious about having stop-loss orders in place (in spite of the fact folks like my long-time colleague Tom Sosnoff thinking stops are lunacy). (more…)