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.

When to Short Miners Again?

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The "call" I am probably most proud of – – and the one which has benefitted me the least! – – has been my loud and persistent declaration to short miners. In the face of an army of precious metals kooks and email-sending weirdos convinced that gold was heading to $5,000 per ounce, I stood by my miners bearishness, and it's obviously been screamingly correct.

But with miners on the mend, when do we go in for the kill? After all, my analog holds that the majority of the plunge remains in front of us.

To help answer this question, I present a very simplistic view of the first instance; we have the peak in green, the first drop in blue, and the bounce in magenta. It's the magenta figure we want to know for the present GDX.

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31 Habits Of Wealthy Traders (by Market Sniper)

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While relaxing on a Saturday afternoon, doing some market related work, I thought I would pass this on to my fellow traders on The Slope.

A while ago, I listened in on a video done by Tim  Bourquin who has interviewed hundreds of successful  traders. He has distilled some excellent points here that he keeps hearing over and over again. Said in different ways but the messages are the same. Here are actually 31 "habits" and in a few instances I have added a few comments to them. Some over lap as well. You would do well to incorporate these "concepts" into your trading. Tim Bourquin has done some excellent work in the area of trader psychology and great interviews with superior traders. You might want to visit his site. Here is a link to his latest work.  

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One MILLION Comments

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Long-time Slopers know what a crucial element the comments system is to the zeitgeist of this blog. Comments represent the lifeblood of Slope of Hope. It is where people share, learn, get to know one another, and help build a community.

I made the investment (of both time and money) creating my very own comments system a couple of years ago. I did so because I wasn't satisfied with the existing offerings and felt I could do a better job with my own vision of what a system would be like. At the time, I thought I could make a business out of it, but the world seems content with the likes of Disqus, so I cheerfully have kept my creation as the exclusive purvue of The Slope of Hope. And, hey, we've even got badges!

Some weeks ago, Iggy pointed out to me that it wouldn't be long before we had our one-millionth comment (hats off to Iggy for even paying attention to such things; I was clueless). So, week by week, we've been keeping an eye on when the blessed event would occur. So – – here we are today – – one MILLION comments have been posted into Slope's own system!

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The lucky Sloper who made the comment was Clint AKA Fabio, and here it is, in all its glory:

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Most financial blogs garner maybe a couple dozen comments a day. Here at Slope, the metric is consistently in the four-figures. I want to thank all Slopers – – especially the lunatics below who constitute the most active commenters on the site. 

+ MarketSniper
+ BDI
+ Iguanadon
+ Clint
+ Your beloved host (me)
+ Buddhaboy
+ Cool_Beans
+ mmTesla
+ zStock
+ Dollar

Thank you, everyone! Now let's get cracking on the next million comments! (Oh, and sign up for SocialTrade!)