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.
Leftover Trading Day
As you might expect on a half-day following a major holiday, it isn’t exactly a riveting scenario for the trading day ahead. All the same, here we are, and let’s take a brief look at what’s happening pre-open.
The S&P 500 futures are up a tiny bit. They approached their recent high but failed to break out. At this point, the psychologically-important big round number 4000 is short-term support.
One Turkey Ago
Let’s consider what the world was like last November, which I’ve put in the captions. Keep in mind, these descriptions are all about what USED to be, a year ago.
Oil, Lead Us Lower……..
Happy pre-Thanksgiving Day, everyone. The market is closed tomorrow (and I shall be fully engaged with my family) and closes early on Friday. This morning, the one chart giving me a big smile is crude oil, which is taking a nice, hard tumble:
