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.

“Gold Bubble” Callers, On Cue

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Below is a profound picture of the gold bubble

But first, let’s review one of several “gold bubble” headlines that have appeared recently. In this piece, the analyst in question and his bubbly views are behind a paywall. But a writer at Investing.com highlights the analyst’s views publicly.

Gold may be in a bubble set to burst, economist warns

If you are not familiar with me, rest assured I have been down this path of rebuking “gold bubble” theorists before. Recently, here:

Why Gold is “Value” in Today’s Economy

…and as far back as 2007 here:

Gold: A Value Proposition

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The Real TACO

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OK, I’m going to throw some shade directly at myself. Tim Always Chickens Out. There’s your TACO right there. Because early today, I took four-figure profits on PALL and am done with it for now. Why? What about the amazing long-term pattern?

As always, I’ll level with you. I look at this chart of gold, and nothing about it says oversold, beaten to smithereens, or any other expression which indicates it is at a safe price.

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Where You Going, Pal?

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Yesterday, I came THIS close (holding fingers very closely together) to buying PALL (the palladium ETF) only because I want to own this and figured that it was at least cheaper than it had been a couple of days prior. Luckily, the moment I glanced at the gold and silver charts, I dropped that notion, because it’s going to be a while before precious in general is cheap enough to be appealing. (Indeed, /PA was smacked down about 7% earlier this morning).

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