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.
Volatile Glitter
My gut tells me that GOLD volatility is about to hit the fan…as long as the RSI remains below the 50 level, and as long as price remains under the bearish influences of the moving average Death Cross, a break and hold below the 1200 level could, finally, see GOLD reach a potential target of 1150 or even 1000 (rather quickly), as I mentioned in my last post on GOLD.
Gold CoT Improving, But…
Gold’s CoT data predictably improved again this week, but here I think some discussion is needed just in case it starts to get hyped too much.
Below is the CoT on an improving trend of Commercial short covering and large Speculator long reduction. Okay, that’s good. But here is the part where the hype needs to be tuned out. The CoT tends to degrade (i.e. trend in a bearish direction during gold rallies) and improve (i.e. trend in a positive direction during gold corrections). The charts of CoT and gold below are set over the same 1 year time frames…
Miners Bite the DUST
Well, “old faithful”, the trendline that’s been supporting triple-bearish-ETF “DUST” for the past couple of years, continues to do a yeoman’s job. Although the price mushed a little beneath its trendline most recently, it certainly provided a reliable bounce:
4 Safe Haven Investments to Replace Swissy & Gold
Trying not to pre-judge the title as flat out stupid, let’s proceed to the article…
Four safe-haven investments to replace Swiss francs and gold –MarketWatch
Where to park your money until the next crisis blows over
Greece is on the edge of a dramatic exit from the euro EURUSD, -0.09% . The Russians are meddling in the Ukraine again. The oil price CLH5, -0.46% has been hammered, creating an arc of instability across the Middle East. The global economy is, as is so often the case, poised on the edge of another crisis. If it happens, money will start fleeing to safe havens, somewhere where it can be safely parked to ride out the turmoil.
