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.

Playing the Probabilities in Oil

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Every week I post my High Probability, Mean-Reversion Indicator of roughly 25 ETFs with the most liquid options. The indicator provides a quick glance into the current overbought/oversold levels along with current levels of implied volatility and the associated IV rank.

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Bearish Options Strategy Few Investors Know

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Before I get started I want to encourage all of you interested in trading options to sign-up for my free weekly newsletter. No, I’m not going to send you more than the one email a week and no, I’m not running a service. I’m a trader. This is completely free from all marketing. You will find educational topics, research, trade ideas, weekly indicators and more each week. I’ve been on Slope for a long, long time and would love your all of your support. Thanks.

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The New Bull Market…in Volatility

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Before I get started I want to encourage all of you interested in trading options to sign-up for my free weekly newsletter. No, I’m not going to send you more than the one email a week and no, I’m not running a service. I’m a trader. This is completely free from all marketing. You will find educational topics, research, trade ideas, weekly indicators and more each week. I’ve been on Slope for a long, long time and would love your all of your support. Thanks.

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Take Advantage of Ongoing Uncertainty

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No one truly knows where this market is headed.

Some professional analysts tout bullish days ahead and just as many state the opposite.

The truth is, no one knows. No one has a crystal ball. This is why I trade options. Because I have no clue where the market is headed. Yes, I have a directional bias from time to time, but my conviction doesn’t guarantee a profitable result.

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