sloping

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Both term structures are sloping upwards, and the VIX futures are trading with a large premium to VIX.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Like the rest of the field, he had to take some punches from a course set-up which wanted to inflict pain with its devilish pins, severely sloping greens and thick rough.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The world's best struggled to get to grips with the task presented by an undulating course with thick rough and sloping greens.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The base found support at its upward sloping 200 day simple moving average in March and started with a couple of doji candles on Feb. 19 and Feb. 26.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The ground gets way firmer and easier to run on and it’s sloping more downhill than it is up, which may be the first piece of luck we’ve had.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness