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.
Williams Industries
One of my 64 short positions right now is Williams Industries (WMS), which I was pleased to see lose about 9% of its value after the close today. This is an impressive looking pattern; the arrow indicates about where it would have moved, if the market were open right now.
Surging Interest in Silver Ultra-Short ETF
Doe-Eyed Optimism
As a gentle reminder on my long-term view of things, I do not join those with their hands quietly clasped in their hands who believe the most dramatic plunge we could have is a 1.5% drop to 1300 on the S&P.
I am looking at a vicious multi-year bear market that takes us below 600 on the S&P and completely transforms the government of this country and the position of the United States in the world. Permanently.
What we're about to enter isn't a girl's tea party, and iPads and Zynga aren't going to save us. Nor is color.com, for that matter.
Bear Country
As regular readers know, I'm traveling extensively this week, so Slope is not as slopey as usual. But in a nutshell, I am totally short the market with 67 different positions, and I'm looking for more.
I'm kind of stunned at how ungodly bullish folks have become, and for a contrarian, that's pretty encouraging. I also notice troll activity is taking an uptick, which tells me that some frustrated bulls are starting to take their frustrations out on their betters.
Good luck to faithful Slopers around the world. I'll do a real post when I can find the time.
