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.
Some Choice Retail Shorts
I have a deep distaste for consumerism, so it's particularly gratifying for me to make money shorting retail stocks. I offer you three favorites:
Verisk – No More Bejesus
The chart below is one of my favorites; we're close to breaking the neckline (sounds violent, doesn't it?), which would set us on a path to about 41.50.
Flagging (by Springheel Jack)
Equities broke support into a very sharp decline on Friday. Overnight there has been a limited bounce into 1430, but the overall look is of a bear flag. There is an important support / resistance level at 1432 and a bounce over that would start to look more impressive. It's worth noting here that ES has been making lower highs and lows since the early September high, and if that is to continue here then the move should finish below the last low at 1416.5 ES:
Plum Plungers Picked
Well, there's no Evil Plan today – – BDI is taking a much-needed break! – – so I simply offer to you a sextet of tasty short ideas for the week ahead. Thanks for swinging by!
