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.
Swing-Trading Watch-List: PNK, RDN, ACAD, HOT, LVS
Next Shorting Opportunity for Tesla
After I boldly posted my Tesla Top screed, which flew in the face of every analyst on the planet, Tesla has been falling to pieces. Tesla, as I predicted, has become a short-selling paradise. This morning, however, in a classic example of the “news” being priced in before it was even out, the Feds announced they were opening a probe into all those inconvenient fires that Tesla sedans keep having. The stock actually went higher. (more…)
The Real Unemployment
I just learned about a site called Shadowstats which shows a variety of data based on reality, instead of constant government adjustment. They use a consistent calculation of unemployment that was in place in the early 1980s, and based on that, let’s just say Obama hasn’t driven unemployment down to 7%, or whatever lie he’s saying. It’s triple that amount. (more…)
Is the Cover Curse Dead?
Holy smokes………what has the world come to? Barron’s is actually right about a cover story! This is quite distressing. But, numbers don’t like (do they?) and the Dow is over 16,000.
