I stumbled upon an experiment Google is doing with AI called “Deep Dream” in which images are magically transformed into what look like paintings. i was intrigued by this, so just for the hell of it, I signed up and uploaded this picture of me:
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.
Retailpalooza
Although the market in general has been steadily making never-before-seen highs this year, I have been doing pretty well with my nothing-but-shorts trading. A few sectors of special concentration for me have been energy, financials, and retail.
This last one in particular did nicely for me today, as a variety of shorts were smashed by Macy’s. Looking at the big ETF retail fund below, you can see the topping pattern is still forming, although there is a pattern-within-a-pattern tinted in green that’s very close to failing.
Measuring the Upside
Some people like to give me flack when I try to offer up a measured move, but I’m not going to let a couple of dorks preclude me from offering up my ideas. In this case, we’re going to take a look at the biggest ETF of them all, the SPYders. Here’s the chart:
