Ha! I’ve managed to sneak in a brilliant George Carlin bit under the guise of a trading-related article. But seriously, this shows the brilliance of the man (and this was early in the 80s, before his genius had fully peaked). It’s just bang, bang, bang, one joke after another. There must be about fifty of them in here. Just perfection.
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.
Roasted Turkey
What I know about Turkish politics could probably fill about two sentences (which, I suspect, puts me in the 95th percentile of Americans), but apparently it’s even worse there than here. Using the oh-so-spiffy currency charts from SlopeCharts, allow me to show you how their lira is doing:
Tesla Trendline
With all the madness circling Tesla these days, I thought we’d take a look at a SlopeChart (HINT HINT, you should be this product, NOT whatever you are using now) of the company. In particular, take note of that green trendline, which had been inviolate for years. It was challenged at times (see arrow), but it was only recent broken to the downside.
Retail Breaks to New Lifetime High
I now know something I didn’t know before – – or at least refused to believe. But now I’m a believer. There is no limit to how much crap people will buy in a desperate attempt to fill the void in their souls and desperately pile on credit card debt in a feckless bid for happiness. Keep buying, folks. Consumers will never be satisfied, and they will never stop buying.
