You can pretty much count on it. If we get a decent down day, then the administration will frantically back-pedal any tough-on-trade talk and send equities flying higher again. This back-and-forth has been in place for weeks.
The Never-ending Story
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.
Betting on Zero
I love documentaries. And I love equity bears. So I’m doubly-stunned that I didn’t know about Betting on Zero, which is available freely to any of you that are Netflix subscribers.
The documentary is about Bill Ackman’s fabled fight against Herbalife by way of his billion dollar short position. The film is marvelously edited, and absolutely engrossing. It was done a few years ago, so it’s kind of awkward that Bill Ackman pledges to the poor Latinos he’s speaking with that he would fight until the end of time against HLF, and yet he actually surrendered completely in March 2018. Still, I heartily encourage you to watch this documentary; it’s terrific.
Blockchain Book
OK, finally, at long last, a book about blockchain I like and understand! Its name is Blockchain Basics, and it’s precisely what I’ve been seeking: a perfect match between technical explanation and pragmatic understanding. It isn’t too dry, it isn’t too simplistic – – like the porridge of old, it’s just right. I just wanted to pop out one last post today to recommend this book.
Slope Links
As we continue to build out Slope as well as SlopeCharts, an important principle for me is that the features don’t get buried. In other words, I want the important functions of the site to be as visible and easily-accessible as possible. In that spirit, I wanted you to know about Slope Links:
Lovely Rita Meter Maid
We introduced the oh-so-cool Market Meter very recently, and we’ve already integrated it into SlopeCharts. This has the advantage of immediacy. Any chart you are looking at, you can click on the new icon and instantly get the Market Meter for that security over the past 30 days. For greater control, you can use the Market Meter page, but this is a great way to get an immediate view.
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