The interplay between gold and silver is a critical component to understanding what is out ahead; to understanding whether long-term Treasury yields will rise and if they rise, whether it will be due to inflationary pressures. It is a critical component to understanding whether cyclical commodities and other aspects of a greater inflation/reflation trade will finally break existing downtrends. See…
(more…)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.
Pipe Dream
Mongo Like Candy
Just an idea to short MDB (Mongo Database), a firm located a short walk from where I’m standing right now.
No Matter How Badly….
……..your day is going, you’ve got nothing on this guy. He took a loan from American Express, bought a buttload of weekly Amazon call options, took a complete beating, and then took what was left to buy more Amazon calls. Setting aside the insanity of this on the surface, Amazon, I believe, is going to get hammered, so he’s probably looking at a total loss before this is all over.
Another Unicorn BBQ
The latest hotly-anticipated IPO was electric bike maker Peloton. Before the offering, the CEO bragged on CNBC how they were offering the stock cheaply, and he deliberately was leaving room for investors to make a profit, even on the first day:
