
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.
Our Ally the Arrow
I have been ramping up my positions. I have 90 – count ’em – 90 shorts. To be honest, there were dozens of other potential ones, but I picked what I felt were the best.
I know how smart all of you are, and it is likely you would deduce I am bearish. I would like to offer the following charts, illustrating what I perceive as important repulsion points.

American Values
If you want to see what Americans truly values, look at where the lifetime highs are. Specifically: buying stuff and watching stuff. Passive consumerism. God Bless America.

Ire Es
With much fanfare, the IRS trotted out their system to let people check in on the $1200 bribe the government is handing out to distract them from the trillions they are handing to the billionaires.
