I have 45 “live” short positions, which I’ve broken into three equal chunks this weekend. As always, click on any image for a big version. I have zoomed in on what I consider the most germane portion of history.
Weekend Review (2 of 3)
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.
Rage Against the (Wrong) Machine
Let’s check in with the once-gentle American city of Minneapolis (click the full screen icon in the lower right portion of the video to get the full effect):
aftermath of Minneapolis burning from r/ThatsInsane(more…)
Covered Call Backtest
From our friends at ORATS (which provide Slope with great options data)……..
We ran a large backtest to identify the best maturity, delta, call value as a percent of stock price, earnings strategy, and implied volatility profile for call selling on S&P 500 components.
The Test
Symbols used in the test were MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, PFE, JNJ, T, GOOG, BRK_B, JPM, V, PG, UNH, INTC, VZ, HD, MA making up 30% of the S&P 500 weighting.
(more…)Weekend Review (1 of 3)
I have 45 “live” short positions, which I’ve broken into three equal chunks this weekend. As always, click on any image for a big version. I have zoomed in on what I consider the most germane portion of history.
BlackRock Seizes the Fees
BlackRock has been moving to redefine its identity from a firm focused on index investing to a firm that emphasizes ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) investing. However, one organization argues that this move is less about doing something good for investors and more about enabling BlackRock to charge more in management fees.
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