Let’s take a breather from trading and earnings for a bit. The Director sent me this gem. I had never heard of Rax before, but this pop culture morsel is a delight. Watch and be amazed:
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.
Here They Come…..
This afternoon, the biggest of the big, the trillionest of the trillion, announce earnings. It could be a total snoozer or, who knows, maybe one of them drops a bomb. It’ll make for an interesting after-session. (I have no positions in any of these, except for in the virtual world).
Law & Order
Slipping into the Futures
First off, be sure to read the prior post if you didn’t already, since it covers a variety of improvements here on good ol’ Slope of Hope.
I’ve made no secret of my long-term bearishness on crude oil and the energy sector in general. Manipulation of markets comes in all forms, but crude is special, in that its price is artificially elevated by a successful global cartel. Crude is about $35/bbl right now, where economic reality should be placing it at, oh, say, about $10/bbl. Thus, there is a persistent tension between natural market price and synthetic cartel-sanctioned price. Observe how this strain is getting severe in the form of this absolutely gorgeous rounded top.
Odds & Ends
Over the course of time, many of the improvements on Slope are so small,. I don’t mention them. If I find that a noun is missing an “s” at the end, and we fix it, I’m not going to waste your time with the big news. (As a side note, the generosity of some Slopers is jaw-dropping. Mississippi Man recently spent hours reviewing the options strategy guide and send me ample corrections, and Violet has been tidying up my work for years!)
Anyway, we did release a hodgepodge of improvements lately that I think are worth noting. In no particular order:
We have improved the measurement tool so that it is intelligent about where it places its information box.
