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I am pleased to let you know of another improvement in our terrific Slope Tiles system: the inclusion of CryptoStream portfolios. This means, right from the home page, you can see how any of your portfolios are doing. Read more here.

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The Statistical Truth
I hate to say this about some of my fellow options traders, but I can’t tell you how much I abhor those in the industry that absolutely ruin the true benefits of options for the self-directed investor.
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Recently I’ve talked a lot about implied volatility, mean reversion, linear regression, and other exotic topics. But there comes the time when you simply need to take a step back, clear your mind, and just look at the situation from a very straight-forward and practical perspective. So let’s channel our inner Steve Jobs (yup fan boy here – bite me) and look at some basic price charts:
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