Here’s the sad state of affairs about the debt-to-GDP of countries around the world. The U.S. is way up there in the triple-digit club, but we all must doff out hats to Japan, which is truly the King of Debt.
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.
Alphabet Explosion
Well, any hopes we bears had about Alphabet re-igniting the bear market have been laid waste. The stock is absolutely exploding higher by triple digits, and it has sliced through virtually the entirety of its (former) topping pattern.
(more…)What a Country!
Here are my five favorite outside-the-United-States funds for prospective short positions.
(more…)Forty, ‘Kay?
I want to re-emphasize that $40,000 is a very important resistance level for Bitcoin (and, in turn, just about all other assets, from stocks to oil to kitty litter). This is the “animal spirits” at work, and we are very, very close to that level now.
(more…)Out of Energy
Consider this a contrarian signal if you like, but the white flag you see being waved is me surrendering to the energy bulls. I just can’t take this kind of thing anymore from XLE…….
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