If I was a bull (I’m not) and if I wanted to scare the bejesus out of the bears (I don’t), I would show them this chart:
(more…)Slope of Hope Blog Posts
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Index Wrap
Spitting Distance
This bear market rallies are a misery, aren’t they? I’m staying on the sidelines still. I will note, however, we’re getting at least within the same ZIP code as some major resistance areas:
(more…)Just Plane Wrong
You’ll have to excuse me for an hour or so while I fetch my daughter and wife from the airport and their weeklong overseas trip. I think we can conclusively state that the Knight Travel magic ONLY works when I am personally traveling on a plane and does not extend to members of my family. Q.E.D.
Hit-a-Wall Mart
As rough as equities have been in the year 2022, WalMart was at its highest point in human history only a few weeks ago. Things have taken a turn for the worst, particularly today (since inflation is killing their sales), and it’s lost almost 20% of its value in short order.
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