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.

Your Slope Age

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About a week ago, I was looking at someone’s account history and it occurred to me just how long they had been on Slope. Some of you may not know this, but the Slope of Hope has been around since 2005, and so have a lot of the people here!

In order to honor their tenacity, I commissioned the creation of some special badges that declare for all to see how many years anyone has been on the site. It’s just another little way to tip my hat at those who have made Slope part of their lives for a very long time.

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Skank in the Tank

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Well, my 100% gains in Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) puts are about to become over 200% gains.

Long-time readers know that for many weeks, I’ve been hyping the oversexualized ANF as a great short, since it has historically fallen hard from its overvalued prices to the depths of Sumerian darkness. In recent months, my x-ray vision spotted a descending channel that I’ve never seen mentioned anywhere else.

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