Preface to all four parts: Since the market has been just grinding away for a solid month, there’s nothing new I have to say about the equity markets in general that hasn’t been said many times already. Therefore, I present to you all forty of my present portfolio positions in four separate parts, and I’ve zoomed in on what I consider the most germane portions of the chart. For each of these, I am long puts (expiring no earlier than October, but in many cases early in 2023) which are deep in-the-money. As usual, click on any chart to see a larger, screen-filling version of it.
(more…)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.
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Caulobacter Crescentus
The year 2022 has been generally downward-sloping, but it sure hasn’t been a steady ride. Indeed, the only sustained trend with any longevity was within the months of April and May. Besides that chunk of time, it’s had a getting-jerked-around feeling to it.
(more…)It’ll Be OK, Buddy Bar
Next Week’s Heat
As we get into the meat of the earnings season (although, let’s confess, Netflix used to be SUCH a huge deal, and now no one really gives a crap about this totally trashed security).