
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.
It Begins Wednesday
We’re just marking time at the moment. An hour before the open on Wednesday is when the real insanity starts for three solid days. That’s when earnings season begins in earnest and an avalanche of crucial economic reports comes out (with the belle of the ball being the CPI).

A Tale of Two Twitties
The Elon-buying-Twitter thing has been a fiasco for all parties involved (except maybe those who sold calls like crazy during the pop). The tinted region indicates his original purpose price, which was the Beavis & Butthead-chortle-inducing $54.20. Get it? Heh.

Insecure Chicken
In case you ever wonder what I do between posts, here’s an example from this morning. Let’s just say some of my hens are very clingy.
Call the COPs
Goodness, it’s quiet in here. Cat got your tongue? Anyway, out of my 45 bearish positions, Conoco Philips (COP) is by far the most profitable. These are November $100 puts, and I am NOT selling these for a while.

