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.

Fantastic New Page

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Recently I stumbled upon a website which had one purpose and one purpose only: it showed a ranked list of the largest public companies, ordered by their market cap. It also shows a handy little 30-day chart, their latest price, and their latest price change. Remember, that’s the entire website. So, little old me decided we could do that, no problem, but instead of being the whole website, it’s just the 523rd thing that Slope does on top of the 522 other things.

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The Only Logical Conclusion

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Listen to the famous ones. Listen to those on television. Your Tom Lees. Your Jim Cramers. Your Cathie Woods. It’s all the same. “The bear market is over”………”New highs by year-end”……….”Buy now at a discount.” Personally, I think they’re goddamn insane and have been lulled into a deep sleep over the past thirteen years. Draw your own conclusion. I’ve certainly drawn mine.

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