What a relief that we’re going to have something – – anything!! – – apart from federal government nonsense that’ll move the markets. No FOMC. No fake CPI data. No Powell testimony. Just good old fashioned earnings season will kick off within hours………
(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.
Bear Hate on Overdrive
Top Spotting (by LZ)
Bears need some loving, so here’s a data set that might already have started the countdown to at least a major correction, if not a bear market.
Construction in the manufacturing sector has been extremely cyclical in the past. The past 3 major tops came in 2008, 2015 and possibly now. May data (released on July 3) is below that of April.
(more…)Guns & Guns & Guns & Butter
The Ten Survivors
Well, these are the ten positions that have managed to survive the onslaught. Every single one of them is an in-the-money put option expiring on January 19, 2024, which is 191 days away. As always, click on any chart to see a screen-filling version. I have zoomed in on what I believe is the most germane portion of recent history.
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