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.
Build Bankrupt Better
Sometimes I am utterly baffled and confused at a business model. More often than not, after a while, whatever I’m confused about blows up utterly, affirming there was a basis for my confoundment. One recent example is the entire Electric Charger industry, which is just plain stupid. Tesla owns this forward, backwards, and upside down. The resulting catastrophe has been no surprise.
(more…)Number of the Week
If you wondering what’s going to be a bigger deal – – the introduction of the iPhone 732 by Apple on Tuesday morning or the CPI number on Wednesday morning, I’ve got a hint for you:
If there is ANY thing that has the opportunity to absolutely send this market reeling, it’s this figure, which is taking place precisely eleven months after the horrible Rolo Low.
Tesla Tough
It is positively remarkable how much strength these Fibonaccis continue to have with Tesla. It’s like the news flow doesn’t even matter anymore. The price is tethered to this tight range, with the tinted area acting as an iron lid on price ascent.
Sunday ETF Review
Let’s take a look at seven interesting Exchange Traded Funds this Sunday. We begin with DBC, the commodity fund, which is looking fairly bullish. Not only have prices busted above the descending channel, but there’s a well-formed base I’ve tinted in green which suggests higher prices again. Thus, more inflation. Thus, the FOMC is utterly hosed.
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