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.

Almost Done with Utilities

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My obsession with the Dow Utilities is starting to wane swiftly. As anyone reading Slope for more than a few days knows, I was mesmerized by the huge diamond pattern in $UTIL. The pattern is still there, and nothing has ruined it, but by GOD this has been an exasperating trade. Perhaps someone as impatient as me shouldn’t mess with stuff that moves so glacially (and, recently, against me).

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Cashing In On Tesla’s Bounce

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The Trader Versus The Intelligent Investor

One of the more amusing posts on X after shares of Elon Musk’s other business Tesla (TSLA) spiked after hours yesterday was this one, picturing someone throwing Benjamin Graham’s classic book, The Intelligent Investor, in the trash. 

$TSLA +7% https://t.co/KyDGq8C4wU pic.twitter.com/m0VVSqKdFU

— Mads Capital (@MadsCapital) April 23, 2024

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