As we commence one of the longest uninterrupted trading blocks of the year (eight solid weeks without any idiotic holidays!!!), week one promises to be interesting, with Powell lying to the House and Senate on Tuesday and Wednesday and the important CPI and PPI reports on Thursday and Friday. The highlight, I suppose, would be the fake CPI number pre-open on Thursday.
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.
Not Just a River in Egypt
Meaningless Millions
When I was a kid, being a “millionaire” was a huge deal, and billionaires almost didn’t exist (I think there were maybe just a handful of them on the planet). These days, anyone with a pulse is a millionaire, thanks to the Fed’s ceaseless inflation. Here’s where they’re all hanging out………
Sundowners
If you’re curious how the solar energy sector is doing, take a peek at Sunpower (SPWR):
Your First Screen Test
Screening is coming to Slope! I don’t normally do this, but I’d like to open up a page that’s still in development to everyone so I can get some testing and feedback. The page itself is located here, and I’d like to tell you a bit about it. The first thing is that this product is absolutely not complete, and there are some important features that will be part of the finished page that aren’t here yet. Having said that, let’s begin with the sliders……….
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