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.
Summer Index Review
The Tesla Powerwall
I have every selfish reason for this to just keep going up forever, but as a chartist, I’ve got to say that the $257-$260 level represents a tremendous barrier to Tesla, short-term. I would remind you that earnings come out after the close of June 23rd, and the “big Robotaxi event” is scheduled for August 8th.

Awkward Beauty
A favorite song of mine from the 1980s is Don’t Give Up, by Peter Gabriel. It features the resplendent Kate Bush, but I’d never seen the video until now. The video is kind of amusing, because it’s basically them hugging the entire time, with Peter Gabriel spending a good portion of the video burying his face in her hair and, in all likelihood, giving it the ol’ Joe Biden treatment with his nose.
