Happy Actual Independence Day
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.
One Holiday, Two Markets
Greetings from my United flight (hey, I’ve got puts – – that feels odd) as I head back home to my beloved Palo Alto. We prepare for our one-day-trading week on Friday, and for obvious reasons, the futures markets are as dead as a doornail. Here’s the /NQ, which has flatlined since regular trading closed.
War From Your Armchair
Here’s the war that created the nation, all to save us from a monarch above the law for almost 250 years. It was a good run!
Chinese Density
As a person who can’t stand crowds, I’m going to be staying far, far away from these mega-cities.
The “Fire” in Fireworks
