The Ascent of the Mag-7
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.
$1.5 Million Goners
Anyone who trades equity markets on a regular basis knows all too well the feeling of regret. There’s really no such thing as a contented trader, because if the market is going against us, we wish we weren’t in position, and if the market is going for us, we wish we were more aggressively-sized.
Years ago, I even set up a page called Woulda Shoulda Coulda which lets anyone punch in a symbol, date, and purchase amount just to see what the value of any given security would be in the present day. Try it, and I guarantee you’ll want to tear your hair out.
I was reminded of the topic of regret when I stumbled upon this prominent post over in /wsb:
Picture of Lilly
Eli Lilly (LLY) has been one of the most merciless goes-up-all-the-time stocks in history, but recently it has done something surprising: created a major price gap and then perfectly filled it. Perhaps this is the end of the ceaseless ascent?
What Inflated the Most?
Ethereum Reversal
Just as excitement about Bitcoin ETFs goosed crypto to lifetime highs, so, too, did chatter about Ethereum ETFs push $ETH higher. It seems to me that about $2815 is a firm limit.
