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.

Binging on Netflix

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As we move into the part of the earnings season which is actually interesting, the big feature tonight is Netflix (NFLX). Here is the recent history, in which two prior tops didn’t really amount to anything, so I’m not so sure the third one will either. If we do fall, major support doesn’t exist until that supporting trendline defining the lower boundary of the price channel.

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Diddly Do

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My best position right now, with a triple-digit percentage return from just a few days ago, is PDD, which I suggested shorting in the face of China-mania. The arrow marks the post. I am maintaining the position until we reach the gap.

My sassy declaration in that post that “This unhinged, ridiculous, idiotic Chinese rally insanity IS going to end” seems to have worked out nicely. My only stupidity was closing my JD and YUMC positions too early. Profitably, yes, but the bigger profits were yet to come.