Slope of Hope Blog Posts

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With Nvidia Behind Us

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Although the /ES is (quite annoyingly) still up as I’m writing this, I’m delighted that the Nvidia “event” is behind us. The fact of the matter is that NVDA produced absolutely KNOCK-OUT fundamentals, and yet it’s still down! This just shows how much optimism is already baked into the cake. If absolutely stunning sales and earnings can’t budge the stock anymore, then this sucker has peaked. The string is through being pushed.

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Nope!

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I’ve got a great idea for a new quiz show called “Nope!” In it, you will wake a person up and give them three statements, and they have to pick out the one that’s false. Let’s give it a try:

  • “A series of 1s and 0s in the form of a complex mathematical puzzle have gone up in value from one penny per puzzle to almost $100,000. The puzzle, by the way, has no real practical value.”
  • “Russia has, for the first time, launched an ICBM into the Ukraine war, and therefore all the equity futures are up near record highs.”
  • “A man walking down the street stated that Whoopi Goldberg wasn’t that bad looking, and that he would enjoy spending some time with her.”

You’re right. The third is the impossible one. I guess I made it too easy. Still, it’s a good idea.

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