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.

IMHO STFU

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My hand to God, it’s impossible to believe that Zerohedge was once a critical, discerning, bearish publication. It is absolutely slathered, from top to bottom, with a combination of wild-eyed bullishness, unalloyed fan-boy-level Trump-worship, and disdain for any views other than Tyler’s. It’s getting close to the point where, after 15 years of daily reading, I’m just going to pretend it doesn’t exist. I’ve already stopped posting there. I’m kind of sick of it. Here’s a tiny sampling just from the past few hours.

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Semi Focus

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The most important company in the semiconductor sector (and, not coincidentally, the most valuable company on the planet) is Nvidia. It seems to have lost its mojo lately.

Last week, on Wednesday after the close, it presented knocked-it-out-of-the-park earnings. In response, on Thursday, the stock vaulted to a lifetime high, only to end the day lower than it opened. It sank more on Friday. It sank more yesterday. And it’s down right now. What’s key is the purple trendline; break that, and then the selling can really begin.

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