A glance at the Slope home page got me to thinking……..
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.
Taking on Water
Royal Carribean (RCL), a long-time nemesis of mine, is finally behaving itself. I own June $250 puts which are presently up above 14%, but I’m holding out for much greater gains.
About Those Interest Rates
For those expecting Jerome Powell to keep prancing around and slashing interest rates, because people like that kind of thing – – forget it. Bonds (presented below by way of TLT) are in their 5th year of a massive bear market, and both inflation and higher rates are coming back strong in 2025.
Good and Plenty
Now that we’re out of the holiday doldrums and data is flowing, we just got two big reports, both of which would seem at first blush to be really good economic news.
Remember the 99’s
In this page of unbounded optimism and giddiness, I have a simple trio of pictures for you. The first is from a decade ago. The second is recent. And the third represents pretty much the present-day psyche. Something valuable to keep in mind…………
