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.
The Gruesome Twosome
There’s a reason I don’t get up four hours before the market opens to opine on what’s happening, but I’m afraid my mega-shifted sleep cycle rules the roost, so here I am.
Last night, there were two big earnings announcements: AMD and GOOGL. I was most interested in AMD, since not only do I find Alphabet’s chart to be incredibly boring, but also because I have a block of June puts with AMD. I got a jump-scare at first, since the stock shot up by $6, but for whatever reason (a deeper look at the report, I suppose?) the stock began to poo all over itself, and it is now – – well – – ugly!
Sit, Rover! Guk, Guk!
A favorite topic of Slope, the dog, has no consistent way of expressing itself, at least according to the humans on the planet.
States’ Shrinking Semis
When it comes to semiconductor production, the U.S. used to be the king, and it’s becoming a princess.
Sector Volatility
