I just wanted to mention we’ve added a cool new feature which lists up to four posts related to the post you are reading at the time. With over 50,000 posts in the archive, I wanted to give older posts their day in the sun as well.
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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.
Pairs Update
Before we get into the “real” ratio charts, here’s one I haven’t looked at in a while – Ethereum divided by Bitcoin. What a fall from grace $ETH has had! It’s just a steady swoon lower, illustrating how far $ETH has fallen out of favor when compared to $BTC. Most folks seem to agree that in the world of crypto, there’s Bitcoin, and then there’s garbage. Ethereum seems to have joined the ranks of $MELANIA in that respect.
The Real Story Behind the “Random Walk”
……….and What It Means for Options Traders
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Most traders have heard it before:
“The stock market is a random walk.”
But what does that actually mean — and more importantly, what does it mean for how we should trade options?
(more…)Weekend Indexes
The Other Half of Shorts
I ended the trading week with twenty bearish positions and an overall commitment level of 98%. Here are half of the positions, zoomed in on what I believe are the most germane parts:
