I’m supposing you’re wondering how your friend and humble narrator is doing. Here, via the latest Slope technology, is a live TimCam:

Let me tell you what’s up:
- Before the opening bell, I did something I’ve done perhaps four times in my entire life, which is removed ALL my stops and ALL my SlopeAlerts.
- Then, one by one, and with a clear and sober mind, I took a fresh look at the chart and decided whether I should:
- Lighten it up and set a new stop;
- Keep it and set a new stop;
- Dump it completely
- Of the 20 positions I had, merely 4 qualified for getting kicked to the curb.
- I have also moved ALL of the items in my Bear Pen not already into position into my Core List, and I’m going to go through my entire Core List after I finish this post to see which symbols are qualified to be there.
Even on this inimitably challenging day, there are some gleams of sunshine, including:



I mean, look, I’m not about to celebrate this wretched day, but all through the night I was wondering if I was going to find myself trying out my new career as an OnlyFans model, whereas right now I feel like this is all going to work out just fine.
Hang in there, everyone! This isn’t over!
