Recently, I have re-entered the AI world with renewed vigor, and I decided to try out the Sora video system on OpenAI just for the hell of it. Here’s the first result, which is fun:
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.
Tuck-Friendly Failure
Long-time readers of Slope should have zero surprise that Target (TGT) is collapsing, which it is continuing to do this morning, now having lost about 60% (!!!!!!!!) of its peak value. I wrote about this company two years ago as well as nine months ago, and my criticisms were, umm, on target.
How About Now, Dow?
I am bearish the Dow by way of October 17 $450 puts on DIA. Here’s a profile of how the individual components have been doing:
Dried Fig
Why people buy into IPOs in this comically-valued market is beyond me. Check out FIG, one of the hottest IPOs of 2025:
Country by Country
Funny how most of Africa’s billionaires are still white fellas.
