This shows the percentage of marriages between cousins. It seems a certain portion of the world is really into this kind of thing. Weird!
Kissing Cousins
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.
Drunk on Ripple
I haven’t had a crypto account in years, but if I did, I’d seriously consider shorting Ripple ($XRP) if it gets back up to that horizontal, which is the base of its well-formed right triangle top.
Getting Real About Silver
My near obsession with silver back in 2024 has stood me in good stead. With today marking a lifetime high in the price of silver (as represented by the long-term /SI silver continuous futures contract) and besting even the highs of 1979 and 2011, I figured it would be good to reflect on this a moment.
Ground Hamburger
There have been many posts on Slope about Beyond Meat (BYND) over the years, but with today’s 50% wipeout, there’s probably not going to be a company to pick on much longer. It’s down about 99.5% from its peak.
Critical Mineral Exploration
Manufacturing, Bessent & the Orange Man
Excerpted from the October 12th edition of Notes From the Rabbit Hole, NFTRH 884:
[edit] A reader commented at the Substack version of this article (please subscribe, it’s free) suggesting that I not redact the names of the stocks in question (below) so that readers can measure the value of my “recommendations” before subscribing.
My response: I understand, and agree to a point. That point is one I don’t cross, however. If [NFTRH Premium] subscribers are trying to buy/add to positions, having me blabbing about them is counter-productive. I do not promote at all costs. That’s the next newsletter down the street. As a side note, most of this stuff has already gone up so far that I would not reco buying up here. All I am doing is in some cases adding on pullbacks.
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