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.
Cry Uncle
Remember my Short Uncle Herschel from August? Of course you do. I suggested shorting Cracker Barrel, even though it had already been blasted to pieces. How’d the idea work out? Observe:
Olympus Has Fallen
Wilted Greens
The restaurant sector has been a wreck recently. One in particular, sweetgreen (SG) has lost about 90% of its value. I actually have eaten there dozens of times – – it’s really good!! – – but I guess it simply isn’t a great business to be in right now.
Re-Entering Palladium
It is entirely possible I’m doing this too soon, which is why I’m only entering half the position, but I have re-entered my long palladium position. The palladium futures themselves peaked fifteen trading days ago, and in my estimation, $1363 represents an important level of support for the metal. Should this be breached, I’ll take a loss on my long and be out of there like a shot.
