For your Beatles fans, this is a kick. It shows them rehearing One After 909 years before its release, and it’s a kick listening to them bicker and chide each other during practice.
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.
Rivian Reversal
My one and only long is gone. I came into the day long Rivian, and it was up nicely (about 4%). I tightened up my stop from 18.25 to 19.25 and even considered buying more (I did not). However, the strength faded and I got stopped out for a wash trade. Oh, well. I’m unadulterated bear again.
Whipsaw Morning
Short Victoria’s Secret
Fading Optimism
Happy First Trading Day of 2026, everyone. Most folks are still on holiday, except for your intrepid head of Slope who works 365 days a year, so it should be relatively quiet. The big top on the /NQ is mighty sloppy, but I think this spike higher we’re witnessing is little different than the nonsense we saw on December 31st. Just a gaggle of “everything’s going to be SO great in the new year!” optimism that abounds when people have to replace on calendar with another.
