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.

Credo Shot First

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I would first like to acknowledge this is probably one of the cleverest post titles in the history of the written word. But that’s not why we’re here.

We all remember my post from a couple of days ago called Credope, in which I assailed myself for my clumsy handling of a trade opportunity. Well, I stand by my self-flagellation in that post, but I do want to tell you that, yesterday morning, when CRDO was sky-high, I increased my options position, and as I stand here right now not only did the position not get destroyed, but it’s profitable. So, considering these are June puts with 127 days of life in them, I’d say there’s still great promise here!

Continuing Resolution

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My short-sale ideas over the past year have been extraordinary. What isn’t so extraordinary is my ability to stick with them! Here are just five examples of short-sale ideas which paid off GREAT for me, I covered at nice profits……..and they just……..keep…………FALLING. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it a hundred times more: I’m a brilliant chartist but overly-scared to be a great trader. Shame on me! I’m confident all five of these will keep getting blown to smithereens.

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