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.
MSFT on Epstein Island
Copa Carvana
Among my eight put positions is Carvana (September 18, 2026 $80 puts). This is a honey of a diamond pattern, and since I’ve got a bug up my ass about the fraudulent stench swirling around this company, it’s extra delicious.
A Cherished Memory
Anyone here old enough to remember CMGI? It was basically the ARKK of its day, and as its price began to stumble, people joked the symbol stood for Can’t Make Good Investments. On a split-adjusted basis, it went from over $11,000 to about $37. Ah, yes, the good old days when fundamentals mattered…….
Making Degrade
Trading, like life, is full of ironies. The one I’m faced with right now is that my most successful and consistent short, Bitcoin, is one I resisted for months (years, really) because I thought crypto was too volatile and scary.
Not so. It is far and away the most reliable and chart-friendly market I’ve ever seen. Bitcoin, a key short position for me, just keeps withering away precisely as predicted.
