The last time I remember Microsoft shocking the market with disappointing earnings was early in April of 2000 (yes, these kinds of things actually stay stuck in my head). The stock slumped on huge volume, and it really kicked off the monster bear market in NASDAQ and the complete deflating of the Internet bubble: (more…)
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.
Runaway Russell Epiphany
This is an important post. At least I think it is. I was going to say it was the most important post I had ever made, but I didn’t want to oversell it.
This morning, I was looking at a long-term history of the Russell 2000 (what else does one do on a Saturday morning?) and something caught my eye. I noticed how similar price action over the past few years was to the late 1990s. (more…)
The Joy of SOX
Well, I imagine I’ll go mute once the Fed Minutes come out, since I’ll be quite occupied, so I’ll toss one more post out there before the maelstrom. (more…)
