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.
A Mellow Short
As the VIX eases down into the lower 30s (!) I wanted to offer up a less wild and wooly short: HYG, the high yield corporate bond fund. It has a clean stop at 77.85 (I’ve set mine at 77.90; this is a new trade) and, frankly, doesn’t tend to move crazily like, say, oh, something like LLY.
The Return of the International
The market’s strength continues to unveil new opportunities. One relatively low-risk one is EFA. This is the same missed opportunity from April 2nd which I decried repeatedly. Well, the same gap trade has returned, albeit at a lower level.
