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Brazil Will Follow DBC Lower
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.
Gung Hay Fat Screw-Up
I spend most of 2022 lamenting my dumping of IYR puts (which went on to a 666% gain). This year I’m focusing on my FXI dump, which are already up 173% in just a few weeks. The MOMENT, and I mean the MOMENT, the National Team came back from the Lunar New Year holiday, it’s been a bear-fest.
Eurozone Be Broken
It’s clear that the insipid October 13th-February 2nd counter-trend rally is busted, and worldwide stocks have totally stalled out as bulls the world over pray to whatever false gods they worship that equities soar to new highs for no reason in particular.
The Small Caps
After getting absolutely wrecked in 2022, small caps spent about a month, starting January 6th, roaring to life. Some of them threw off triple-digit percentage gains. Over the past week, however, they seem to have lost their mojo, as illustrated by the /RTY futures. I’ve circled the lower highs that have taken place since last Thursday.
7 Most Encouraging ETFs for Bears
In spite of, oh, just about every day since October 13th, hope springs eternal in the bearish breast. I offer below seven ETF charts that I think speak well to great promise for the ursine set.
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