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A few weeks ago, I did a post called Will Chart for Booze, which was a tale of a chap in a bar who bought me a drink and regaled me with tales of his Google purchase, based upon something he read about them getting machine learning. Let’s see what has happened with his ill-conceived purchase where I’ve marked the arrow.
First off, this is a bit of a throwaway post, and I encourage you to read the Pleasure Me post I did on Monday night if you haven’t already. I’m doing this post mostly for the purposes of system testing, although there is actually a point to it.
Four weeks ago, MoneyMiser21 did a post called WWE Smackdown, and it has gone great. Look at the chart below, with the arrow marking the post publication date.
Trillions of dollars in equity lost. Silicon Valley stocks down 40%, 50%, 70%, or more. Dejected and disillusioned millennials. The smoldering ruins of the failed cryptocurrency industry.
I’m honestly not sure how much more happiness I can take. On top of it all, Slope traffic is going absolutely apeshit (which is kind of bad news, in a way, since we’re frantically trying to keep up with the demand of our suddenly very, very popular website).
And to think this is just the start of a multi-year, global bear market that is going to bring utter ruin to so many. I can hardly stand the excitement. Thus, I thought we’d catch up on my short term “Omega” prediction, which I’ve discussed before, most recently here.
Specifically, where do things stand with respect do the conjectural pattern I suggested? (more…)
Two of my short ideas from my idea dump yesterday (or was it the day before?) included these purveyors of high-fat, high-salt, cheaply-made crap that Americans love to choke down. Cheesecake Factory (CAKE):
