Boeing is one of those stocks which our Woulda Shoulda page can put you into a coma……….$10,000 into $20 million, no problem!
Vertical Dive
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.
Big Blue Nears Price Gap
Gap in the Pier
I’ve mentioned the Pier One analog countless times, and it certainly seems to be repeating its Financial Crisis Disaster beautifully:
Short High Yield Bonds
As we collectively try to fight the boredom of the end of the trading year, I offer you a simple and straightforward idea: shorting HYG with a stop at 81.25, just above its price gap.
Cash Index Price Gaps
Christmas Seals
There’s a town here in the Bay Area you’ve probably heard of called Oakland. You’ve probably also heard the famous phrase about it uttered by Gertrude Stein: “There’s no there there.” I’m reminded of this quote because of the “truce” announced. My instant reaction was that it was a nothing-burger, which was met with screams and cries of distress that it was, in fact, An Awesome Amazing Deal. But it seems it’s starting to dawn on the rest of the planet that maybe this kicking-the-can-down-the-road exercise does, in fact, constitute “no there there”.
For a while last night, it truly seemed to be the case, although I’m sorry to report most of the red has been washed away. Interestingly, the gap between Friday (pre-truce) and Sunday (post-truce) was almost perfectly sealed on the NQ.
