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.

The Age of Fake

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You and I, being more or less human, have things in life we love or hate. I suspect my “hate” list is longer than most, although in my defense I’d like to think my much shorter “love” list is executed with special intensity.

Right near the top of my hate list is fakery, and I’d like to share some thoughts on that.

This came to mind because, with increasing frequency, I am seeing all manner of social ads which inform the viewer that if they would just sign up some kind of AI service the money would absolutely pour into one’s lap. For example, there’s a firm called Zeely which shows a comely lass sitting in front of her computer gripped with the kind of anxiety that one shows when awaiting news about a terminal illness.

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Ratio Charts Update

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I’ve gone through my entire ratio chart list (that is, those charts compromised of two or more symbols to create a unique presentation of some financial information) and wanted to share the most interesting ones with you.

The first is the simplest: it is the NASDAQ 100 index divided by the Russell 2000. Ever since 2006, this has been climbing relentlessly, demonstrating how massively valued tech has become. Keep in mind, this isn’t just illustrating the growth of the market; it is showing the growth of the market divided by the growth of the same (U.S. common stocks) market, but with different components.

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Lutnick Bupkis

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When this week began, I mentioned there were going to be three big “events” over the next nine days. First, the announcement from the US/China trade talks; second, the CPI report (coming out tomorrow morning before the open), and third, the FOMC Kabuki Theatre next Wednesday. Of these three, it was the first one that had me by far the most worried. Thus, when I saw the equity futures start gyrating wildly, I rushed back to my computer to see what the news was. And…………..

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