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 Real O.C.
(Late breaking news: shortly I made this video, the beginnings of the watch list feature were added; it’s not complete, but almost!)
The Post That Just Saved Us Money On Nvidia
The Importance of IV
Here’s an interesting options anecdote. Last week, I decided to “buy” a $300 March put on MSTR. I use quotes because I am not insane enough to actually buy it. I was just curious what the price would do.
I sort of forgot about it until just now, but since the stock has gone up literally three figures since last week, I figure the put would be down 95% or something. In fact, it was down just a FEW percent, even though it is massively out of the money now. The reason? A soaring IV, as our cool new options charts shows.
Fading Light
It isn’t often that one can find a stock that manages to fall every day, especially in the face of a corrupt government that has thrown tens of trillions of dollars at debt at a system to try to make it seem prosperous, but Lumen Technologies (LUMN) is comporting itself nicely. My March $20 puts on this are up 50%, and I’m holding on.
