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.
Revisiting Utilities
I have a longstanding fondness for the Dow Utilities, but I’ve been quiet about them lately. Let me dust off this topic and review a few key charts. First of all, the Dow 15 Utility Index ($UTIL) has proven itself over many decades to have a reliable habit of creating a potent topping pattern and then falling hard. Fake outs are rare, and tumbles are deep.
TikTok: The Phantom Menace
Market Values NVDA’s Future
If you want any sense of how unhinged and psychotic things have become, look no further than NVDA options and its volatility data. Anyone really think this is their stock’s future?
The Trillion Dollar Equation
An enjoyable and educational video about the creation of the formula behind the multi-trillion dollar options and derivatives market. Fun Fact: I’ve been to Myron Scholes home and spent some time with the man while he was living here in Palo Alto.
