If you can tear yourself away from listening to Trump talk about the curtain’s he’s picked out (I’m serious) you might want to listen to this intelligent and insightful analysis from someone who knows what’s he’s talking about geopolitically.
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 Softest of Powers

Operation Epstein Jury
Last night, as I was about to hit the sack, I took a last peek at Bitcoin’s chart (since I’m long the inverse fund BITI) and was intrigued to see a plunge out of the blue. Uncharacteristically, I thought to myself, hey, that’s cool, and promptly went to sleep without investigating the situation any further.

He’s Finally the Longest!
Post-SOTU Action
It seems the entirety of concerns related to tariffs and trade were fully expurgated on Monday. Yesterday was a strong day for the bulls, and today we are heading into another all-green opening.
I often deride myself for making impulsive decisions, but my choice to get out of all my BITI (inverse Bitcoin) yesterday turned out to be spot-on, since I avoided the entire rally thereafter.


