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.

Ten Soldiers of Reddit Army

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Well, the reddit /wsb crowd is still holding tremendous sway. Below are the top ten recipients of their attention and buying. The most hysterical one is Wendy’s, which is absolutely exploding today. And why? Because the notion of “tendies” (e.g. you make some money trading and celebrate by buying and eating some chicken tenders) has come full circle, and they are holding Wendy’s in the highest esteem to their chicken tenders on the menu. I’m serious. This is where we are at.

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Meme Meme the Dancing Machine

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Well, I thought the whole Gamestop/Meme/RagingKitty/WSB nonsense was a thing of the past, but it has persisted. The man-of-the-hour at the moment is movie theatre outfit AMC, which has gone up nearly 1,000% in the past six months. And why not? Revenue has gone up 1,000%, as have profits, as theatres are packed to the gills every single day of the week with excited movie goers. Or maybe not. But the chart tells the tale:

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