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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.
Into the Homebuilding Breach
The homebuilders (symbol XHB) looked appealing to me, so I acquired January $80 puts on them today at $5.15. There’s a tremendous amount of overhead supply as well as some key broken trendlines.
Potent Inverse Correlation
In what is hopefully the least-surprising graph ever, here we chart the home sales (plunging) and interest rates (roaring higher). This is an economic tidal wave.
Give Me a Double?
Well, it’s not a bad day so far. The bucking bronco called XLU is trying to throw me off, but I’m hanging on. I wanted to do a quick post about the almost-always-interesting real estate fund symbol IYR. It has reached a level not witnessed by many other financial instruments, which is to match the Rolo Low of October 13th of last year.
Hong Kong Phooey!
Thirteen years running, Hong Kong is the least affordable housing…………
