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.
Son of a Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch (usually referred to here on Slope as simply “Skank”) has been in a slow burn for a long time. I’m a big fan of retail shorts these days (KATE, PIR WSM, etc.) and this is the absolutely king of the clobbered.
Doomed as Doomed Can Be
Miners, you ask? Screwed and tattooed.
Retail Breaking Down
And I suspect Amazon’s big after-hours drop won’t help matters on Friday.
My Favorite Retail Short
I’ve been a fan of short positions for retailers, as well as the ETF (symbol XRT), but there’s one in particular I’d like to point out as my favorite: Williams-Sonoma. Here’s the chart:
