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.
Lossco
I got a bit of a jump-scare yesterday afternoon after the market closed and one of my shorts, Costco Warehouse (COST) leaped suddenly higher. We’re not in earnings season, so I was wondering what on Earth was happening. It turns out that endlessly gluttonous Americans, bless ’em, just keep scarfing down Costco wares, and they reported very strong sales from their stores. I figured this position was a goner.
Feeble Retail
Nickel and Dimed
As cautious as I am these days, there are some setups which are too compelling to ignore. Two of these are closely related: Dollar General (DG) and Dollar Tree (DLTR), each of which are respectively shown below.
Will Buy Fry?
I present to you big box retailer Best Buy (symbol BBY) which has broken its lifetime trendline. It could take a while, but, long-term, this could be heading much lower, which would be the logical outcome of a worsening economy and rising tariff-driven product prices.
