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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.
Prison Break
For over four years, the VIX has engaged in a series of lower highs. No matter what happened, every single peak on the VIX was lower than the last. I am delighted to report that, after 52 months of waiting, this cursed prison has been escaped. Friday broke it.
Buying When There’s Blood In The Streets
Frightening Tightening
I know, I know. I’m a coward. All the same, I took profits on XHB, NVDA, and ARM, and I lightened up a bit on a few others. First off, NVDA was getting awfully close to what I considered major support.
That Wasn’t So Terrible…….
Given the extraordinary strength of the market this morning, I was bracing myself for catastrophe, led in particular by the news that Vistra (VST), on which I was long put options, was the most “up” stock in the entire market thanks to the regulators giving them a multi-decade blessing to run nuclear power plants.
