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.
Year-End Basket (1 of 2)
The Progressive Era
The entire stock market is blasting higher, as usual, but my 30 short positions are, on the whole, producing profits for the day. Hail to the U.S.S. Defiant!

No Silk Purse
I write for a living. I can usually write about just about anything. But holy Lord, this has got to be the most uninteresting and uninspiring market in history. If I had any sense, I’d put up a “Gone Fishin‘” sign on Slope’s homepage and come back on January 5th. But over almost twenty-one years, I’ve never taken a vacation, so I suppose I’ll just trudge along, albeit with way fewer posts. Anyway, here’s the /NQ, which over the span of twenty hours moved precisely (checking notes……..) dick.

