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.

Riot Quiet

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I didn’t know the symbol RIOT even existed until about a month ago when I noticed The Director was making amazing (virtual) profits with his RIOT calls. So I started following it.

I did a couple of premium posts last week about buying puts on this symbol (or going short). This was an insane idea, of course, because RIOT is joined at the hip to Bitcoin. As I wrote on my January 7th premium post, “Daring to question or challenge the ceaseless rise of crypto is a fool’s errand, but I’ll make that trip right now by way of the equity symbol RIOT. “

I followed that post with another premium post only hours later, stating that “RIOT should peak a little over 30.” and noting of Bitcoin, “we’re starting to reach the crack-up stage” and “I believe any sustained weakness is going to create a swift sense of panic.” This is the chart of RIOT I provided at the time:

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Reckless Profits

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I’ve been mentioning lately how Slope’s Virtual Trading Platform (a premium member benefit!) is fantastic for one’s psyche, in my opinion, since it lets you trade with your raw “id“, so to speak, without fear of actual loss. My penchant for puts lately has served me well, and I’m glad to say it’s landed me on top of the heap! Of course, now it would feel nicer if those bucks were actually authentic. We’re going to make a good-looking leaderboard soon, but for now………….click the image:

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