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.
Sticking with META Puts
The only really bright spot for me on Thursday was my bearish META position, by way of September $700 puts. It would be simple to take the fat profits and be done with it, but looking at Meta’s history, it seems to me that big price gaps don’t typically mark a “one and done” situation but instead kick off a long slide of lower prices. Keep in mind, these options have 141 days of life in them. Why dump them now?
Expect Boredom
The last gasp of this earnings season, Apple, reports after the close. I expect absolutely zero fireworks. This company has been crawling up its channel for decades, and as well-managed as it is, I would suspect the reaction to its earnings release will be a hearty chorus of snores.
Stanford Gets Gross
We are going to start with this picture of one Lucas Duplan, about whom I last wrote nearly a full decade ago. The post is worthy of a re-read, since it’s especially sassy, even for me.
The Heat is On!
We are pleased to announce another feature on Slope, the Heatmap page.
It provides you a colorful presentation of all components of the S&P 100 with three sort choices: by symbol, by percentage change (highest to lowest) or, alternately, lowest to highest.
Besides all that, you can click on any symbol’s rectangle and invoke a Super Summary page with that symbol’s chart and key information.
Enjoy!
