I’m getting really, really, really sick of this. Day after day after day……..
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.
Financial Strength in One Chart
If you want a breathtaking view of how much financial stocks have strengthened, look no further than the chart of FAS below, which is the triple-bullish ETF. The interesting thing is that one didn’t have to be lucky enough to buy it in depths of the financial crisis for a bargain price; it was actually very depressed in October 2011, only a year and a half ago. It’s up 345% since then. I won’t show its opposite here, symbol FAZ, but it basically looks like a ski slope ever since its inception. (more…)
O Fortuna
This is quite a curious life I’ve chosen for myself. (more…)
More of the Same
It’s enough to break anyone’s spirit.
Even after hours, the bears can’t catch a break. Bernanke was ostensibly going to make a speech about the history of the Federal Reserve. Instead, he used it as a forum to announce that QE would basically go on ad infinitum, so naturally all assets are spiking higher. (more…)
Got Hope?
All the world loves a lover, and all the world hates a bear. It’s never easy being the ursine type in this world, but I’m truly starting to believe that it’s worse than ever. For approaching five years now, the central bankers of the world have succeeded in snuffing bears out of existence, one by one. And during the few times that it seemed there would be hope, the amount of time it takes to turn things around again gets shorter and shorter. (more…)
