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.
The Tragedy of Interim Bulletins
“Sell in May and go away,” my ass.
To be honest, it should have been crystal clear when I got the special “Interim Bulletin” from the boys in Gainesville two days ago. Any time the market really seems like it’s totally done and will enter a free-fall, they send out one of these things. It only happens once or twice a year, but I don’t think any of them have ever preceded anything except another rally.
So what has transpired in the two days since then was predictable……….
(more…)Ruination of a Pattern
What a shame. MongoDB used to be a sensational short setup. I tried this position again, and again, and again, but about two weeks ago, I just gave up. Indeed, I kicked MongoDB out of the Bear Pen completely into the jail cell of my Core list. The monstrous size and quality of this pattern kept me tilting at this windmill far longer than I should have, but there comes a time, sooner or later, where one just has to admit that a stock is too strong to fight anymore. Farewell, MDB! You were no friend of mine!
Why Fight the Tide? (by Xerxes)
It’s been a rough few months to be a bear. And this week, as if to put a cherry on top, was a fantastic f-you if you had been short the broad market.
The Last Days Of First Republic
