Let’s just say I think Brazil’s downfall isn’t done yet.
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.
Reducing Post-RBG Risk
One of the tributes to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg left outside the Supreme Court (photo via Samuel Corum/Getty Images).
(more…)In Case We’re Wrong About Gold
ETF Volatility
The volatility grid page is one of those corners of Slope which is so easy to forget. I fired it up today and ran my ETF list through it, and the results are below. Naturally, there are a few leveraged funds mashed on the right side (the ultrashort on QQQ is always going to be volatile, right?) but there are some normal funds that are interestingly positioned, such as SLV, whose IV rank is exceptionally elevated.
Down in the Cellar
The driving chart behind my belief that crude oil, and thus energy stocks, are heading into their own bear market, is long-term crude oil:
