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 Crack the Matters

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Let’s play everyone’s favorite game show – How Did Tim Screw Up the Trade? (Click here for realistic audience noises as we play). Below is a chart of SMH, on which I owned puts. See that red arrow? Yep, you guessed it. I was sick and tired of SMH going up all the time, so I ditched it. I was happy about this decision for about 10 minutes on Thursday morning, but after that, the SMH did nothing but fall.

Last I checked, after a mere three trading days, those puts were up 194.3%. And why didn’t I apply my 3 Minute Rule? Because I am an undisciplined Bozo, that’s why.

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Friday Already?

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Well, there goes the trading week. At least the nation got to completely cease its productivity, ability to do banking, and almost all government services to focus on contemplation, reflection, and the composition of thoughtful essays. I was going to post a bunch of videos from X.com but I think I’ll just turn my attention to the charts instead and just let people have their little play-pretend fantasies.

As of this writing, half an hour before the opening bell, the market is doing absolutely nothing. The /NQ is literally unchanged (a 20,000+ point index and a change of 0.00) while the /ES has collapsed eight hundredths of a percentage point. They’re going to keep this fakery going until election day.

The /ES has gone absolutely nowhere during for the week as a whole
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