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.
Small Cap Gap Zap
Well, folks, it’s day 3,830 of the captured market, and the bulls are running roughshod. Not all is lost, however. I am taking advantage of the strength and have gobbled up a bunch of June $205 puts on the IWM based on the one-two punch of (i) a gap sealing up (ii) a major Fibonacci retracement level.
Yan Can Short
I have purchased October 27 2024 $27 puts on FXI, the ETF based on the Chinese stock market. I’ve got a stop-loss of 26.26, meaning I’ll exit should it push anywhere above that level.
Cashing In On Tesla’s Bounce
The Trader Versus The Intelligent Investor
One of the more amusing posts on X after shares of Elon Musk’s other business Tesla (TSLA) spiked after hours yesterday was this one, picturing someone throwing Benjamin Graham’s classic book, The Intelligent Investor, in the trash.
$TSLA +7% https://t.co/KyDGq8C4wU pic.twitter.com/m0VVSqKdFU
— Mads Capital (@MadsCapital) April 23, 2024
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Five & Dime
I’m still keeping things light and mellow. I have just five short positions, by way of September in-the-money put options. These positions are as follows:
