Slope of Hope Blog Posts
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No Heaven for China!
A guide to the heathens.
Playing It Safe
On the heels of last Friday’s nearly 1,000 point rally on the Dow, whatever go get ’em bear mojo I had has exited Stage Left. Well, that’s not entirely true. I’ve got twenty-one short positions.
However: (a) they are all relatively small (b) they are all straight shorts, as opposed to aggressive options plays (c) I’ve balanced them out with two very large long positions. My cautious stance virtually guarantees a huge collapse in the near future.
Having presented my meekness, let’s thumb through a few index charts as we count down the hours at this point to the most important earnings announcement in human history: Nvidia’s Wednesday afternoon event.
(more…)Meta Micro Monster
Zero Fear-o
The VIX is a mere one-fourth what it was on the heels of the performative Liberation Day nonsense. One-fourth! Just as it would be foolhardy to be shorting with a VIX at 60, likewise it would be unhinged to think what a super-duper time this is to be going long. The fear is gone when the opportunity is as well.
