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.
Miners Short
The big ETF for precious metals miners, GDX, has a very interesting relationship with the red trendline shown below. For years it acted as resistance (red circles). Late in 2024, it reached escape velocity and broke above this powerful level, only to slip beneath it again recently.
One Chart, 1000 Words (by LZ)
XLY – Consumer Discretionary ETF
A Candy Castle for My Sweet 16
Boeing? Exciting!
I don’t think I’ve ever traded Boeing (BA) in my entire life, but I bought June $180 puts today. Mercifully, I bought them late enough to take advantage of the bounce. Earlier in the day, the stock was quite weak, based on the whole planes-killing-people hoopla.
