Remember my brief China fetish? Yeah, be nice to have held on. China is just sucking whale, and should continue to do so. The Communist Dictatorship isn’t able to fool folks any longer.
Really Red China
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 Bear Pen
Next Era’s Next Era
Remember Next Era (NEE)? I sure do. I was kind of obsessed with it for a while, but the amazing strength of the utilities sector defied the diamond pattern.
Still, it has been breaking down for the past couple of months, and today’s surge presents a new opportunity. I have taken on January 2026 (yes, 14 months from now!) $80 puts on this bad boy.
Dropping a Lincoln Log
Here’s a name we haven’t heard in a while: Lincoln Financial (LNC). These days, financial stocks are blasting to lifetime highs, but LNC, while benefitting from the lift, is not in that lifetime high group. Instead, it is coming up against important resistance. I have purchased June 2025 $40 puts.
Withered Lilly
Wow, check out Eli Lilly (LLY). It has lost about $200 per share in just a matter of weeks.
