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  • mightbedave
    mightbedave Posts: 83 Forumite
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    I'm a Crypto neutral. I have a small amount in my portfolio. Feels like it it could go down further but I am seriously tempted to BUY THE DIP  :D
  • HansOndabush
    HansOndabush Posts: 470 Forumite
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    I'm a Crypto neutral. I have a small amount in my portfolio. Feels like it it could go down further but I am seriously tempted to BUY THE DIP  :D
    Stages in a bubble:
    'BUY THE DIP' and you enter straight into the bull trap phase.


  • mightbedave
    mightbedave Posts: 83 Forumite
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    I'm a Crypto neutral. I have a small amount in my portfolio. Feels like it it could go down further but I am seriously tempted to BUY THE DIP  :D
    Stages in a bubble:
    'BUY THE DIP' and you enter straight into the bull trap phase.


    That could well be true. Think I’ll sit it out and moderate my greed. 
  • HansOndabush
    HansOndabush Posts: 470 Forumite
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    edited 24 May 2021 at 10:00AM
    Scottex99, this video from someone who trades crypto, briefly covers the main concepts of charting and how the indicators were in place for a fall in bitcoin before the big drop i.e. head and shoulders, ascending wedge, MA crossing. It is a very good video, even blasts a hole through all the stupid crypto hype:

  • PiPi2019
    PiPi2019 Posts: 12 Forumite
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    I'm a Crypto neutral. I have a small amount in my portfolio. Feels like it it could go down further but I am seriously tempted to BUY THE DIP  :D
    Just don't go over board to investing what you can't afford to lose
  • Scottex99
    Scottex99 Posts: 811 Forumite
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    edited 25 May 2021 at 7:45AM
    Scottex99, this video from someone who trades crypto, briefly covers the main concepts of charting and how the indicators were in place for a fall in bitcoin before the big drop i.e. head and shoulders, ascending wedge, MA crossing. It is a very good video, even blasts a hole through all the stupid crypto hype:

    Someone who lost 350k trading equities and got divorced*.

    I’ll give him credit for some of that being for comedic effect though.

    Few points:

    ”A few thousand dollars” of DOGE is kids stuff.
    Didn’t check the date but we broke through 32k support and we’re not at 22, we’re at 38.
    Stablecoins are good for payments yep but this has nothing to do with BTC, whether it was intended or not people don’t buy stuff with BTC.
    CBDCs will just be stablecoins with government oversight and probably interference. Digital RMB is all fine and well until the Chinese gov has every single penny you spend ,accounted for and tracked.

    So what stupid hype is he blasting a hole through?
  • lozzy1965
    lozzy1965 Posts: 549 Forumite
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    lozzy1965 said:
    Malthusian said:
    It is a closed system, and it is true. Punters' money in == punters' money out.
    Isn't that true of any investment?
    Investors lend their money to companies to create wealth. The function of stock markets is to raise capital. Not just a speculation numbers game played on a screen. 
    Nope.  Not when I buy 1 share that is already in existence.  That money goes to the person I bought the share from, not the company.  It's value is my perception of the value of the company vs the sellers perception.
  • HansOndabush
    HansOndabush Posts: 470 Forumite
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    Scottex99 said:
    Scottex99, this video from someone who trades crypto, briefly covers the main concepts of charting and how the indicators were in place for a fall in bitcoin before the big drop i.e. head and shoulders, ascending wedge, MA crossing. It is a very good video, even blasts a hole through all the stupid crypto hype:

    Someone who lost 350k trading equities and got divorced*.

    I’ll give him credit for some of that being for comedic effect though.

    Few points:

    ”A few thousand dollars” of DOGE is kids stuff.
    Didn’t check the date but we broke through 32k support and we’re not at 22, we’re at 38.
    Stablecoins are good for payments yep but this has nothing to do with BTC, whether it was intended or not people don’t buy stuff with BTC.
    CBDCs will just be stablecoins with government oversight and probably interference. Digital RMB is all fine and well until the Chinese gov has every single penny you spend ,accounted for and tracked.

    So what stupid hype is he blasting a hole through?
    $30K support was not broken but touched and bounced. Bitcoin is now likely in the bull trap phase of a bubble; see:
    The next move will be down to the long term base trend line sub $20K.

    The stupid hype I refer to is 'diamond hands', 'paper hands', 'HFSP' and all that utter nonsense which is so typical of a bubble mania.


  • BearWhite
    BearWhite Posts: 600 Forumite
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    What I like about Bitcoin 'bubbles' is how the price has always been much higher than in the previous bubble:
    • 2013 - $1242
    • 2017 - $19,783
    • 2021 (assuming this was the top) - $64,805.
    Does that mean long term it's a trend rather than a bubble?
  • lozzy1965
    lozzy1965 Posts: 549 Forumite
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    Scottex99 said:
    Scottex99, this video from someone who trades crypto, briefly covers the main concepts of charting and how the indicators were in place for a fall in bitcoin before the big drop i.e. head and shoulders, ascending wedge, MA crossing. It is a very good video, even blasts a hole through all the stupid crypto hype:

    Someone who lost 350k trading equities and got divorced*.

    I’ll give him credit for some of that being for comedic effect though.

    Few points:

    ”A few thousand dollars” of DOGE is kids stuff.
    Didn’t check the date but we broke through 32k support and we’re not at 22, we’re at 38.
    Stablecoins are good for payments yep but this has nothing to do with BTC, whether it was intended or not people don’t buy stuff with BTC.
    CBDCs will just be stablecoins with government oversight and probably interference. Digital RMB is all fine and well until the Chinese gov has every single penny you spend ,accounted for and tracked.

    So what stupid hype is he blasting a hole through?
    $30K support was not broken but touched and bounced. Bitcoin is now likely in the bull trap phase of a bubble; see:
    The next move will be down to the long term base trend line sub $20K.

    The stupid hype I refer to is 'diamond hands', 'paper hands', 'HFSP' and all that utter nonsense which is so typical of a bubble mania.


    I do tend to think of charts as somewhat of a Black Art.  Will be interesting to see what happens now though.  At least you've 'predicted it' BEFORE it happens.  Everyone just needs to remember this post now so they can either say "Wow" or "See, utter nonsense" :) 
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