Category: Crypto Trading
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Keeping Your Eye On The Prize
Distractions Ever since Bitcoin dropped below $30K, many have been calling for the bottom. It was $25K, then $22K. This was followed by the “it will never drop below $20K” narrative. Then we had the crowd at $17.5K, adamantly claiming that it was basically “impossible” for BTC to drop below this level. Well, we have…
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Crypto Markets – The Irony Of It All
Volatility & Leverage Within the world of traditional markets, there exists a stern warning to those looking to trade stocks and forex. Many countries actually limit the use of leverage, and some have gone as far as to actually ban certain trading activities. A number of years ago, Germany chose to ban short selling in…
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Leveraging Your Best Investment
Immersion Creates Awareness Anyone who chooses to dive into the Crypto space, will over time, become somewhat knowledgeable. Marry that with a keen understanding of technical analysis and emotional intelligence, and you have the makings of a trading machine. Before Crypto existed, it was often said that the stock market is the one place where…
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2022 – The Year Of Legendary & Powerful “Shorts”
The Beauty Of Hindsight Looking back in hindsight can be one of the most powerful and teachable moments for a trader or investor. However, decisions made in the present need to be accurate, in order for the future to validate them. This is obviously a lot easier said than done. Another important aspect to remember…
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Solana – Still A Potential Investment Opportunity?
Tied To A Sinking Ship When the ship goes down, it takes everything down with it that is in some way connected to it. This is the story of Solana and the Titanic, Known as FTX. What an incredibly sad moment for Crypto. Sad, yet extremely positive at the same time. Rooting out bad actors…
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Destroying The Bias
So Very Important When bear markets arrive, market participants generally tend to behave exactly as they did during the bull market. In other words, they continue to buy. The narrative changes somewhat, as now a “buy” is considered a bargain. However, it’s simply a case of the “dip keeps dipping”. I tried to communicate this…
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Regulation – The Flaws & Necessary Adjustments
The Cries For Regulation Before I dive into this edition, I want to cut right to the chase! The use of DEXs is a superior alternative to traditional centralized exchanges. Users do not part with their funds, and so maintain custody. During a trade, custody is lost momentarily, as the exchange is executed. The only…
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The FTX Collapse – What Matters Now
Here We Go Again Well, FTX was probably the last entity that most of us thought would be next to fall. However, there was one incident in particular that got me wondering. Some months back, SBF came out and said that the worst of the bear market was likely over. This was a bit of…
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Understanding Leverage – There Is No Substitute For Hard Work
The Leverage Dynamic Aagh… leverage, the wonderful tool that works so well when you are in sync with the market, and so destructively, when you are not. This is the reality that will so often be disguised by greed and selfish ambition. Working with leverage needs to be done with extreme care and experience. It…
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Bitcoin – Relatively Speaking…
Health Check Every so often, it’s advisable to visit your GP for a checkup. This will often incorporate testing one’s blood pressure, sugar levels, and a number of other tests, depending on pre-existing conditions. A similar idea can be applied to financial markets. Gathering information and data from multiple sources, indicators, and charts helps to…
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