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I guess time will tell. I think the meme coins are all hype. I'm up around 3000% on BTC and doubled in ETH, so I am doing okay. I stay with what I know.
Nothing wrong with that, but saying everything else is garbage is sheer ignorance. There will be many alts that lap both ETH and BTC on this run up. And it's not cause they are garbage.
 

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If I am retiring it would be because I made more than $5 million...I am in some really exciting private sales coming up that have a chance to go huge.

My TA skills have been steadily improving and I am pretty confident in my buys in ways I have never been prior. Booked massive profits on AMP, SLP and ACH the past week, all of which I bought just prior to big breakouts.

Also...some think this could be the start of a super cycle, so there is a chance we might not see a true bear market for a while...potentially at all in 2022.

However, even if that does come to pass, fractal data suggests the bottom of the next bear market will be right around where we are currently.
Yeah, maybe it is a supercycle we just don't know yet. You just don't want to be caught in a bad position where it's hard to ride out a long term down trend. Where you make the real money is having the capital to accumulate in a bear market so you catch the entire move up. Even though you can make money in a bear market it is no where close to a bull where the underlying asset is growing exponentially. All I'm saying is play it safe, you don't want to screw up a once in a civilization paradigm shift. You want to max out accumulation in the period of time and it will be harder without the cash flow.
 

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Nothing wrong with that, but saying everything else is garbage is sheer ignorance. There will be many alts that lap both ETH and BTC on this run up. And it's not cause they are garbage.
There will be many in a short period of time that do, but over a 4+yr period, most will not. It is similar to the tech boom in the 90's, you will get some google, facbooks, netflix etc out of this but there will be many more that fail. There will also be some that have their period of dominance but then lose out to a competitor, think AOL. These are all basically new tech companies and each cycle has their new hot projects that are pretty much forgotten a few years later. There will be a handful of massive winners though. Just look at the Top 20 coins over the last 10yrs, many names have come and gone. Just the nature of it. Bitcoin however I believe will be the anchor/base currency of this entire ecosystem because of its decentralization, security, set rules and simplicity.
 

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Nothing wrong with that, but saying everything else is garbage is sheer ignorance. There will be many alts that lap both ETH and BTC on this run up. And it's not cause they are garbage.
I could be wrong, but DogeCoin was a coin just made up to make fun of the wild speculation in cryptocurrencies at the time. Shiba-Inu was created to "destroy" DogeCoin. Yes, DogCoin is trying to change and make them into something, but aside from trades and pops, I am not sure if either are real. The same cannot be said for ETH/ADA/BTC. I feel those are long term holds and I've been buying the big two for years. I also like gold and silver as well, but it's all part of a diversified portfolio. I also feel, all are going to explode should the inflation be anything near what some are predicting. With the world printing trillions of dollars, it's nearly inevitable. I also think real estate is a great inflation hedge as well as consumer stocks.
 

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I could be wrong, but DogeCoin was a coin just made up to make fun of the wild speculation in cryptocurrencies at the time. Shiba-Inu was created to "destroy" DogeCoin. Yes, DogCoin is trying to change and make them into something, but aside from trades and pops, I am not sure if either are real. The same cannot be said for ETH/ADA/BTC. I feel those are long term holds and I've been buying the big two for years. I also like gold and silver as well, but it's all part of a diversified portfolio. I also feel, all are going to explode should the inflation be anything near what some are predicting. With the world printing trillions of dollars, it's nearly inevitable. I also think real estate is a great inflation hedge as well as consumer stocks.
DOGE and SHIB are meme coins...I would never recommend buying those even if that is the hot thing right now.

I am talking about solid projects...ones like

DOT
SOL
MATIC
LUNA
LINK
AAVE
FTM
AVAX
ATOM

Etc...would not be surprised to see any or all of these outpace both ETH and BTC on the run up...
 
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There will be many in a short period of time that do, but over a 4+yr period, most will not. It is similar to the tech boom in the 90's, you will get some google, facbooks, netflix etc out of this but there will be many more that fail. There will also be some that have their period of dominance but then lose out to a competitor, think AOL. These are all basically new tech companies and each cycle has their new hot projects that are pretty much forgotten a few years later. There will be a handful of massive winners though. Just look at the Top 20 coins over the last 10yrs, many names have come and gone. Just the nature of it. Bitcoin however I believe will be the anchor/base currency of this entire ecosystem because of its decentralization, security, set rules and simplicity.
True enough but I am only talking about for this run up. I will be very selective in what I hold long term.

The ones I listed below are likely solid bets. Especially SOL, DOT and LINK.

LINK has not gone below it's main trendline since December of 2018 when it was .21...that is an incredibly long period of bullishness.
 

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Yeah, maybe it is a supercycle we just don't know yet. You just don't want to be caught in a bad position where it's hard to ride out a long term down trend. Where you make the real money is having the capital to accumulate in a bear market so you catch the entire move up. Even though you can make money in a bear market it is no where close to a bull where the underlying asset is growing exponentially. All I'm saying is play it safe, you don't want to screw up a once in a civilization paradigm shift. You want to max out accumulation in the period of time and it will be harder without the cash flow.
Oh trust me, I am erring on the side of caution with selling out...there are some indicators that have signalled the top of the previous two big runs that I will be watching and once those hit I am selling out. Even if I lose out on a few extra dollars, it will not be worth the additional risk. At that point the risk/reward doesn't make sense.

I will likely go back in on the dead cat bounce and then sell out once again to add to it tho since that is a pretty sure trend that almost always holds.
 

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True enough but I am only talking about for this run up. I will be very selective in what I hold long term.

The ones I listed below are likely solid bets. Especially SOL, DOT and LINK.

LINK has not gone below it's main trendline since December of 2018 when it was .21...that is an incredibly long period of bullishness.
Yeah, those are solid for sure. I have Dot, missed SOL, have a lot of LINK, it was one of the only coins besides BNB that ran during the bear market. Definitely some of the safer plays
 

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Let's just say in a little under 6 months, I've booked more profit from crypto than my software engineering job pays yearly. And it should be 3-4x what it is, I made so many stupid mistakes early on.

Planning to be retired in 3-4 months permanently. Based on how things have been going the last month, that might be too long of a time frame honestly.

300% returns are really nothing in crypto. People make that in a week or less sometimes. Depends on the project and when you get in.
I have some IDOs that have returned 5000+% in 3 days.
That's really reassuring, I'm hoping to save enough capital to expand my portfolio. If i put 60k in bitcoin i can make 180k in a year which is more than double what i earn at work.

90% of bitcoin has already been circulated, I'm not sure how much longer this wave will go on for but I'm willing to ride it out.
 
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Question for bitcoin experts: if bitcoin is the new gold shouldn’t it go up when gold goes up? Gold went up today over 1% but bitcoin down in the gutter.
 

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Question for bitcoin experts: if bitcoin is the new gold shouldn’t it go up when gold goes up? Gold went up today over 1% but bitcoin down in the gutter.
Gold is a very rare Earth material, all the Gold in the entire world including what we haven't found would only fill one Olympic swimming pool. Gold is used in so many electronics. It is an extremely important thing.

Bitcoin was created to be a decentralised currency, free from any government.

Two entirely different things
 

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Question for bitcoin experts: if bitcoin is the new gold shouldn’t it go up when gold goes up? Gold went up today over 1% but bitcoin down in the gutter.
Gold has lost 8% of it's value while Bitcoin has gained 500,000+% over the past decade.

And no, it doesn't always work like that. BTC currently in a bullish flag consolidation, but is nearing a breakout. Won't be long now.
 

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Gold has lost 8% of it's value while Bitcoin has gained 500,000+% over the past decade.

And no, it doesn't always work like that. BTC currently in a bullish flag consolidation, but is nearing a breakout. Won't be long now.
I hope you’re right. Got money in both. We’ll see which will outperform over the long term. Even penny stocks can outperform in the short term
 

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I hope you’re right. Got money in both. We’ll see which will outperform over the long term. Even penny stocks can outperform in the short term
Last time I checked a decade isn't short term...and BTC will likely be closer to a million in 5 years than $100K.

Eyeing a breakout before the end of the day today.
 

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Last time I checked a decade isn't short term...and BTC will likely be closer to a million in 5 years than $100K.

Eyeing a breakout before the end of the day today.
A decade is very short term in the grand scheme of things. But yes let’s see what happens
 

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Fads come and go in the markets like anything else. The real question is the long term staying power and it's ability to hold up against federal reserves in all countries that hold the purse strings with iron fists.

To me bitcoin is a fantastic speculation that can yield tons of cash, but it's legitimate long term viability is very much in question still.

For those new to the game of speculation and finance, you can read stories from all decades about hot trending markets that boom and bust. Many decades and generations have had their own +100% returns for individuals. In these times it makes people think they are investing gods. Until markets change and then they realize there is more to the story than riding trends and hot tips. Only a few people make it out of these cycles and stay in the game long term.

As a professional with a business, I just want to caution people to treat this seriously. If you aren't treating this like a business then you should work towards some education. A few million in any market is great until it get's wiped out and you don't know why. In addition there are many professionals that are getting and are in the BTC markets. These are the people that will be the first to get out when rainy days come and they will.

This is similar to the S&P, where the average person doesn't understand business cycles and the feds part in it. The market dips, professionals get out and are ready to buy back at the bottom, while many and most were subject to highly leveraged losses.

Just want everyone to be financially safe is all. Not being anti BTC at all. I have been around long enough to know how markets work and you see the same trends over the years.
 

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Fads come and go in the markets like anything else. The real question is the long term staying power and it's ability to hold up against federal reserves in all countries that hold the purse strings with iron fists.

To me bitcoin is a fantastic speculation that can yield tons of cash, but it's legitimate long term viability is very much in question still.

For those new to the game of speculation and finance, you can read stories from all decades about hot trending markets that boom and bust. Many decades and generations have had their own +100% returns for individuals. In these times it makes people think they are investing gods. Until markets change and then they realize there is more to the story than riding trends and hot tips. Only a few people make it out of these cycles and stay in the game long term.

As a professional with a business, I just want to caution people to treat this seriously. If you aren't treating this like a business then you should work towards some education. A few million in any market is great until it get's wiped out and you don't know why. In addition there are many professionals that are getting and are in the BTC markets. These are the people that will be the first to get out when rainy days come and they will.

This is similar to the S&P, where the average person doesn't understand business cycles and the feds part in it. The market dips, professionals get out and are ready to buy back at the bottom, while many and most were subject to highly leveraged losses.

Just want everyone to be financially safe is all. Not being anti BTC at all. I have been around long enough to know how markets work and you see the same trends over the years.
A lot of great insights in this post and hope all relatively new entrants who came into this market will take note. We have a difference of opinion on Bitcoins long term viability risk at this point but I certainly think it very much applies to the majority of other projects. We are most likely entering the final leg of this cycles uptrend, it is going to be incredibly euphoric and most of you will make massive returns. As someone who has been doing this for a while and know many people who have large positions, I will be looking to take considerable percentages of my portfolio off the table over the next few months. The majority of long term holders who have been through these cycles are too. Any new money coming in now should proceed with caution. It doesn't mean you can't participate but just take a more measured approach. If you have made a lot of money, consider taking some off table over the next few moths. You will never be able to time tops and bottoms so my preferred method is to cost average in and out of positions. Deeply learn about what you are investing in so you can have true conviction in what you are holding though the volatility. Understand if we do get a blow off the top end to this cycle your positions could be underwater for a decent amount of time. At some point BTC will have a 50-85% extended correction and many of these other projects will lose 90%+, even the more solid ones. Many will never recover. Most have to learn these lessons the hard way at some point in life, myself included. Just make sure the damage isn't too much that you can't recover.

 

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I did a virtual investment with Bitcoin to simulate what kind of gains i would of made, I'm regretting not investing.

Im not sure if i should invest now or wait until a drop happens
 

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I did a virtual investment with Bitcoin to simulate what kind of gains i would of made, I'm regretting not investing.

Im not sure if i should invest now or wait until a drop happens
Not sure how many more dips you are going to get...one of these times it's going to run fast and hard and melt faces on the way up.
 
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