Crypto Alpha Report - January 08, 2025
Happy Wednesday, friends! Today, I want to discuss the discipline necessary to consistently succeed in this market.
It’s Wednesday morning, and I’ve been up since 5 am. I’ve worked out, showered, breakfasted, cared for my kid, and am already about an hour into my work day. I have a clear idea of what capital rotations I will make and what trades I’m considering putting on, and I’ve consumed my morning data.
I don’t tell you this to toot my own horn. I’m showing you an example of what efficiency looks like, of what discipline looks like. Many mornings, I just want to stay in bed, not hit the weights, not hit the charts, and not read another newsletter. I don’t get out of bed because I want to but because I’ve made it a moral imperative.
That was the trick to re-wiring my brain. Focus less on being “disciplined” and instead, make self-improvement and being consistent a moral issue for myself. That seemed to do the trick for me, as I have had a long history of battling depression and apathy.
There’s no such thing as overnight success (at least long-lasting). Consistent results come from consistent inputs. You have to put in the work to be successful. I don’t find a trade every day, hell, most days. But the fact that I put in the time in front of my computer every day means that when an opportunity does come in front of me, I’m prepared to act on it with conviction.
We’ll talk about conviction in tomorrow’s newsletter, but for today, let’s stick to discipline.
To be a successful trader, you must put in the time every day. In the beginning stages, it will be about learning and backtesting. You need to carve out at least 1-2 hours per day to do it. You will have to sacrifice other things you want to do. But if you want this, you must make time to become good at it. That will only come with consistently putting in the time.
If you want to start playing guitar, you won’t be so great in the beginning. But one hour of practice a day and after a few months, you won’t be so terrible. After two years, you’ll be jamming and the center of joy for the campsite (assuming your singing voice isn’t awful).
It’s the same with trading and investing. Whether you want to full portfolio high conviction plays 1-2 times per year or risk 2% taking 2-3 trades per week, whatever your strategy or edge is, the market will not reward you if you don’t put the time in.
Make this the year of buckling down, concentrating your efforts, and making this a serious occupation, not just a moonshot hobby.
Onwards and upwards, friends!
Crypto Market Update
Stablecoin Dominance
A continued movement up from this metric, +1.45% today. Daily momentum is still turned to the upside; however, we remain on a bearish trend with negative momentum—resistance at 5.96% of MC. This is a potential early warning sign of lengthier consolidation, but we’re currently just oscillating around the current Point of Control and the previous local high.
Bitcoin + Stablecoin Dominance
After three days of advance, this metric puts in a Doji indecision candle. Since we saw stablecoin dominance increasing, capital is rotating into altcoins. This is a good early sign of altcoin recovery moving forward.
Altcoin Performance Relative to Bitcoin
This metric is down -0.83% today, conflicting slightly with our previous metric. Potentially putting in a Hammer Reversal Candle, indicating buyers are beginning to step back into altcoins on this dip.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin continued to sell off throughout the night and early morning. However, buyers have stepped in and front-run support at $93,000. I do not expect Bitcoin to break down from our current trading range of $92,000 - $103,000 until January’s catalysts are out of the way.
Trends
5M: Bearish
30M: Bearish
1H: Bearish
4H: Bullish
D: Bullish
W: Bullish
While Bitcoin remains in a bearish short-term trend, Bullish Divergence is printing on the 30M and 1H timeframe, with 4H Volatility, maxed out and nearly oversold. Bitcoin is also now trading above daily VWAP, with a prolonged period of consolidation from $94-$95,000. Expecting either a recovery move upwards, however, it is still likely to re-test the range lows again.
Key Levels
POC: $93,637
VWAP: $95,768
Value Area High: $96,540 - $97,282
Value Area Low: $94,253 - $94,995
Next Liquidity Zone Above: $96,313 - $97,198
Next Liquidity Zone Below: $93,258 - $94,126
Bitcoin is showing substantial bullish divergence in both the 30M and 1H timeframes and some buying strength. There is potential for some recovery today. However, I still expect us to test range lows before making another push for $100,000 or even a bigger breakout, depending on January’s catalysts.
Strategy:
6/10 Conviction that we push up today. I wouldn’t structure a trade here with tight invalidation. Indeed, I think it’s likely we will test $91,000 - $92,000 before pushing back up significantly like we saw moving into Monday morning. Bitcoin is in a consolidation pattern, trading in a wedge formation, and it will likely be later in January that we get a resolution. I expect buyers to keep price above $90,000 until Trump’s inauguration; there’s just too much potential juice left in the market. I would focus on building a swing position to the upside over the next couple of days.
It’s Wednesday morning, and I’ve been up since 5 am. I’ve worked out, showered, breakfasted, cared for my kid, and am already about an hour into my work day. I have a clear idea of what capital rotations I will make and what trades I’m considering putting on, and I’ve consumed my morning data.
I don’t tell you this to toot my own horn. I’m showing you an example of what efficiency looks like, of what discipline looks like. Many mornings, I just want to stay in bed, not hit the weights, not hit the charts, and not read another newsletter. I don’t get out of bed because I want to but because I’ve made it a moral imperative.
That was the trick to re-wiring my brain. Focus less on being “disciplined” and instead, make self-improvement and being consistent a moral issue for myself. That seemed to do the trick for me, as I have had a long history of battling depression and apathy.
There’s no such thing as overnight success (at least long-lasting). Consistent results come from consistent inputs. You have to put in the work to be successful. I don’t find a trade every day, hell, most days. But the fact that I put in the time in front of my computer every day means that when an opportunity does come in front of me, I’m prepared to act on it with conviction.
We’ll talk about conviction in tomorrow’s newsletter, but for today, let’s stick to discipline.
To be a successful trader, you must put in the time every day. In the beginning stages, it will be about learning and backtesting. You need to carve out at least 1-2 hours per day to do it. You will have to sacrifice other things you want to do. But if you want this, you must make time to become good at it. That will only come with consistently putting in the time.
If you want to start playing guitar, you won’t be so great in the beginning. But one hour of practice a day and after a few months, you won’t be so terrible. After two years, you’ll be jamming and the center of joy for the campsite (assuming your singing voice isn’t awful).
It’s the same with trading and investing. Whether you want to full portfolio high conviction plays 1-2 times per year or risk 2% taking 2-3 trades per week, whatever your strategy or edge is, the market will not reward you if you don’t put the time in.
Make this the year of buckling down, concentrating your efforts, and making this a serious occupation, not just a moonshot hobby.
Onwards and upwards, friends!
Crypto Market Update
Stablecoin Dominance
A continued movement up from this metric, +1.45% today. Daily momentum is still turned to the upside; however, we remain on a bearish trend with negative momentum—resistance at 5.96% of MC. This is a potential early warning sign of lengthier consolidation, but we’re currently just oscillating around the current Point of Control and the previous local high.
Bitcoin + Stablecoin Dominance
After three days of advance, this metric puts in a Doji indecision candle. Since we saw stablecoin dominance increasing, capital is rotating into altcoins. This is a good early sign of altcoin recovery moving forward.
Altcoin Performance Relative to Bitcoin
This metric is down -0.83% today, conflicting slightly with our previous metric. Potentially putting in a Hammer Reversal Candle, indicating buyers are beginning to step back into altcoins on this dip.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin continued to sell off throughout the night and early morning. However, buyers have stepped in and front-run support at $93,000. I do not expect Bitcoin to break down from our current trading range of $92,000 - $103,000 until January’s catalysts are out of the way.
Trends
5M: Bearish
30M: Bearish
1H: Bearish
4H: Bullish
D: Bullish
W: Bullish
While Bitcoin remains in a bearish short-term trend, Bullish Divergence is printing on the 30M and 1H timeframe, with 4H Volatility, maxed out and nearly oversold. Bitcoin is also now trading above daily VWAP, with a prolonged period of consolidation from $94-$95,000. Expecting either a recovery move upwards, however, it is still likely to re-test the range lows again.
Key Levels
POC: $93,637
VWAP: $95,768
Value Area High: $96,540 - $97,282
Value Area Low: $94,253 - $94,995
Next Liquidity Zone Above: $96,313 - $97,198
Next Liquidity Zone Below: $93,258 - $94,126
Bitcoin is showing substantial bullish divergence in both the 30M and 1H timeframes and some buying strength. There is potential for some recovery today. However, I still expect us to test range lows before making another push for $100,000 or even a bigger breakout, depending on January’s catalysts.
Strategy:
6/10 Conviction that we push up today. I wouldn’t structure a trade here with tight invalidation. Indeed, I think it’s likely we will test $91,000 - $92,000 before pushing back up significantly like we saw moving into Monday morning. Bitcoin is in a consolidation pattern, trading in a wedge formation, and it will likely be later in January that we get a resolution. I expect buyers to keep price above $90,000 until Trump’s inauguration; there’s just too much potential juice left in the market. I would focus on building a swing position to the upside over the next couple of days.
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