Bitcoin 2023 nding WaysAs of now, Bitcoin is priced at $42,815, accompanied by a 24-hour trading volume of $24 billion. Its market capitalization stands at $843 billion, commanding 54% of the market share. In the past 24 hours, BTC has encountered a 0.96% decrease in price. With a circulating supply of 19.46 million BTC out of a maximum possible supply of 21 million BTC.
Bitcoin's recent attempt to breach the $44,000 resistance faced selling pressure, triggering a decline in its value. Currently, resistance is noted at $44,982, while support for BTC/USD is established at $41,784. The analysis for December 26 indicates that bears have initiated a robust selling pressure, eroding buyer confidence around the $44,000 mark. Consequently, BTC is experiencing a significant decline, setting the stage for a downward correction.
Examining the 1-day chart reveals a diminishing buying demand for Bitcoin as it grapples with this decline in value. Bio for more..................
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GoPro - Grab yourself a HERO10 with the PROFITSI read a post on tradingview talking about gopro awhile back, and I read a lot of good things. So much so, that I bought two gopro's for myself. The software was a little buggy, and the camera would overheat sometimes, but wow, it took some incredible shots. The motion stabilization technology they have makes for some insane shots. I've been watching this stock for awhile and I think it's gearing up for another run-up.
I've marked some key prices to watch for, but I really think we'll see this stock around $17 in Feb/March. I couldn't figure out how to explain what I was seeing in words, so I drew it out on the chart.
Anyone else seeing this possible run-up for gopro?? I think I'm getting ready to grab some options.
10 Day (1hr Chart) Outlook on $DGLY is looking hopefullI really have been giving $DGLY Digital Ally Inc. the benefit of the doubt. But as a 14 day swing it looks like there are several confluence points here. There is a $3.40 resistance level that we keep retesting and can not break through. It looks like the 60 day support level coming of of the Jun 1st low is holding and we will start moving up. If it breaks that support level and continues to retest the $3.00 horizontal support it may be time to bail.
Any good news from the $DGLY on contracts will help to build a volume base. Without constant positive news from this company, I don't think we will hold any significant uptrend without another major News Conflict involving police. Next PR will help to determine if I keep my position or drastically reduce it at the end of the week. I'll most likely carry a 10% position through the election in November due to the likelyhood that police action / reform will continue to be a hot talking point and could trigger a solid 2 day runner again up to $5-$7. I'm keeping my long term PT for Digital Ally at $5.50 but I don't expect to stay in long enough for their management and PR teams to get their act together.
Strategy Shift, Long SNAP in 2018; Stable IPO $20-24 RangeSnapchat is an Advertising Platform that leverages camera hardware using AR and Geo Location in order to create small, bite sized entertainment experiences that become cyclical and habitual for users. That they called themselves a camera company in 2017 was ludicrous and out of line. The new design leans heavily towards this model and focuses more on AR (which they should given that the iPhone X is starting to propagate a paradigm shift in personal connectivity to hardware and environment) to maximize the camera hardware via software.
They have a really great auction system in place and there's a shift internally with empowering the community (finally) that will eventually start to bear fruit if they give these new initiatives proper love and attention. It's a huge pivot, but one that I think they're starting to understand. Being able to let community and companies directly control exposure in order to generate revenue is a total win, especially with the format that Snapchat uses. They're letting companies sponsor promoted stories, which I feel trends towards this new operational structure. They just have to continue to execute well and the stock will start to pop it's way back up.
The advertising side of the business is growing exceedingly well and is positioning itself in the best way possible for Snap to leverage it into the future. User base is also increasing, along with the new Lens Studio program, so overall the story for Snapchat is positive (minus all the people fighting the redesign - as usual). I think an accumulation period in April should be watched for before the next earnings call. We're heading into Spring Break, music festival season, baseball and the Spring/Summer momentum shift. Market conditions remaining positive, next EC could be another good trend upwards.
Looking for a short that wont go up as the S&P recovers? KODK is circling the drain. Their balance sheet and quarterly income is very unimpressive; they don't look like the books of a company on a rebound but rather a company winding down operations. Q4 2014 they had $260m~ assets over liabilities, that number is down to a scant $75m~. During the same period, cost of revenue is down about 17% vs revenue being down 'only' 13% but that's not terribly impressive.
Don't get me wrong, I like film cameras. Working in a dark room to print your own photos is great. But it is a niche market that doesn't match up with Kodak's half billion market cap (they don't even make cameras mind you!) The film market is dominated by Polaroid, toy cameras, and pre-owned sales. Film and paper are not a monopoly for Kodak in the 21st century with Fuji, Ilford and others long pushing Kodak out of frame.
This chart shows Kodak's next slide. The 1 day MACD is already breaking negative and the chart below is the 3-day MACD showing that the leveling/upturn from the start of this year is over. Kodak may as well have agreed to sell their wares exclusively at Radioshack. Much of what their current business is (business services etc) doesn't have the same economies of scale that Xerox and others have. They could have held some patents and licensed the remainder to get some revenue streams but it's too late now. Maybe Kodak is already "winding down" and doesn't want to acknowledge it publicly. They don't have to wind down to zero; they can still be a single factory film manufacturer, making a tidy profit for a few dozen employees. But a half billion dollar multinational? Sorry, but that image is fading fast.
Bottom line:
Buy put options for as far out as possible and sit on them---Take a higher strike price (>$8) if you are looking for a cheap bet, low strike price if you are looking for a super cheap bet.