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Alt Season is Right Around the CornerBitcoin dominance has been growing in the past few days as it outperforms the rest of the cryptocurrency market after the sharp drop last week. Many things are pointing towards Bitcoin continuing to outperform in the short term as we gear up for the next parabolic bull market. However, alt season is very close and, once BTC confirms it's breakout towards 100k, a lot of the large caps like Ethereum and Solana will begin to go up very quickly. This is based on my cyclical analysis of alt seasons. To get a better idea of the cyclicality of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and alt seasons, check out my previous post which predicts the next parabolic rise in November: An important thing to note when referring to alt seasons is that they don't last long (only a few months). So understand your timeframe when investing over the coming weeks. Another important idea is how money tends to flow during this period. It historically starts with Bitcoin breaking its all time high and beginning to rise. During this time, altcoins tend to underperform. But once BTC consolidates and begins to go sideways, that's when the rest of the market has time to catch up. In the chart I show 4 key points: Bitcoin This is when BTC makes a significant breakout whether that's from a significant resistance level or its ATH. This is where BTC is outperforming 99% of the market. Ethereum & Large Caps BTC will begin to slow down and a lot of the major altcoins will see a big increase. This is where you can find great trade setups on the BTC pairs like ETHBTC, SOLBTC, etc. BTC Consolidates BTC will start to go sideways, cooling off and preparing for its next rise. From here you might see some pumps in mid-low caps. These tend to be volatile and hard to predict. Small caps - Quick and fast As BTC continues to go sideways, some small caps might experience quick pumps in price. Similarly, these tend to be even more volatile and hard to predict. After this, the pattern repeats back up to Bitcoin until we reach a peak and begin a new bear market. The cryptocurrency bull market is brewing up and alt season can offer some incredibly profitable opportunities. Plan ahead, and don't overtrade.
CRYPTOCAP:BTC.D
by spilkerBTC
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What If Smart Money Shifts from Traditional Companies to Crypto?This idea explores the potential scenario where smart money moves from traditional top 100 Nasdaq companies to the crypto space. As Nasdaq reaches its peak and becomes less attractive, blockchain companies offer more reasonable valuations, and the crypto market continues to open up, providing new opportunities. This shift could drive substantial growth in the blockchain and crypto sectors as traditional finance investors look for higher returns in emerging technologies.
NASDAQ:AAPLShort
by BMynameX
What Is Money Flow In & Out of a Stock? And Why Should You Care?Professionals often speak of money flowing in or out of a stock, but how can that be if there is an equal number of buyers and sellers? It is because “Money Flow” comes from the balance of the lot sizes. There are four possible positions in any one stock: Buy Buy to Cover Sell Sell Short Each investor and trader in the stock has their own separate agenda. Each may come from a different Market Participant Group. There are now 9 Stock Market Participant Groups, starting from those who buy first, at the bottom of a new upward cycle: The giant Buy Side Institutions who invest Mutual and Pension Funds and/or create ETFs and other kinds of stock market derivatives. The Sell Side Institutions, aka the big banks and major market makers Wealthy Individual Investors Corporations Institutional/ Pro Traders High Frequency Traders (HFTs) Small Funds Individual Small-Lot Investors, Investment Groups and Individual Retail Traders Odd-Lot Investors Buyers are anticipating that the stock is going to move up. Their stock order types span the spectrum, for example: Market Orders, Limit Orders, Stop Orders. Buy to Cover Orders are placed by traders who sold short and are now taking profits. Those who are selling the stock are anticipating that the stock is going to move down. In an uptrending stock, this is profit-taking near the top of the run. It can also be similar in a downtrending stock because the seller is afraid that the stock is going to move down more, and they have been holding through what they thought was a short retracement. Most of these stock order types will be “Sell at Market” (SAM). Sell Short Traders are anticipating that the stock is going to move down, and they can place a variety of orders just like the buyers. Both Buyers and Sell Shorters are entering the trade, while Buy to Covers and Sellers are exiting the trade. It is the mix of these different types of buying and selling coupled with the kind of investor or trader and the size of their share lots that causes money to flow in or out of a stock. If the buyers are mostly large lots and the sellers are mostly small lots, who is in control? The buyers purchasing large lots . This is because, at some point, there will not be enough small-lot sellers, and those who are Selling Short will turn and start Buying to Cover, creating more of a shortage of sellers. Consequently, this will put more pressure on the buy side. There are always latecomers to a stock run, and they are usually small-lot buyers. As the stock moves up in price, more of the small-lot buyers will step in, pushing the price up even further. Most small-lot buyers typically use a “Buy at Market” Order, which is the worst kind to use to control the entry price. As the stock moves up further in price, the last of the Short Sellers will panic and Buy to Cover, causing the stock to gap up or jump even higher. This then triggers the large-lot buyers to start selling for profit. As profit-taking begins, the stock dips in price. This causes the odd-lot buyer, who is the last in the market participant cycle to buy, to rush into the stock and buy because they have been told to “Buy the Dip.” By now, the news media has been talking about this stock and its great run. Consequently, the odd-lot uninformed investor finds the dip irresistible and buys on pure emotion without any analysis of the stock. This causes the final gap up and exhaustion pattern. Now, while all of those odd-lot latecomers are buying, who is selling to balance the equation? Market Makers are Selling Short and the Smart Money, who were the first to enter, are selling to take profits. Suddenly, the large lots are now shifting to the downside, and what happens? The control switches to the sellers who are moving larger lots. Now, money is flowing out of the stock, yet the price may go up briefly before a downtrend develops. Large lots are usually wiser investors and traders who know more than the other investors and traders. So the giant Buy Side Institutions investing Mutual and Pension Funds, who have access to information often not yet available to Individual Investors and Retail Traders, are called the Smart Money. It can be assumed that the smaller the lot size, the less the investor or trader knows and understands about the market. As smaller lots move in, a shift of power occurs due to the large lots moving to the sell side, and thus money shifts to flowing out of the stock. As the stock collapses and reaches a price or equilibrium near a base or bottom, those smaller lots who held through the collapse reach an emotional point of extreme pain of loss and begin to sell in panic. In response, the Smart Money and Market Makers switch roles again, Buying to Cover their profitable shorts and buying to hold as the stock moves up again. Summary: Every time you take a position in a stock, there are also three other positions in that same stock. You need to be aware of each of these and make sure that you are with the right group. Most of the time, traders who are having problems with their trades are simply trading with the wrong group. It is important, then, to learn about today's stock market structure and what I call the "Cycle of Market Participants." When traders can trade with the flow of the Smart Money, they have a decided advantage.
NASDAQ:AAPLEducation
by MarthaStokesCMT-TechniTrader
ThrillThe USDOLLAR is continuing its road to zero and ignorant bitcoin "investors" and "experts" have no clue what the real reason for their magic beans going up is. Bitcoin is behaving pretty predictably. In the details can't tell if the price stays around 20k for long, or keeps going up, going to depend on how fast the USD falls. Depends how excited the crypto community gets. But for sure BTC is "following" the general global monetary & geopolitic situation. Bitcoin permabulls are starting to get thrilled. Excited bagholders looking to FOMO in (after exiting a few months ago) are not able to log in and buy (lol)! The CME also just announced they would launch Ethereum futures. Out of all the instruments available, smart money can look for the best trade, best pullback best RR: Euro, Krona, Indonesian bonds, or even Bitcoin, whatever it may be. 🤔 China currency is likely just going to strengthen, the west will continue to collapse, and in 3 years the Vietnamese middle class will come spend their strong currencies on holiday in the US, UK, France & Germany. If BTC competes with China east asian regional currency (that competes with the USD) they might have to ban BTC. Crypto CFDS are gone in Europe, if I want to bet on BTC I can go through Kraken, I think I'll just pass. Might as well just short USDCNY & USDSEK that keep winning, there is literally no difference with buying BTC, it is the same trade. Long term investments for me - this is a side activity - will be Asian fixed income tools as well as maybe a few UK, Australia, Scandinavian, and Asian stocks, certainly not some coinflip crypto lottery ticket; and I will not take much risk personally, my goal is very slow and steady, safe bonds mostly, even with very small returns, just want certainty and as little risk as possible. Crypto is random and it has a high risk of getting banned. The west and the US can continue to collapse for a while so everything including Bitcoin can continue to go up. With asians making their own money and China "conquering" Hong Kong (for its financial center what else?), they will invest their surplus in their own economies rather than continue to finance the US growth & comfort social programs. France is even worse, social programs ALONE are a bigger % of GDP than the ENTIRE China public spending in % of GDP. I think they plan on robbing people savings directly, to survive a bit longer. Better flee to the UK or anywhere else before this happens. The UK might survive. They have demographic issues though, and have a hard time securing their borders, and already have 1000 tribes fighting each other, and they still have not started taking pro-natality measures (will they ever?). For delusional BTC "true believers" that think BTC is going up on its own: Asian money just going to keep on keeping Recently I had a very good buy on Bitcoin, with Europe guaranteeing losses, comfy. But it all got banned, too many noobs getting their faces ripped off. I do not think it is worth the trouble to go out of our way to get some BTC. I won't. Just cannot be bothered. In PPS: - China 16% of world GDP - USA 16% of world GDP - EU (-UK) 16% of world GDP Apart from banning crypto CFD I don't see what the EU has in mind? Maybe they ban Bitcoin because it transmits covid? (according to them) I'd keep my eyes on the USA currency and on what China will do. I see no reason for the price of Bitcoin not to keep going up.
KRAKEN:BTCUSDLong
by MrRenev
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