1 reason why institutional money will NEVER go big on PonziCoinWe compare a BTC baggy speculator to a largely diversified fund.
We assume risk rewards are the same and on 1 side the BTC baggy takes 2 huge trades over a 2 year period, the diversified fund has 200 positions in total, in bacthes of 10 that are held approximately 10 weeks each. This is quite similar to reality. I also compare the 2 time BTC gambler to a speculator that takes 10 smaller trades instead of 2 huge one, and demonstrate that even this small difference makes a HUGE difference result wise (spoiler: he makes 75 times as much money).
45% to make 125% once/once
100* 0.45 to make 100*1.25
0.45*2.25 = 1,0125 (amazing)
For the smart speculator the formula (0.9955^100)*(1.0125^100) is incorrect it assumed every trade is compounded.
Let's look at a speculator that holds 10 position at once.
Because (1+x)*(1-x) = 1 - x² < 1, and the bigger the loss the harder to comeback (lose 1% only need to make 1.01% - 1% more only to breakeven, lose 50% need to make double that (100% more) to breakeven), I'll affirm without going into too much details that:
The best case scenario is in each batch of 10 trades the speculator wins 5 loses 5
The worst case scenario is the speculator loses all trades in 10 batches of 10 in a row & wins 10 of 10 in a row.
Best case scenario, he makes 20 times 0.9775*1.0625=1,03859375 (0.45*5=2.25 and 1.25*5=6.25). Note how this is already more than the amazing Bitcoin total returns. 20 times this compounded is => 1,03859375^20 = 2,13.
Worst case scenario 10 times 0.955 then 10 times 1.125 => 2,049.
The diversified speculator doubled his money.
The dumb moon chaser that got "the bull run of his life wow such big % best performing asset" broke even.
I just want to bang my head on the wall when I hear "best performing asset".
There was a guy on tv that said this.
OF COURSE he also smiled like an idiot.
OF COURSE he made no sense zero logic.
OF COURSE he uttered the incredibly stupid sentence "If I knew how to predict the future I would not be here I would be at the beach".
I can compare it to a third, that only takes 10 trades in total in 2 years. Risked 9% each time to make 25%.
0.91^5*1.25^5 = 1,9044. Almost doubled his money.
Of course most Bitcoin dumb money is not risking 45% to make 125%, they are risking 100% to make "moon".
I wonder what returns they believe can give them (all by the way) 100% back. Oh but of course "it will never happen".
They will grow old holding their bags to zero and vanish into oblivion.
And let us not forgot that idiotcoin does this:
And let us not forget that idiotcoin price action shows INFERIOR setups to what we regularly see elsewhere.
I assumed for this that baggycoin had as good risk rewards, but here we can see this is not the case.
This is just 1 example but it is always like this... So things are actually even worse...
Nice, wait months and months of flat price action for this crap?
When there are much better opportunities based on the weekly chart too on a DAILY BASIS?
"Uuuuh but price only went up 4% my retardcoin went up 8900%"
- Mathematically illeterate simpleton that also has no clue about leverage (if he really wants a one time big number due to mathematical illiteracy).
And since all crypto are correlated and alts are unpredictable, no self-respectable fund is going to go more than 1, maybe 2 percent, in crypto.
Oh I said self-respectable, not that would be zero percent. I mean the crazy ones.
If big money comes in (Soros) it is either small (Rothschilds that are trillionaires put 100k in emmm do BTC baggies know what percentage this is? They probably have more spare cash in their pockets), OR they are in to extract as much money from baggies as fast as they can (Soros broke the bank of england).
There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON for professionals that want to make money to go in BTC buy&baghodl. They can make more with less risk.
They also know this is an unethical ponzi scheme and often have a reputation to protect. But I won't get started on other reasons they will not throw money at retail "believers".
One day they will realize that the people pointing & laughing and calling them idiots were not just joking but meant it, and they were not 'just mad they missed out', and it will hurt hard.
They are going to fall from so high. It will be like the 6th elements, they will realize they were the suckers all along. I preped my pop corn and I cannot wait. Going to be very amusing.
Risk
Unethical trading representations (educational)This topic has not to my knowledge been covered on Tradingview before now.
I specifically explore ' unethical trading representations' and explain in the limited time what that means as a concept.
To be absolutely clear, I am not asserting that every paid-for service or representation is unethical or illegal. What I am saying is that new traders and the inexperienced are like 'fresh meat' for these schemes, that aim for a small percentage of them.
The impact assessment - whether or not new traders pay for 'inner circle' access in these things, is of real importance.
Nothing said in this post refers to any identifiable individual, group or entity.
New traders especially need to be hyper-vigilant and cautious before parting with their money. But even if not parting with money, the potential negative impact is of importance.
I declare a personal bias, that I have been stung by three of these early in my trading career.
USDJPYHello all - DuncanForex.com here with another trade idea
As per my Gold short trade - I think USDJPY is ready to head a lot higher. (see related trade below)
On the monthly chart it printed an amazing pin bar (back in Jan)
It is now at the 61.8% retrace level (just under it by about -60 pips (on a weekly chart)
I think this could head up to 115 level easily on a Fibonacci extension.
I have entered 3 trades at 106.91 area
DuncanForex.com coming soon (about 1 week)
Thanks for looking
Duncan
$CUR Great risk/reward here! Loving this oversold setup!$CUR Great risk/reward here! Loving this oversold setup!
SL: 0,2502 TGT 0.6ish nearterm
Trade Update: EUR/USD analysisUS fundamental on CPI remained unchanged, this was a pivotal macro indicator which large investors were waiting for, sentiment, therefore, remains more at ease, from a technical perspective price tapped a key liquidity barrier however we rejected this zone with an evening star reversal pattern then a 4HR bearish engulfing candle closing below a minor trendline signifying large downside pressure, its likely that price could rally to targeted zone of 1.25000 then potentially extend to a psychological level of 1.20000
The new safe-haven asset: GOLDThe price is finally over the key dynamic support identified by the EMA200 weekly passing for $ 1269 an ounce. So now the support at 1324 dollars is a key level in the very short term. It will drive the price to the first significant increase in trading volume. It could reach directly the support at 1299 or the second resistance at 1348.
Basically the most probable hypothesis is an uptrend from this point. With the FED still standing on its monetary policy at least until September and with this uncertainty of the markets. The price of various commodities such as gold and silver should still benefit for a few sessions.
In fact the main analysts expect a retest of the price of gold at the psychological level of $ 1400 an ounce for the month of August. For September, with a probable announcement by Powell on the resumption of a highly restrictive monetary policy, retracements on precious metals should be seen. So this will be in favor of a strong appreciation of the American currency (USD).
To recap
The new safe-haven asset is GOLD so: we recommend a long entrance with the first target the resistance to 1348. Second target on 1360. The final one is about $ 1,400. It is advisable to set a very short-term stop loss below 1299. Even if the analysis is invalidated at the break of $ 1269.
GBP/JPY - Neutral (Risk Off) Downward wedge 4 HR ChartWaiting on Japanese session reaction to GBP pullback. (PatiencePays)
If there is a breakout off the downward wedge (Long position)
Take profit 1: 140.000 (Resistance & just below 50% Fibonacci Retracement)
Take Profit 2: 142.650 (fibonacci Retracement 61%)
Fundamentals affecting decision:
Long Position positive news on trade war negotiations and continuation in reversal of the DOW/S&P 500.
Short position wedge continuation (Risk Off) Safe Haven Currency considering the uncertainty in the market.
BTC, a strong shorting opportunity looms Background
Traders, investors, the public and the crypto world spent the beginning of 2018 fixated on the parabolic rise and equally sudden plummet from 20k to 6,000. By mid-2018, it was clear that the bull run was over and a massive descending triangle was forming with a base at around 6,000. The Minsky moment came at the end of 2018 with an introductory drop to 5,500 followed by a plummet which finally found support at 3,200. Since then, BTC has rocketed ahead, becoming one of the best asset classes of 2019, rising nearly 60% to 6,200 at the time of writing and crushing all other traditional asset classes.
Resistance ahead
The focus today is on 2018’s year long descending triangle and support base at 6,000 - 6,500 which provides todays opportunity. This support zone bounced sellers 5 times during 2018 and was the focus of crypto traders all over the world. Now with price reaching this important technical level, traders will undoubtedly be fixated on such an important technical level and may see this as an excuse to take profits, wait on the side lines or flip and open a short.
Bearish divergence
RSI levels have also been moving into overbought territory for the past month on the daily. Bear in mind that this by itself is a terrible reason to short given that BTC is so sentiment driven, however a bearish divergence (higher price with lower RSI) is forming on the daily, giving support to our thesis.
Plan
As we are shorting into a bullish trend, we need to be cautious, scaling into our position and re evaluating frequently. I recommend scaling into shorts around the 6,400 region, watching for double tops and signs of exhaustion on the 4hr. As price is still trending up, we will have tight stops, giving up quickly at around the 6,600 area.
There are some special situations where we are just going to run away immediately, if one of Bitcoin’s infamous BGD wicks up rapidly and through our entry range, we are not going to enter any position. So, we will not leave any limit orders overnight and instead monitor our entries closely.
If there is fundamental news, such as more clarity around Bakkt, US crypto regulations, or news, like a resolution to the Binance hack or Bitfinex situation then we will also have to stay on the side lines and potentially go long.
Take profit levels are at the support levels of 5,600 and 5,200 with deeper profit levels at 4,200. Once again, we will be re evaluating frequently, looking for signs of weaknesses at each level before determining whether to continue.
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Psych Hack #0007 - decision-making - it's what we do. Everybody - I mean everybody - who is actively trading has to make decisions. Entry points, exit points, trailing stops, stop-losses and so on - they all involve decisions. But what affects the integrity of our decision-making ? Some say we don't need to make decisions, once we follow a mechanical trading plan. I disagree 100%. If everybody could follow a mechanical trading plan and be millionaires it would have happened already - it ain't happening! End of.
I say that our decisions are made in our heads - our brains, our minds. I say that I (we) need to know about the pitfalls in decision-making - pitfalls that may affect our minds.
I'm sharing some things I've learned with others. These may not be of relevance to everybody. However, as the hard evidence shows that between 75 and 90% of all traders lose money consistently, I think it should be of relevance to a majority.
Declaration : None of this is advice - even if so construed. Opinions on the two charts shown are not be relied upon. Your losses are entirely your own.
The Highs in the $SPX are a MIRAGE - Time to SELL!Bearish Divergences of this caliber is a great risk/reward scenario. Sell here and risk a new high.
AUDCAD (1D): Possible short positionAUDCAD (1d) can break north or south. The position here is very tricky. Long squeezes of momentum and ATR resistance can be followed by price going either way. At this time only, there's more on the chart suggesting probability for the south.
On the last bullish limb up to 3rd Dec 2018, price retraced down to a 76.4% Fib before a struggling recovery from 1st March 2018 of a 50% fib.
This latest retracement noreth looks weak - but of course strange things can happen. My probability estimate is for the south. How wrong I am will be limited by a stop loss. No pain, no gain. :)
EURCAD Update after Stop Loss HitWe forecast for the week ahead:
1) Outline anticipated move
2) Outline Contingency Plan
3) Create trading plan around Price Action (entries planned on H4, H1, H15 dependent on your anticipated exit)- Updates will be provided.
4) Create a Risk management plan for unexpected fluctuations
5) Sit back relax
(See Related Idea Below)
COTD - 12/04 XAUUSD Revisiting our Chart of the Day from Tuesday, where we took a look at the safe haven asset of Gold.
On Tuesday we were seeing Gold catching a bid and trading higher on the back of a softer dollar and investors cycling out of riskier assets and aligning themselves with the risk-off assets.
We discussed the longer-term setup of the head & shoulders pattern forming and also the declining trendline that has been capping the asset and causing the lower highs.
As we look at it now, the U.S. dollar was on the front foot yesterday and as investors cycle back out of safe-haven assets we can see that Gold meets the declining trend line and fails just as it touches it, we have some support today on the weekly pivot level, but for the time being the original two ideas are still in play as we are yet to see a break of the neckline on the head & shoulders formation or a convincing push above the trendline.
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