Baron's Crypto Trading Journal

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Baron, Oct 5, 2021.

  1. Baron

    Baron ET Founder

    So back on the topic, I just want to share this chart so there's a clearer perspective of what's going on. All the naysayers love to bash Bitcoin using a timeframe of the past year, but what about if we go back just a decade or so since inception?

    Currently, BTC is in the $20k range. What's fascinating is that the Dow Jones Industrial Average took about 125 years to reach $20k, but bitcoin achieved the same result in 1/10th of the time.

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    #491     Oct 2, 2022


  2. Amen! :thumbsup:
     
    #492     Oct 2, 2022
  3. maxinger

    maxinger

    we trade differently.

    Baron is a Long term investor / trader.

    Gamble Margin is a swing trader.

    I am a day & night trader.
     
    #493     Oct 2, 2022
  4. deaddog

    deaddog

    Now you are being silly. The graph shows that from less than a cent to 20 bucks is the same distance as from 20 bucks to 69k :rolleyes::rolleyes:
     
    #494     Oct 2, 2022
  5. Overnight

    Overnight

    I do something that not many other users do here, and it is that I post my losers in hindsight. :)
     
    #495     Oct 2, 2022
  6. Overnight

    Overnight

    It's a log chart, so the graph is skewed. I myself don't like log charts. @Baron, you get a spank on your bottom for that! (Don't tell your wife! Teeehee)
     
    #496     Oct 2, 2022
  7. Yeah, it's a damn wild range. It is extremely difficult to trade if one is aiming for a systematic profit. I would not advise anyone to embark on this unless they are gambling just a small portion of their wealth for pure fun (just like a lottery ticket).

    Things that can be done, anyway:

    -use a negligible portion of your wealth, so you can be cool with the unavoidable DD
    -keep a definite side (whatever you choose), but also make countertrades on unfavourable moves (in a purely automated way and with fixed distances) to mitigate DD
    -keep hoping that, in the long term, the initial side choice yields the desired target result; or, as an alternative, where available, resort to options and take advantage of their drift for DD mitigation
     
    #497     Oct 3, 2022
  8. Arnie

    Arnie

  9. maxinger

    maxinger

    Last edited: Oct 3, 2022
    #499     Oct 3, 2022
  10. johnarb

    johnarb

    Buckle up, crypto bros!!

     
    #500     Oct 3, 2022
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