Exponential Growth: a short thread with pictures 1/n
Physicist Albert Allen Bartlett said, referring to overpopulation, "The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function."
It's also the shortcoming of a #crypto trader atm.
2/n So we all saw $ETC's face melting run recently. Look at this disgusting chart. Obviously #cryptocurrencies are all scams, and nothing means anything anymore right? #ETC#ETCUSD
3/n But have a look at it on Log scale. Log is an exponential scale (same distance between 1 and 10 as it is between 10 and 100).
If crypto follows an adoption cycle, follows Metcalfe's law, then we should expect exponential growth.
This chart looks normal, right?
4/n I'm not 100% on that yellow channel btw, but it looks neat so far hey.
Now check out $BTC in Linear.
5/n Ewww gross. Wouldn't go near it, right?
How about Log?
Will you look at this gorgeous #BTC channel? Such a healthy pattern, showing steady growth. Not the scary, overextended thing we saw in Linear scale.
(Pretty happy with those purple lines I drew a while ago hey!)
6/n: An aside
Those lines have the cycle top being around September October btw, and the target is over $200k. I'm not gonna try to predict an accurate top. That's not my game.
But I did a little thread about why I think the cycle ends there...
I have a huge opportunity to help a not-for-profit arts org create an NFT collection. Proceeds will go to them. They need convincing though. Their question: why would ppl buy our nfts?
I've said: degens want to ape, and they actually want to do good in the world, if they can. You make good kids shows and are doxxed, which is a point if difference tbh.
Any ideas for real world integration?
How to ascribe intrinsic value to the nfts? Obvious answer is, holders access cheap tickets to shows, etc. But shows happen in one location and degens are worldwide.
How to trade Futures on @FTX_Official (not financial advice, obvs) 1/n
I only learned about futures a year ago. There are dangers to be aware of, but they're a great way to leverage your capital and multiply your earning potential.
I'mma run you through "buying" some...
2/n
I've got a few subaccounts on FTX. Highly recommend you do this, because each one is isolated. If you mess up and lose it all in one subaccount, the rest aren't impacted.
In this account I've got some $ETH and some USD.
You will need something there as collateral.
3/n
In Settings, then Margin, you can see what is accepted as collateral. My understanding is that the USD in my subaccount is a stablecoin, not FIAT. So it counts, along with the $ETH. Someone correct me if I'm wrong pls.
You might want your collateral to be non-volatile...
For anyone who is new to #crypto:
That shakeout/correction/retracement we just had, is a normal part of the market. Despite what influencers on CT might say, no one can predict exactly when it will happen. We will resume #uponly again. But the dump might not even be over.
This is why risk management is so important. If you're using a trading platform, set Stop Losses. Make sure your Margin Fraction isn't too close to your Maintenance Margin Requirement. Don't use leverage if you don't know how to protect yourself.
Also emotional management is super important. Maybe more important. It's your emotions that will get you, making you buy in as something is crashing, hoping to catch the bottom. Or refusing to sell at the top because you want it to go up more.
1/n I reckon we've got a few months left of this cycle. I believe it's going to top out around September. Based on Stock to Flow. Whether Stock to Flow is correct or not, it is a meme, so will be manifested by traders who are setting bids/asks based on it, etc.
2/n I think in the nearterm, a rising tide can lift all boats. BTC can keep rising. That means hodlers and good traders have profits to deploy to alts. It also means more and more normies enter and go, "Oh BTC is way too expensive now. What's cheap?". That can drive alts up too.
3/n I also think alts can have big drawbacks and the setups would still be in tact/healthy. ETC was vertical. I don't know if the others will be. Here's LTC making its way up. It's messy, but see the red highlighter over those retracements? The alts could do this while BTC flies.