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Re: Bitcoin dropping after BTC China said it is closing

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I got some ETH at $230-$240 range but it would not surprise me if we see a $170-$180 range (next resistance level) the next hours.

Resistance level? It's 2017 and you still believe technical analysis BS?

https://prnt.sc/gl3wa4 Resistance levels cannot predict price movements - they can just help you when you set some Limit Orders in an exchange, worked for me several times.

EDIT: The pair in the image is ETH/EUR

Re: Bitcoin dropping after BTC China said it is closing

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> The cryptocurrency traded at $3,601.40 at 7:58 a.m. in New York, far below an all-time high of $5,013.91 set earlier this month. That's a 28% drop from the high. For normal securities a price drop like that in less than a month would be considered a crash. Does it count for BTC as well or are the elevated levels at the start of the month with too thin a volume to be considered legit?

It's a big dip right now, but not a crash.

Even stocks can rise 7% a day. Just some extra bad luck with stock exchanges in china and reaching 5k $

We will see how far it goes this time and when the big traders come back marching in ;)

Re: Bitcoin dropping after BTC China said it is closing

#33
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got some ETH at $230-$240 range but it would not surprise me if we see a $170-$180 range (next resistance level) the next hours.

Resistance level? It's 2017 and you still believe technical analysis BS?

Humour me here: Wouldn't technical analysis be a good way to analyze something like ETH or BTC?

A normal stock has the underlying company, earnings, performance, forecasts, etc. to sort through and figure out where it is headed, but ETH and BTC have no such thing. So what better way to analyze than TA?

Re: Bitcoin dropping after BTC China said it is closing

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> The cryptocurrency traded at $3,601.40 at 7:58 a.m. in New York, far below an all-time high of $5,013.91 set earlier this month. That's a 28% drop from the high. For normal securities a price drop like that in less than a month would be considered a crash. Does it count for BTC as well or are the elevated levels at the start of the month with too thin a volume to be considered legit?

There are stocks, even well to do ones, which are very volatile. You can look up biggest gainers and losers on NASDAQ as an example: http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/most-active.aspx

Biggest gain and loss only for today has been 17 and 18 percent respectively. While one can argue on a stable stock vs BTC but that is not a fair comparison.

Re: Bitcoin dropping after BTC China said it is closing

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what is a better way to decide on buy/sell signals for cryptos in your opinion? Genuinely curious.

1. Buy coins. 2. Shut the fuck up about "signals" and "trading" 3. Build cool apps around the crypto ecosystem 4. See more and more people using cryptocurrencies 5. profit

What kind of apps can be built in the crypto ecosystem?

Re: Bitcoin dropping after BTC China said it is closing

#36

So it's lost half of its gains since early August. Bitcoin almost defines volatility.

Market cap is the main reason in my opinion. The more people get involved the less volatile it is going to be. You should see how volatile BTC was in 2011-2012, what is happening right now is nothing in comparison.

The main reason for the volatility is that there is no actual use for them, and no entrenched demand via a tax system.

The price of bitcoin can literally fall to zero. With fiat currency, achieving that would require the government losing its power to enforce tax collection.

People losing interest in a fad seems to be a bigger risk than a governmental collapse.

Re: Bitcoin dropping after BTC China said it is closing

#37

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Resistance level? It's 2017 and you still believe technical analysis BS?

Humour me here: Wouldn't technical analysis be a good way to analyze something like ETH or BTC? A normal stock has the underlying company, earnings, performance, forecasts, etc. to sort through and figure out where it is headed, but ETH and BTC have no such thing. So what better way to analyze than TA?

Except weather has an element of predictability, at least over the short range, the realm of finance is highly unpredictable even in the short term. Who foresaw this crash?

Re: Bitcoin dropping after BTC China said it is closing

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Take note, high-risk investors: now is a good time to buy.

I remember the last time something China related happened in 2013 or something. I forgot the exact news but it sent BTC tumbling back to $200-300 in next couple of years before it came back up. If you believe in China's influence that much, then better wait it out. There should be much better price to be had.

Re: Bitcoin dropping after BTC China said it is closing

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So it's lost half of its gains since early August. Bitcoin almost defines volatility.

Market cap is the main reason in my opinion. The more people get involved the less volatile it is going to be. You should see how volatile BTC was in 2011-2012, what is happening right now is nothing in comparison.

I think people get confused by the units. A $4500 to $3500 drop feels worse than a $4.5 to $3.5 drop. Keep reminding people that bitcoins have fractions!
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