Money
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Millenials are forced investors
Speculation in risk-on assets has been ripe for the past few years. A lot of people went all in crypto, (meme) stocks, NFTs, you name it. Diamond hands, BTFD, HODLing and such have become part of everyday vocabulary. Some made a fortune. More lost a fortune. Even more made some and lost it afterwards. If you look at stats, more people than ever participate in stock markets and crypto than ever. Possible reasons are COVID as it left a lot of people sitting at home wondering what to do or just the easiness of trading through technology. I think there is more to it though.
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Bitcoin 101
Every now and then I talk Bitcoin with people. Mostly trying to “orange pill” them and little has changed, majority of people know so little about it. Mostly it is a “it does not seem I need it”, “looks like a scam”, “too expensive”, more and more “bad for environment as it consumes so much energy” etc. This made me put together a little something to explain basic things in as simple way as possible.
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Is banning or regulation Bitcoin a risk
One of the most common arguments against Bitcoin is “they are banning or regulating it”. While this may be a bump in the adoption, I don’t think it is a major risk. Let’s explore some scenarios how state ban/regulation can play out.
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MicroStrategy buys Bitcoin. Yuuuge.
2020 is shaping as the year when big money buys into Bitcoin. First Paul Tudor Jones and now a public billion dollar US company - MicroStrategy.
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Cantillonism all around
A lot of people start to blame capitalism for their problems. They feel something is not right with how the world operates. Few people get richer by the day, many get poorer. And there is a problem. The reason - capitalism, the solution - socialism. That is just WRONG. Let us dig deeper.
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Inflation vs deflation
Inflation vs Deflation topic is becoming mainstream again. Millions of people are locked down and jobless and are trying to make sense what comes next after trillions of new 💵 were 🖨 last months to stimulate the economy.
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Technical analysis > fundamental analysis
I have traded stocks for 10 years now. I am by no means successful trader or investor but experience has thought me a few very important lessons. Not just about stocks but life in general too. Let me tell you about one of them. Technical analysis beats fundamental analysis. All day every day. Let me throw a few reasons why:
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Gold is breaking out
After years in pain, Gold seems to be breaking out. Almost surreal for me. I expected this for so long but it didn’t happen…. Until now (maybe???). This time the rally looks real. Let’s look at the gold bug narratives:
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6 random things you need to know about Bitcoin
Bitcoin is hard to explain in a book-like manner. Start from A and go to Z. At least I think so. Some things just click immediately and others are left hanging until they click too in a later point of time when knowledge builds up. I hope these 6 random ideas about Bitcoin click with you in some way. Enjoy!