Drag racing
3 min read

Drag racing

Cryptic ball: beauty queens.

Bitcoin remains range-bound between $56k and $57k, but its lack of strength continues to be a negative influence to all alts, including ether - which is about to lose support at $3.4k, with the next target in the downtrend at $3k. Total market cap is also down a couple of percentage points, with few coins escaping the gravity (again, FTM is on a roll). But worry not, this is what was expected, right?

To build on yesterday's explainer, note that it's not only the case that alts go down when BTC appreciates in this phase of the cycle. But alts will also go down further if BTC falls a bit. But I don't expect it to fall much right now. As written last week, it's good that the orange coin consolidating below $60k, a tough resistance to break. Because it signals that any profit-taking is being absorbed.

That's important because, right now, most traders are expecting a dump across the board so they can buy back lower. They are assuming the average trader is underwater after having entered the market late, around the end of summer. But they are missing the average trader is spot long, and so there are not many positions to be liquidated in the futures market to fuel such a capitulation.

But these aren't the participants with the most money. As markets work like a Keynesian beauty contest, the more sophisticated traders - who think about what the majority thinks the majority are thinking, and so on - are likely anticipating this. And are buying what those taking profit right now are selling. In other words, they are accumulating. That's why bitcoin is flagging while alts are dragging.


Chart art: dollar kings.

Bitcoin pumping together with the DXY means it's - at the moment - not being perceived as a risky asset, quite the contrary. But this can change anytime, so let's keep an eye on this chart.

Three things: metaverse lords.


Tweet tip: long-term gods.

Just remember it's not funny to hodl through the 80% drawdowns of Crypto Winter.

Meme moment: hodl fairies.

I've been writing about how dangerous (and profitable) alts are since the beginning of this newsletter. You need to be prepared for everything with such speculative bets. However, if you sell now be also prepared to feel the FOMO soon.

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