Why I’m Long Crypto, Short DLT

A whole lot of Bitcoin holders have made bank on the cryptocurrency's recent meteoric rise. But is it possible to make money from a falling Bitcoin price? Well, it is now! But let's start at the beginning, by defining terms. In trading, a bet that price will fall is called a "short." This is the opposite of a "long," which is buying something in the expectation of a future price rise. Probably a lot of people reading this are long cryptocurrency, or at least thinking of going long. The old joke for people who've bet the farm on a long position is that they're "long like John" (Holmes, the....

Discover the intricacies of short and long positions in crypto trading. These principles can be applied by both new and experienced traders. How can margin trading amplify the targets of long and short positions?Margin trading can magnify the potential results of long and short positions thanks to leverage — i.e., borrowed funds.Going long or short might be lucrative, especially when the cryptocurrency is volatile. Still, professional traders prefer margin trading, as they can amplify potential profits by several times. However, the risks also increase by the same degree, which is why....

Well, as many have noted in the comment section, my warning of a possible short-term fall in Bitcoin price Friday coincided very well with a RISE in price. I wish it weren’t so, but it happens. As my readers likely know, my published long-term forecast is for Bitcoin price to rise for the next several months. Trader’s strategies differ, but I am of the opinion that if the trend is up, one should only trade long, and not short. Conversely, if the larger trend is down, only trade short. Scalpers, of course, disregard this logic every day. Sometimes it is profitable to trade against the....

Bitcoin price spikes grab headlines, but the asset's long-term value depends on its developers – and what drives them.

Steve Bassi said that a long-term holder may do well mining in the short run and then selling when the block reward goes down in 2024. From the great migration to the bear market, crypto miners went through many challenges throughout the year including a shift in profitability. However, according to Steve Bassi, an expert in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) mining, crypto mining may still be profitable if we look at its long-term prospects. As the costs of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners hover around $8,000 to $12,000, and electricity costs take up more than half of the....