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Economy => Speculation => Topic started by: ElectricMucus on May 03, 2012, 01:10:49 PM



Title: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: ElectricMucus on May 03, 2012, 01:10:49 PM
I wonder, are the majority of people trading bitcoins represented on this board?

Have you ever been influenced on a trading decision by posts on this forum?
I have, numerous times.

Do you trust your fellow speculators? How much do you think is deception where people suggest a different action and take another?


Title: Re: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: Hawkix on May 03, 2012, 01:37:11 PM
Yeah, this subforum is the largest collection of speculation anti-indicators. So I use it a lot. :)


Title: Re: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: pirateat40 on May 03, 2012, 02:00:34 PM
The Speculation sub-forum is the best way to know when to strike when the iron is HOT and emotions are HIGH. :)


Title: Re: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: faidsaid on May 03, 2012, 08:36:03 PM
Q1: I wonder, are the majority of people trading bitcoins represented on this board?

Q2: Have you ever been influenced on a trading decision by posts on this forum?
I have, numerous times.

Q3: Do you trust your fellow speculators?
Q4: How much do you think is deception where people suggest a different action and take another?
A1: Beats me. Why would it matter?
A2: Never. The very idea is ludicrous.
A3: Trust should never enter into a trading decision. If you need it, you are too weak to play.
A4: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by ignorance.


Title: Re: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: bracek on May 03, 2012, 10:27:59 PM
half a cent per post on average :)
but bears do it better

works both directions


Title: Re: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: proudhon on May 03, 2012, 11:22:37 PM
There's no way I would have been able to grab as much money as I have without the speculation forum.

http://i50.tinypic.com/35hkzsg.jpg


Title: Re: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: SgtSpike on May 03, 2012, 11:35:01 PM
Q1: I wonder, are the majority of people trading bitcoins represented on this board?

Q2: Have you ever been influenced on a trading decision by posts on this forum?
I have, numerous times.

Q3: Do you trust your fellow speculators?
Q4: How much do you think is deception where people suggest a different action and take another?
A1: Beats me. Why would it matter?
A2: Never. The very idea is ludicrous.
A3: Trust should never enter into a trading decision. If you need it, you are too weak to play.
A4: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by ignorance.
You're missing out then.


Title: Re: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: faidsaid on May 04, 2012, 01:42:48 AM
Q1: I wonder, are the majority of people trading bitcoins represented on this board?

Q2: Have you ever been influenced on a trading decision by posts on this forum?
I have, numerous times.

Q3: Do you trust your fellow speculators?
Q4: How much do you think is deception where people suggest a different action and take another?
A1: Beats me. Why would it matter?
A2: Never. The very idea is ludicrous.
A3: Trust should never enter into a trading decision. If you need it, you are too weak to play.
A4: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by ignorance.
You're missing out then.
I read the stuff posted here. Please tell me in detail what I'm missing. Show your work.


Title: Re: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: SgtSpike on May 04, 2012, 06:03:16 AM
Q1: I wonder, are the majority of people trading bitcoins represented on this board?

Q2: Have you ever been influenced on a trading decision by posts on this forum?
I have, numerous times.

Q3: Do you trust your fellow speculators?
Q4: How much do you think is deception where people suggest a different action and take another?
A1: Beats me. Why would it matter?
A2: Never. The very idea is ludicrous.
A3: Trust should never enter into a trading decision. If you need it, you are too weak to play.
A4: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by ignorance.
You're missing out then.
I read the stuff posted here. Please tell me in detail what I'm missing. Show your work.
It's the power of the crowd.  If 75% of investors believe the price is going up, and buy accordingly, then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.


Title: Re: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: tvbcof on May 04, 2012, 11:46:39 PM
I never was much of a trader, and have not exchanged USD/BTC since around $2.35, but...

This subforum was one of the ones I read most often.  I'm almost certain that some of the material I absorbed from this source factored into some of my decisions about when to make purchases.

In some cases it was a negative association.  For instance, when I saw Proudhon getting vocal about how BTC was going to zero, that probably induced me to go ahead and pick up another hundred or so :)  I'm sure that he was practicing reverse psychology and pocketed a lot of my USD however.  All I can say is thanks to him...I collected many more BTC in the $2.?? range than I ever thought I would be holding even as a total.



Title: Re: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: proudhon on May 05, 2012, 04:54:39 AM
I never was much of a trader, and have not exchanged USD/BTC since around $2.35, but...

This subforum was one of the ones I read most often.  I'm almost certain that some of the material I absorbed from this source factored into some of my decisions about when to make purchases.

In some cases it was a negative association.  For instance, when I saw Proudhon getting vocal about how BTC was going to zero, that probably induced me to go ahead and pick up another hundred or so :)  I'm sure that he was practicing reverse psychology and pocketed a lot of my USD however.  All I can say is thanks to him...I collected many more BTC in the $2.?? range than I ever thought I would be holding even as a total.



You're welcome.


Title: Re: How big an influence has the speculation subforum on the price?
Post by: vokain on July 03, 2013, 10:22:44 PM
There's no way I would have been able to grab as much money as I have without the speculation forum.

http://i50.tinypic.com/35hkzsg.jpg

 ::)