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1001  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: March 16, 2023, 10:28:26 AM

Los Angeles Clippers VS Golden State Warriors SCORE 134 - 126 - LOST

Crazy Stephen Curry has pushed his limits to make 50 points in this game but still, I think the Warrior's defense is very wide in this game that is why, and they are bad at turnovers 16 turns over and I think this needs to be changed while the Clippers Ivica Zubac has a double-double of 16 rebounds and 19 points, Paul George got 24 points, and Kawhi Leonard got 30 points,

We are on the same side here, mate. I bet on the Warriors at 2.20 during the live game. It was a close game, although the Warriors were always trailing. However, bad shots in the 4th quarter and a lack of defense allowed the Clippers to capitalize on their mistakes. Anyway, it's normal to win some and lose some, but in your case, winning three out of four isn't bad.
1002  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 16, 2023, 09:56:07 AM

So definitely we will see Beterbiev fight this year again. But we have to wait for it and it is obviously not Bivol which is the fighter that we wanted to see and for the unification of the belt. But Callum Smith might be a good opponent for him. We all know that he had a good title run, until he lost to Saul Alvarez and then he decided to move up to 175 and now has another crack for the belt against Beterbiev.


More likely he will just gonna bulldozed by Beterbiev because he is not that strong enough to take his punches. I don't know what else Beterbiev needs when he already got the best requirements to fight with Bivol. But still, when it comes to a super fight such as this one, it turns out the negotiation is so hard that it will gonna be taken so long before they can even decide whether to approve the fight or not. Anyway, Beterbiev doesn't really care whoever he's next opponent will be, as long as they are in the same weight, he will demolish him.

I guess he needs to fight Bivol, as he is not getting any younger, so at least he should have a big fight before retiring. Callum Smith is tall but weak; he was beaten by Canelo easily, just like what Canelo did to Caleb Plant. Maybe Beterbiev has to consider challenging himself more, and that is by fighting a boxer against whom we aren't sure he will win.
1003  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: What kind of project we shall look into to prepare for the next bull?? on: March 15, 2023, 12:41:31 PM

So, what kind of project will be more benefited in the next bull??
I'd see AI projects seem to look to have a good trend this bull season and a possible hype can be happening. If we can afford to deal with the risk of investing in new and hyped projects, it was worth investing at this time but never take this option to hold longer as it possibly drops drastically when their time is over. But of course, it was best to secure your funds through investing in Bitcoin and some leading altcoins that have been known to their potential since before. We can take a look at the previous bull season for reference.
1004  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Is Shiba Inu still worth it? on: March 15, 2023, 12:15:58 PM
I'm not going to say that Shiba Inu is just an ordinary meme coin but can take as well to think that it was worth enough to invest with.
But of course, Shib isn't a mere meme token. It's way beyond that, by my assessment of it. I believe there must be something the numerous exchanges see in it to warrant them rushing to list it that ordinary observers may not see. At a point Binance offered staking on it with other coins. I ain't sure that feature is still there any more as I didn't get to find it again (I just checked it now). Shiba Inu isn't a bad investment for me. However, like every other crypto investment, the caveat emptor of investing only what one won't miss should still apply.

I don’t fully agree with you, SHIB got hyped for some reasons and all exchanges want to make money so it got listed on all the big exchanges. In my eyes SHIB has no real use, it is a meme coin but I still hold some. You never know that the price explodes lol.
But what you did is that you are still hoping for some hyped and to make money for a useless project.
Honestly, many investors did this and they take advantage of that situation. However, if we talk about long-term investment, I think we should not put meme coins on our list. Not because they are not worth it but also because hyped projects can't stay longer in the market as sooner or later they will collapse.
1005  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: March 15, 2023, 10:55:05 AM
In their next game, the Lakers will be up against the Rockets, who recently beat the Celtics. The Rockets' confidence is quite high now, but the Lakers are also playing with consistency, so I kind of like their chances to win on the road again. LeBron isn't needed yet, so the squad can continue to work their best to maintain their current good standing. As for Davis, I don't think the Rockets' defense will be able to limit him. This game will likely be a battle of offenses most of the time.
1006  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup on: March 15, 2023, 10:37:33 AM
2nd game NLEX against SMB, these games might give some decent entertainment unlike the first game where TNT dominated the game after the 1st quarter and established huge deficit to secure the win.

I hope it's not the same as the first game. SMB is now leading by double digits after the 1st half. NLEX just needs to have a strong 3rd quarter and reduce the lead to single digits so we can have an exciting 4th quarter. NLEX is quite competitive, so I believe this team will bounce back for sure.
1007  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Many signals don't work now like they use to be on: March 14, 2023, 09:55:17 PM
The signals don't work and have never worked.It seems to me easier to flip a coin to make a decision so at least there will be at least some logic.Traders are most often independent players who can listen to the news background, and not wait for a clear signal from someone.In addition, groups in which they give a signal and also for money are definitely a scam that only beginners bite because they do not want to delve into how the market works and the news that affects it.
We just need to understand the market so we don't need to depend on signals for us to trade. Trading is an act so we don't need to depend of signal from traders like us for us to enter the market and trade. The market used to change patterns so we need to be very good at trading for us to know when we are going to buy and when we are going to sell. As a trader I always make enquiries about the market and learn more about trading so that I can meet up with the market new patterns and make traders so I can keep being a profitable and consistent trader.
Depend on no one because you are the only one who could really trust it up towards your actions on dealing with the market.You should really be minding that all of us here on this market is really that the same which
we are all the same speculators which means following someone is not that different on making on your own.There might be some differences in terms of approach since experienced and newbie could really be having that different ways on how to make those indicators which it would really be that different. Time comes that you would be telling that these TA's doesnt work but sometimes they do make out some hit,
this is why its better to create on your own rather than on being dependent on someone.
If they can speculate on the market and are able to analyze the chart, I believe we can do that as well. Because in reality, what they have done is just their own opinion as well, not because they will know what will happen next. And to trust this stuff( signal) is just like we are fooling ourselves which in fact, their speculation is meant to be wrong. It is just a matter of time to do it but eventually, together with our experience and spending more time in the market, we can do even better and we are helping ourselves to learn more as well than just relying on someone else.
1008  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Is it legal for our kids to learn trade? on: March 14, 2023, 09:33:38 PM
I want to know if it right for children that are of 10-15years go in to trade or not because I have a kid friend of about 14years and very eager to learn trading but am scared of the lost and how long it will take him to understand what his doing, because it hasn't been very easy for me. So what your opinion please I need help? because I think is too risky for them to go in to trade for now.
Trading platforms are usually a sensitive place. Where there is a risk of losing money due to a small mistake. But if one wants to learn trading then he can learn. Must be mature in this case. Because trading requires patience. Kids will not be able to endure this. But if they want to learn it slowly then surely something will be good. It would be better to teach them trading through demo trading instead of real trading. But I don't know if there is such opportunity in crypto or not.
Most exchanges have a demo account that would help beginners to learn and familiarize their platform. Perhaps, they could use it and enjoy trading while not using real money. Having 3 years of experience using a demo account before they reach their legal ages to trade, we could really think that it was too much exposure and expecting positive results when doing actual trading. Yet, it doesn't mean that it gives them too much confidence that they can make it well because we know the nature of trading, losses are inevitable.
1009  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: March 13, 2023, 09:45:21 PM

Anyway, I will only bet on the Lakers-Knicks today and will go all in with the Lakers. The Knicks are kind of struggling though they are the one team who has a very good road game record. Still, I'll go with the Lakers even though without Lebron. They are playing very well, and would love to see them continue their winning streak to 4. Smiley Good luck to all bettors.

Unfortunately, the Lakers weren't able to play with the same intensity they showed when they beat the Knicks. This time, they lost the game with AD only scoring 17 points and having a very bad free throw shooting night, making only 1 out of 5 attempts. The New York Knicks won the rebounding battle, and they shot well from the free throw line compared to the Lakers.
Well, a close one, but a very entertaining match.

I lost my bet to them, but still I'm ok with it. Looks like Davis is having a hard time scoring as he only scored 17 points with this one. I don't know if he either he doesn't want to shoot the ball that much so that his teammates can contribute on offense, or he's having a problem that we don't know (probably injury). He isn't 100% I guess that's why he's playing like that.

On the other hand, the duo of Randle and Barrett lead the Knicks scoring a total of 63 points to lead their team to victory after losing 3 straight. I thought that I will see the Lakers on .500 because it has been a long time since they got above .500, but it seems like it isn't happening at least this time. They'll play on the road for the next 2 games, and maybe they can win on both games to get to .500.

Surely Davis wasn't on his usual performance earlier when they faced the Knicks, I don't know what's wrong with him because they are suppose to take advantage of the hand they have even if Lebron is not with them as the Knicks was also incomplete because Brunson wasn't there as well. Besides, they've got some fresher feet compared to the Knicks who had a 2-day road game at LA for facing the Clippers yesterday but again, that wasn't the case in the game earlier.

Right! If only they had the right mindset in that game, they could have end it with a W on their side. The way I see it, it was just an honest mistake but that same mistake was big enough to give the Knicks some advantage over them and as expected, the Knicks took that advantage to end their road games at LA with decent record as they defeated one of the two LA teams.

Later on, we will witness another good match-up and it'll be the Warriors versus Phoenix. For that, I got Warriors on my side.
1010  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez on: March 13, 2023, 08:29:15 PM
Caleb said that he was surprised by Benavidez antics, for him it's just a show and let everyone knows that he is the tougher guy. But Caleb is not deter with all the talks according to him. He will really come full prepared in this fight and as we have said, he seems to rediscovered his punching power, specially with how he knockouts Dirrell with that left hook. Just a couple of days from this fight, the face-off in the weigh-in will be huge for the fans and again we should expect the trash talking specially from David, and Caleb be cool with that or either shows his emotions. Plant is still 3:1 underdog in this fight.

He shouldn't be deterred about David's antics because he is on a crusade to get back and fight Canelo Alvarez again, he should remain calm and let his performance in the upcoming fight do the talk as that is what the people wanted from him especially that many doubted him in this fight. He is an underdog in this fight despite what he did in his career and KO'd Anthony Dirrell just recently in the 9th round.

This will be a good fight, both boxers are targeting the undisputed title holder and that means that they wouldn't give each other an advantage that they would regret as they both know each other's capability.

I think that is what Caleb Plant is trying to see here, he consider it just a antics from David's camp, maybe to sell the fight. So with such statement from him, he wouldn't be deterred on the contrary he might channel what he sees on Benavidez and try to beat him on his own game.

We all know that fighters have pride when they see that they are the underdog in a fight. But again, if he could channel that negativity and uses it and not thinking about it, then maybe he can upset Benavidez here, just saying.

The time to sell the fight is over now, and by this time they should have been unwinding their trainings, maybe just few touch ups as they don't want to be over train. They just need to be peaking on the fight itself and after the final weigh-in, rehydrate and focus on the fight and forgot what they have been saying against each other. Because if they focus on it, they might have been affected mentally, specially on what David has been throwing on the side of Plant. Psychological war is part of boxing or any any sports, others call it trash talking. But if boxers can deflect that and just motivate and concentrate on the fight, then that's what separate the good boxers from the elite and high level prize fighters, IMHO.
By now, both camps may have already ended their training sessions because they only have 10 days left for the fight night, as well as the time to market and hype the fight, now is not the time for it. I believe both camps are now finalizing weights for the upcoming weigh-in so that there would be no problem when that day comes, and yes, just a little touch up for their daily routine so that the fire won't burn out and they won't get too tired.
1011  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Nonito Donaire vs Alejandro Santiago for WBC bantamweight title on: March 13, 2023, 07:39:42 PM
He may have slowed down a bit but as we get older we have more power, his experience will also be a big advantage for him here. It's just the stamina that I think will be the issue here. If Santiago will try to wear him down first then it will depend on how well he will control the ring. Jabs will be really helpful as his long reach has the advantage at 174 cm against 166 cm of Santiago.

True, he may have slowed down, but I don't mind. He isn't fighting Inoue, so he doesn't need lots of quickness. He will be fighting Santiago, who is not even a popular boxer, so I guess Donaire should have the edge in every angle. If we talk about him being old, that's another story, as we need to see if he performs like an old boxer in this coming match.

Donaire has the length and with great timing, that could be his biggest advantage.

We are biased sometimes, and since Donaire is from our country, we should support him. What we can do is bet on him. I'll be happy to bet a decent amount on this fight, as long as Donaire isn't a heavy favorite. I'm still concerned about the odds, but I'm confident that Donaire will become a champion again.
Yeah, of course it's a bit biased being a Filipino but there is also the reality that Donaire was once a champion and right now he is still eager to become one again. His biggest advantage will be his experience here. He knows how to read different boxers and I bet he will use that to gain the upper hand.

Concerned about the odds too. If this goes like 1.10-1.15 for Donaire then I might just pick a round on a KO or TKO in favor of Donaire.
I mean, he must also have a plan to end it as quickly as possible to avoid being in a position where he is gasping for breath when it takes longer. Because I feel like that will be the plan of Santiago's camp, get him exhausted and let old age kick in.

Sometimes we are emotional on the boxers that we support here, like Donaire for example, but even non-Filipinos supports him too because of how he fight and being a champion.

All of us are going to be concerned about the odds because we don't like if that is going to be the odds that they will gave the Filipino.

So I would agree that it's better to look for more attractive odds, the right is there but it's better be that way as compare to go like 1.1x.

An odds that low might not happen and I think it's really unlikely to be listed like that because some bookies are already thinking some factors that may give some challenges for Donaire, like the wear and tear he is now experiencing because of the long years he got in his professional career, and there's this age difference which will give the bookies some doubts to list him with that kind of odds.

That is just a thought though but it's still the same, Donaire being the favorite because of his IQ and experience and Santiago as the underdog.
1012  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue - WBC and WBO 122 lbs bout - May on: March 13, 2023, 07:05:30 PM
Fulton will be the luckiest guy on this planet if he can upset Inoue I doubt if it will be by knockout.

A big recognition indeed for Stephen Fulton if he managed to beat Naoya Inoue.

But I won't call it an upset but rather just a win on usual.

Fulton might be the underdog but I'm sure he will give Inoue a tough fight in his career.
I agree, if Fulton defeats Inoue I would not consider it an upset, after all he is the champion and we know that he is a good boxer, an upset is something like what we saw on the Ruiz vs Joshua fight, in which Ruiz against all odds defeated Joshua and did so convincingly, in fact that result was so unexpected it was one of the biggest upsets ever on the history of boxing and some casinos even reported some losses from that fight due to the unexpected outcome.

C'mon mate, if that is the case then we should let Steph Fulton receive all the praises and credits because even if he's the champion, it is and has been a challenge even for him to beat up someone like Naoya Inoue and that is why he deserves all of it. Let's refrain from shorting him for what he deserves because still, it can be called an upset because he is the underdog in this fight.

I mean, just like the Canelo-Bivol fight. Why would we call it as upset if Bivol was already the champion at that division, mainly because he was also an underdog that time despite the fact that he is the champion of LHW, just like Fulton's situation now.
1013  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How do you feel selling your BTC against your plans? on: March 13, 2023, 05:49:39 PM
I think it is perfectly normal to feel some sort of regret with what you do, it is an emergency, and if it is the last thing that you can resort to for it to be done, the you made a perfectly valid decision. In comes to trading and holding, we should always prepare ourselves to be disappointed with our decisions since there are some events that we can control, as well as the volatility of crypto. At the end of the day, I believe you have learned something from that situation, so you will never be a loser since you can use that for your future decisions in terms of holding and planning your finances and holdings.

True, and for us to avoid this kind of situation, we must not go all in when investing in Bitcoin.  We must do things in balance.  If we have money, we should budget them accordingly, savings, investments, bills, food budgets.  If we plan in investing in Bitcoin we must also set aside some of our money for savings and future emergency use.  This way we will avoid the situation of selling our BTC investment once we need an urgent fund because we are already prepared for it.

Yes, exactly! But there's this kinds of people who treats their investments and savings as the same thing because it's their excess money who don't have anything to do. I'm not really sure how they figure that out but that's their perspective towards investment and savings, growing money and taking it out at the same time especially in-case of emergencies.

If only I can change their mind and tell them that savings and investments are two exact different things, investments shouldn't be interfered with anything  to let it grow until such time that you wanted it to reap. Then savings, is not certainly an investment and its reason is to allocate such bills that is unprecedented or in-case of emergencies.
1014  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: March 13, 2023, 03:05:32 PM
Lakers had a mini comeback, but they made a wrong execution in the end. It was heartbreaking as they were unable to complete it, and the Knicks won the game, splitting the two games at the Lakers' home court.

They wasted a lot of time in the dying seconds and failed to foul right away, which resulted in their inability to execute a good game plan. It was a bad play, and they seemed to be experiencing a mental breakdown.

Yes, they almost had it but here they goes again, we are again witnessing the inconsistent Lakers after making a spot in the Play-In bracket and now, they are back again in the 11th seed because of that. Honestly, they got a good advantage in the game earlier especially in the size as AD was there and then we have Knicks without Brunson but it seems to me that the Knicks wasn't even having that much challenge that I expected.
1015  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: March 10, 2023, 11:32:13 AM

EDIT: Warriors from being down 4, have went back to being down to a 18 point deficit at halftime, but then is it what risking the ML on Warriors @ 4.57

The struggle continues for the Warriors. It should have been their best chance to win since Morant was out, but it turns out the game was completely one-sided, with Memphis dominating them. Well, I guess the best strategy now is to never stop supporting the Warriors until they break their losing streak. Their best chance to win is at home, regardless of the betting spread.
1016  Economy / Speculation / Re: Do you think BTC would rise again? on: March 10, 2023, 09:30:28 AM
Bitcoin marketcap is currently around $390 billion and in my opinion this is a very large value, investors certainly will not let bitcoin continue to drop and they will try to pump in the hope of adding new users and they get profit, this kind of strategy is effective so I believe the bitcoin trend will immediately rise again and this year I'm sure I can touch at least $ 40k.

That is not how the market behaves and big investors & whales have the least concern about the retailers. They pump and dump the market only for their own benefit and in the process, the retailers sell at the bottom and buy at the top.

Bitcoin will rise again but right now the sentiments are very bearish and i am afraid we might make another low below to the previous low of 15800$ bitcoin price. If this happens, it will not be good for the bitcoin market and also it will take a lot of time to recover from this bear phase.
Though we thought about market volatility and everything is possible. However, with the current situation and price trend, we are likely moving high back again. Staying the price above $20k for a few weeks, we only have a very slim chance to fall down below $20k. This month showing not really impressive market growth but at least we have some signs of a growing price in the next quarter.

One year had passed already when the bear season strike and we are actually expecting recovery which is likely what we are seeing now. More positive views we possibly see this year and the coming years as halving come next and ready for bull season.
1017  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Bitcoin trading or Investing in the stock market on: March 10, 2023, 08:53:51 AM
Which is the best?  Trading on bitcoin or investing in the stock market? The battle between short period earning and long-term earning. Share your thought about it.
Both are good, as long as we know and understand what we are doing. Because we also definitely don't want to experience losses with the 2 things above. But if asked to choose one, I will choose trading in bitcoin. Because for beginners, we can start with even a small nominal and to be honest I don't understand about the stock market, but I think bitcoin trading is simpler to do.
When crypto does not exist yet, stock trading is already a great place to stay for traders but as I can see, it never hits and encourages people to try it. Pretty much unlike what crypto does as it gracefully encourages people to learn to trade and even make this as a living. I would say that crypto trading registration to any exchange is quite easy, unlike the stock market. As have no experience in trading, definitely will choose crypto because if we think about the risk, both crypto and the stock market have it all.
Yes, we have to choose the kind of market that we are good at and of course, the market that we are comfortable with because both of them are profitable, it only depends on the trader.
1018  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Let them make the choice of bitcoin on: March 09, 2023, 09:38:22 PM
Do you think is the right thing to convince someone to invest in bitcoin?
Okay, from my understanding and sense of reasoning I don't think is ideal to convince people to venture into bitcoin without their self willingness.
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Convince people? Not I do that unless they show some interest in the crypto world and curiosity about Bitcoin.
If someone approaches me asking about this, I should not answer whether it was a good investment or not but rather educate them and give them an idea of what will happen. Because willingness and courage will just come out when they fully understand Bitcoin but until they still living in the doubt, changing of minds may occur. And I like to see people investing that carry positivity in their minds, not worries.
1019  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: In the best interest of investors, Bounties shouldn't be paid in Tokens on: March 09, 2023, 09:12:54 PM
It was a great idea if the goal of the owner is to keep his token success because mostly the dump happens when the bounty hunters received their token and all of them start selling and they don't care of what will happen to the project. Though the problem really is the cost paying on it like others dont have really enough budget to pay those bounty hunters that is why they are going to pay then via their own token. I seen couple of bounties before that pays in USDT but still bounties is really paid by their own tokens
As I've experienced before, an abrupt dump really happens when they release their reward to the participants. It was a sad thing to see that even though the project looks promising at the start but these hunters care nothing and never think about what will happen to the project if they all sell their coins at cheap prices. Some bounties had paid their participants in batches avoiding instant drop of process and actually, it helps a little bit. I guess the design isn't really good but paying them in their native tokens is not the best option as this only degrades the value of their project when seeing it dumps to the worse level where no one is even buying.
1020  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: March 09, 2023, 03:33:50 PM
What do you all think about the Warriors vs. Memphis game tomorrow?

Both teams are on a losing streak, and Morant is still not going to play due to an indefinite suspension. Therefore, I believe the Warriors have the edge to win the game. Although these two teams are rivals and love to play against each other, the Grizzlies missing their best player is a significant disadvantage in my opinion.

Therefore, I would bet on GSW -2.5
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