Those are all long shots.  Lol.  But those are fun bets to make while watching those games live.

Anyway, what's wrong with Chelsea?  They are getting owned out there by Hull of all clubs.  Mason and Snodgrass are playing really well because Chelsea is allowing them to.

Anybody else thinks it will be another low scoring match again for Man United?  It feels like they're gonna have a hard time finding the back of the net again.  First half will be 0 - 0 and then they will manage to squeeze a goal somehow at the second half.  Typical Man United...  With the quality that they have they are giving mediocre performances for their supporters.

FCT/BTC:  The Same Pattern Over and Over



I have posted a couple of charts going through the same pattern, namely XMR/BTC and DASH/BTC.  Although the volatility of the three differ the pattern and the behavior are almost identical.  You also have to keep in mind that these three cryptocurrencies were the part of ones that trended up nicely for a couple or more months.

So what does this mean?  Will see more of these in the coming months?  Are we entering another phase of bearish outlook?  Is to short the way to make profit at the moment?  You decide.

I would just like to say thanks for making me aware of this bet.  I also made a bet of under 2.5 goals as I mentioned from a previous post that I think it will happen that way.  Those are the only bets that I like and made for the weekend plus the under 2.5 goals in the LCFC vs the Southampton match.

Benteke's goal (header) looked really good.  I wonder why Liverpool let him go.  I like him better than Sturridge and he could be a better player in the coming years imo.

Imho, it all comes down to style and what works for you.  If day trading doesn't work for you, why not try a longer term approach like swing trading.  But whatever you do, never ever buy and hold.  That is just plain laziness and blindly being hopeful and wishful that your favorite coin will rise huge.  It's also the fast road to bagholder's land.

We'll just have to see the results later.  I could be wrong but I got a strong feeling on this one.

I'm also thinking of betting the under 2.5 goals on Leicester vs Southampton but the line went down from 1.86 to 1.76 losing value.  I should have pulled the trigger when I saw it.

Or it could also mean that the current trend is over because the driver (or drivers) of the pump has left, leaving a headless horse.


Yup, I will be the first to admit that.  But to my defense all those lines and indicators shown by some here in the forum don't work most of the time either.  I'd rather go for 'less is more' and avoid getting distracted.

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  DevCon2 Summary
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Ethereum Classic:  ETC Weekly Development Report
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Maidsafe:  Glasgow University Students To Use The SAFE Network
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Ripple:  Standard Chartered slashes cross-border payment times with Ripple
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Are we going to enter an altcoin bear market?  All the coins and tokens seem to be flat or are starting to go down except for maybe a few ones.  XRP seems to be having a decent run but it's kinda choppy.

Keep an eye out for the McClarens in practice.  They will be testing Honda's latest engine upgrades.  But actual use would have to wait until the race in Austin to avoid any penalties for the Japanese Grand Prix.  Hopefully the upgrades are good enough to put them a tad higher on the grid in the future remaining races.

I pretty much doubt that.  I can see both squads defending well for this match.  Everton has good attacking options but it's still not really convincing.  We've seen their brilliance vs Middlesborough and Sunderland but come on, those aren't the clubs that will put them to the test.  Crystal Palace could be one of the clubs that could put them to the test imo as I think Alan Pardew will take them to the top 10 this season.

So yeah, I like patt0's bet.  I might make the same bet if the line moves higher.

Edit:  I also like the under 2.5 at 2.06 for this match.

I just watched the replay of the Man United vs Zorya game.  Man United looks so slow out there.  I can't quite put my finger on it but they need a little bit of explosiveness, especially in the midfield.  Fellaini shouldn't be played with Pogba imo, he was almost nonexistent in the middle.  Might was well get a cardboard cut out of him instead of the real version.

XMR/BTC:  Is the Current Trend Over?



Well it looks like the current uptrend might be over for now.  Like anything gravity affects it and pulls it down only to be ready for another run up.  It doesn't matter if it's a stock, a commodity or a currency, it just happens.  The bottom line is there will always be trends and there always will be volatility.  The good news is that's where you can make your profit as traders (or aspiring traders).

In XMR's case, it might be a good idea to try and profit at both sides of the trend.  Putting in a small short position to hedge your long position (if you're a super long term, hardcore XMR holder) is a good idea to reduce the volatility of your portfolio in times when it's going down.  Imo, if it can go that fast going up, the same could happen going down.  So hedging might not be such a bad idea.

If you're just a pure trader trying to earn some BTC, then now is a good time to put in a short position imo.  But as always, be careful and don't listen to any trading advice given by random guy from the internet.  

I like Alan Pardew better.  His style is balanced, he keeps a cool head and is somewhat smart in choosing his first XI.  There was also a season when he was with Newcastle that went brilliantly.  I remember Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse were both killing it at front.  They were such a delight to watch.

It's not really that unexpected.  It kinda was expected especially after Atletico had a good performance in neutralizing Barca's forwards consisting of Messi, Suarez and Neymar.  Watch that game again, you'll see that Atletico has done well in isolating Messi.

Those are very obvious choices.  Please post the odds when you made your bets.  It makes a whole difference if the bet has value or not.  Sometimes it looks like a good bet on paper but in hindsight it was actually a losing bet.  And the reverse is also true.

Just another mediocre team?  You can't be serious.  They were a good team before Messi and they will be a good team after Messi.  Do you think Barca will become like Osasuna when he retires?

On Celtic vs Man City...  By the luck of the Irish!  I didn't expect this to happen.

I could see Atletico winning this one or at least a draw.  They are really good with pressing and they got Barca's number in their recent match.  Diego Simeone was successful in lulling and stopping the Messi Suarez Neymar triumvirate so I think they can successfully do the same with whatever Bayern Munich tries to throws at them.

You're wrong.  It's like you're already so sure that the fight will go the distance without weighing in the probabilities and basing them with the fighter's records.  McGregor is not known to go the distance in his fights and Alvarez went to the distance only twice in his career and lost one of them.

Here's the video of the press conference for 205.

UFC 205 Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ly_WJUPJY

I think LW is McGregor's natural weight class.  He looks too haggard at FW and too small and has less, maybe even no KO power at WW.  Plus he's carrying that extra weight around.

His last fight against Diaz only proved that he could stand toe to toe against one of the toughest fighters in the UFC for the whole 5 rounds.  Although he gassed in the later rounds, he was able to manage it and fight up to the end.  Alvarez should be an easier opponent for McGregor and at an ideal weight class where he can KO an opponent.  This fight will be under 2.5 rounds most likely.

Yeah but having CL football makes a world of a difference for a player.  It would have been better if he stayed on at Leicester for one more season.  I think they would be higher in the table of the league if he still was.  He was a very valuable player in the midfield for them, especially considering that Ranieri needs more ball recoveries in his tactics.

And as a football fan it would have been way nicer to see Kante at the CL with Leicester.