Medvedev has just won the first set against German player Koepfer at tie break (7-5).
It was not easy at all... but after this score odds in favor of Russian player collapsed below @1.05
Let's see what has to offer the second set but I don't think here we can see any surprise anymore
Yea it looks like the same players are edging towards the final stages as Indian Wells, Medvedev, Sinner won today also and I'm just watching Alcaraz v Musetti ATM and Alcaraz looks just too strong. Two in form players coming up next de Minaur v Marozsan. de Minaur is favourite but Marozsan for under 21.5 @ 2.22 is very tempting... Iga Swiatek shockingly loses to world no. 16th Alexandrova. Odds on Alexandrova to win were over 8x. Talking about unexpected losses, Musetti beats American teenage sensation Ben Shelton in straight sets.
No sunshine double for Iga, its an upset for sure losing at this stage of the competition, not even getting to the semi's and its not the first time. |
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There I was thinking that it's only in Africa, that you'd find corruption in government and the untouchables, now it's clear that it's human nature for the powerful to oppress the common man and conceal the truth if it'll go against them. In the Boeing whistleblower's case, it could be that the pressure of the case got him emotional and he took his own life or perhaps some illness, but we can not rule out the possibilities of murder, because he had already opened up a can of worms, and heads were going to role at the end of the case, so silencing him will was their best option.
Don't speak too much of it also. Remember we are commoners also. The media plays an important role in what they are doing though. The issues are going to be buried down when more terrible stuff happens. Boeing is bankrupt but forget about that becuase Moscow attacked by terrorists is more gruesome to talk about, that's what the media will feed the people. Thats it, this news of the death of John Barnett will only last only a short while, we are fed news from all around the world, stuff that doesnt necessarily concern us, like 5 people killed somewhere in South America in a bus accident, terrible as it is we dont need to know about it. Boeing operating under shady work practices which affect safety to workers and to their product is something we all need to know about. I have to say though that I wasnt aware of this whistleblower and TBH after a little reading it seems way too shady that he is no longer with us. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barnett_(whistleblower) After he failed to report for his third day of deposition in his retaliation lawsuit against
Boeing, he was found dead of a gunshot wound. The Charleston County coroner
described the wound as self-inflicted. His death is being investigated by the Charleston
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I hope you bought it when the price was around $64k. Waiting for Bitcoin to get to $50k now before you buy is not a very smart thing. I think we were lucky to see bitcoin go down to 60k+ recently, that was an opportunity for people to have money to buy.
Ev a $70k, it is still not a bad price to buy because if you look at the trajectory of Bitcoin, it is almost certain that you'll get at least 30% of your investment this year.
I doubt Bitcoin will get to $50k again soon because with halving around the corner, it is speculated that the price will keep going up. Even if the price will dip again, I doubt it will go below $60k.
With DCA, you might be able to buy Bitcoin at good prices and maximize your profit.
in my opinion bitcoin will never go below $60k again as you said not until this bullrun finished we all know that people have learned the pattern, when the price dipping around the date when halving is just right on the corner people already know that the sudden dipping is just a sign of an even bigger rally thats why there are people readying money to bag bitcoin and as a result the recent price dipping wasn't really that impactful and could recover quite rather easily. i'm sure how bitcoin gonna move will differ this time around, but one thing for sure is that the price might get into the point of $100k because so many people are bullish, institutions are bullish, even the ETF are selling like a hot cakes. its overall good scenery for bitcoin in my thinking, but we will see, if we truly want to profit at the peak, be a diamond hand, i've learnt from my experience being a paper hand will do no good even more so for investment like bitcoin. I agree also as do the majority that Bitcoin is not going back to $60k and lower but there are some who believe it will and are holding out for that time while in the meantime the markets are going in the opposite direction! For those of you out there who are planning on buying more coins
like me when the market dips, have you guys set a target price where
you will buy?
Nope, not setting any targets to buy, I buy whenever I can and practice DCA and if I have something extra when there is a correction I buy then also. I dont hold cash to buy at lower prices than today. I have learned a long time ago that the markets dont always go in the direction I hope they do. I'm not a trader and I dont have the time to scrutinise the markets for hours per day. I just buy when i can because in the long run I will be in profit. |
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Well just based on what has happened around previous halvings the Bitcoin price will climb
for approximately 12 months after the halving. How high will that go? this a very intriguing
question...there are very different forces in play this time around - as in ETF's.
There will be corrections on the journey after the halving too but generally overall there
should be a rise.
I just cant help thinking that the reduced Bitcoin block reward couple with the ETF buy
pressure will play out in the Supply v's Demand.
Price ? pure guess at over $150k conservative guess
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Sinner v O'Connell in 2021 compared to 3 years later is a different match up. I would be very
surprised if the result was the same as back then. I'm not saying its impossible, just surprised.
The last two matches of the day are very interesting, Musetti v Shelton and Alcaraz v Monfils.
I might do a handicap bet on Monfils, he's been playing fantastic, Under 21.5 @ 1.63.
Medvedev has also made it through to the round of 16 beating Norrie
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That was a bit of a mad weekend in the NRL, top teams losing out to teams they should
be beating or matches that should be close affairs ending up white washes. . .
Roosters 48 - 6 Rabbitohs - This should have been closer
Warriors 32 - 0 Titans - For the Titans not to score is crazy, any team not to score really.
Dragons 24 - 46 Cowboys - 70 point match, the crowd got their moneys worth there.
Wests Tigers 32 - 6 Sharks - Thats a strange result, a lot of bets had to have been lost.
I totally missed out on the URC at the weekend, didnt do ant bets and didnt see any matches,
Round 13 coming up this weekend. I'll post about that later when I see whats happening.
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Bitcoin 190K in 2024? $190k is not a very high target for bitcoin in this bull cycle. Personally, I am optimistic and believe that bitcoin can reach that number but I don't think it will happen this year. I predict that 2025 will be a boom year for bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency market and we will see bitcoin reach its ATH in 2025 instead of later this year. In addition, I am also optimistic that this bull cycle will last longer than the previous ones because we have many catalysts in this bull run. I consider this a super bullish cycle. Yea I am optimistic too actually. Look at how the market jumped from ~$40k to ~$74k in a matter of weeks! If it wasnt for all the ETF approvals I would say $190k was absolutely pie in the sky prediction but because of the buy pressures from ETF's going forward and the cut in block reward I think we can reach $190k! As for price plans dor selling - I dont have any, I'm certainly not setting it at $190k, that might very well be selling too early, I will wait and see where we end up early 2025 I think. |
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I am also stoked to see Osaka through to the round of 32 after beating Svitolina, she
now faces Garcia only the fourth time this year!, Fourth time lucky perhaps,
She does seem to be getting stronger with more match time and she is favourite at 1.43,
I'll try a straight bet.
With Osaka talent was always there, problem is mental state. I don't know what is happening with here and if she is in "good place" now but she is not going on any tickets I am playing. One wrong word from the audience is all it takes for her to break apart, there is just too much variables involved to bet on her. I feel sorry for her and would love that she manages to overcome those issues but I can't even phantom circumstances that made it happen first time. I hear much worse almost on daily basis when playing with my mates  I always thought that Osaka would keep on winning more grandslams after her first US Open in 2018, but her mental state is indeed the problem. She could probably be greatly helped with a sport psychologist and be on the right track. For some sports man it has done wonders, best example is probably Ronnie O Sullivan. The greatest talent of all time but his mental state was not the best, he started working with a sport psychologist and since then he is back on the winning track and keeps breaking record after record. Im following her but not betting on her, as Trofo posted I'm waiting to see how she performs. I'm watching Griekspoor v Sinner but following the Garcia v Osaka scoreboard and she lost the first set on a tie break and its on serve in the second. She said herself she is working on her mental state, the talent is there, I think she is getting stronger. Anyway Sinner is back on track in the third set so there shouldnt be another upset. Rune got despatched by the giant killer Marozsan 6-1, 6-1, anyone have a bet on the Hungarian? |
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Yea and I agree with you there too but unfortunately we cant manufacture our own player
pool, that will happen organically. On a positive note the GOAT's have laid down a legacy and
a target for other players to work hard to try and emulate their successes. There are records
there which I would like to see broken, hopefully there is someone to do that.
And also from a betting point of view, there is definitely money to be made when there are
the likes of those top 3 players around.
And on top players Sinner plays today against countryman Vavassori and is 1.02 favourite,
best to parlay him with someone else like Humbert 1.23 who plays against van de Zandshulp
and maybe Paul 1.10 who plays Damm?
There is really no use in using that odds in parlays; yes they are the big favorite but surprises always happen and there is simply no value in odds like that. Everybody has a different strategy but more often than not, the bet with the lowest odd in a parlay will fail. I don't really play a lot of parlays anymore, prefer single value bets. ...and surprise surprise Paul is out after getting injured so yea anything can happen. I dont do that many parlays myself and as Trofo above points out a handicap can be more rewarding. Sabalenka is out of Miami Open: she lost to the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina in three sets - 4:6, 6:1, 1:6!
Another surprising result (at least for me) is Murray defeating Etcheverry and going further into the Round of 32! Very nice performance by the British veteran! He is going to meet Machac tonight.
Yes Murray defeating Etcheverry a seeded player is kind of surprising alright and in two sets. I am also stoked to see Osaka through to the round of 32 after beating Svitolina, she now faces Garcia only the fourth time this year!, Fourth time lucky perhaps, She does seem to be getting stronger with more match time and she is favourite at 1.43, I'll try a straight bet. |
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Currently anything can happen to be honest. Bitcoins are really going up and down in every hours. The traders are playing an important role in manipulating the price as I can see. They are buying at bulk quantity for which the price going up and similarly selling at large quantities for which the price also coming down. Most probably we will see a correction in the price before halving only. I am assuming Bitcoins will rest at 55k usd for now. Let’s see what happens next.
Some whales are playing on the crypto market because the price on daily time frame shows the obvious breakeven which means that it’s a target trading. However the overview of the Bitcoin chart is already showing a bearish movement that usually incomes with sharp correction if there’s no more whales playing the price. I’m not expecting that the price will rally even after halving. This kind of strong price rally usually follow by sharp correction then long sideways until it will rally again for a possible new ATH. Yea anything can happen but it would want to be something massive like and FTX going down to affect the markets this close to the halving Its true that directly after the last halving for example Bitcoin took a bit of a drop but look what happened shortly after that. Someone mentioned to me during the week that the markets have previously corrected down 30 days before the halving? would be interested to see some chart snapshots confirming that... but as I posted previously I cant see an absolute nightmare selloff to collapse to $30k or $40k |
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Lot 20: GP-SKULL.20 - aoluain
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Ive been hearing about situations where someone buys a coin for a certain rate and not quite long after, the said coin drops in value, or someone sells his coin for a certain rate and then it appreciates just after.
What's your take on this? Given the period we're in is it buy time or sell time?
The said coin can only be Bitcoin! any other coin will only be a pure gamble and there is so much noise in that space you would be easily led into a pure $hitcoin. Timing is a big consideration for buying and selling, but more so selling. We are approaching the Bitcoin halving and with the historical events surrounding the halving you should be buying now and if you want to sell - wait 8 to 12 months. Dont be worried in a bull market if the market falls, its only a short term event. Todays value of $64,500 is an example, last week it was $74,000 and I'm not panicking. |
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Rainy day in Miami today so matches got delayed.
The most anticipated encounters include:
Rublev v Machac
Humbert v v.d. Zandschulp
Shapovalov v Tsitsipas
Nothing happening ATM in Miami, everything is suspended because of extreme weather. A few matches got played, among them Rublev v Machac. Rublev was beaten in 2 sets 4-6, 4-6. The Czech player is continuing his great performance. Humbert beat van de Zandschulp too as I expected 6-4, 6-3. On the WTA side Sabalenka beat Badosa and wins also for Gauff, Navarro and Azarenko. Looking at the weather forecast it doesnt look like there will be any matches played until tomorrow. |
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The less said about the Broncos thumping defeated, the better.
A two point penalty very early in the game should have boid the Broncos after one of their players suffered a broken cheek bone in a careless collision. However, the Broncos then conceded 34 points in as many minutes before adding two late tries which was nowhere near enough to recover.
I wonder if that game is a precursor for how the season will go for both teams, The Panthers to win all their matches and end up with a 3 in a row championship wins and the Broncos to return to the bottom end of the table? I would like to see the Broncos up at the top again this year. I'm holding off betting for a bit longer. I wonder what a weekly parlay on two teams would be like? lets say Panthers and Broncos to win. Last year they both won 18 of 24 matches! |
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Poloniex has been around for a long time, It was the first exchange I used 7 years ago
but that doesnt actually mean anything.
Treat exchanges exactly for what they were designed to do - exchange. As regards safety,
if you send coins to an exchange, make your trade and remove coins after that trade
you minimise risks.
Using exchanges as a means of storage is risky, you dont know when the next disaster or
issue will happen and you cannot access your coins.
Take control yourself and store your own coins
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Yea and I agree with you there too but unfortunately we cant manufacture our own player
pool, that will happen organically. On a positive note the GOAT's have laid down a legacy and
a target for other players to work hard to try and emulate their successes. There are records
there which I would like to see broken, hopefully there is someone to do that.
And also from a betting point of view, there is definitely money to be made when there are
the likes of those top 3 players around.
And on top players Sinner plays today against countryman Vavassori and is 1.02 favourite,
best to parlay him with someone else like Humbert 1.23 who plays against van de Zandshulp
and maybe Paul 1.10 who plays Damm?
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A lot of people will be watching Monfils, he is having a great season lately and is definitely
a contender for another quarter final at least.
Anyone watch the Murray v Berrettini match yesterday? was it me or was it a tedious 2 hours
and 48 minutes watch over 3 sets?
Berrettini and Murray both had great shots and were kind of on similar levels, Berrettini was
obviously just coming back to playing high intensity tennis but couldnt beat Murray.
It would be nice to see him increase his form but has a long way to go IMO.
On the WTA side, I'm following Osaka again, she won yesterday against a player I havent
heard of before that I can remember Cocciaretto. Osaka plays Svitolina tomorrow, big
challenge ahead.
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The OP is talking like he will want to sell everything within 30 minutes! The markets can
move quickly but its usually not so quick that you will miss out while trying to access your
wallet and waiting for a transfer and then waiting for your sell order to complete.
Its nigh on impossible to time the top or bottom of a bull/bear run for buying or selling
As others have said keep the bare essentials on an exchange and the vast majority safe
in your personal wallet, when its your chosen time to sell then make your actions,
dont panic - there will be plenty of time to transfer funds and make your sale.
Just remember by having coins on an exchange you dont have full control of them eventhough
you have a login and password, anything can happen !
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I would have thought he didnt know what to do in the second set because Alcaraz was
everywhere, he was definitely the dominant player of that set and played at a higher level
than the first, it took him 3 games to get going in the first set. I think against anyone else
apart from maybe Sinner or Djokovic as Serveria.com points out Medvedev would have
had a better day out.
I know its a bit premature to say but at that level yesterday I can see anyone beating
Alcaraz in Miami
Alcaraz put in the right effort at the right time. That is exactly the way how you beat Medvedev. Once you broke him mentally, it comes down to avoiding unforced errors and not bring him back into the game with your own weakness. I think that playing against Medvedev can then even become easy. It is the first set often times. Of course Medvedev had games where he was able to come back, but it doesn't happen very often and most of the time once he got broken, he is broken for the whole game. Now we will see whetehr Alcaraz is about to have a good run this year or whether he will show his second face once again anytime soon and loses games that he is supposed to dominate normally. But not everyone can play like Alcaraz, and to keep up such a performance for a full match. It will be very interesting to see if he can keep that level of performance up. I would love to see him in the final of Miami against Sinner! I think they are opposite ends of the draw so it looks possible . . . Agree and I think Sinner and Alcaraz at the moment are the only players who could be able to build a real legacy over many years. There are obviously many good players, but none of them seems to be stable enough to get something big going. Zverev has good games, then crashes. Tsitsipas has amazing games, then crashes. Medvedev has meltdowns all the time, but somehow manages to reach finals quite often. Alcaraz has the potential to become someone like Nadal or any of the GOATS. But I think for everyone of us who likes tennis, it become more and more evident that we have been spoiled over all those years. The chance to have a three-way competition like Federer, Djokovic and Nadal at the same time is extremely slight. Ah yes the 3 way competition has been discussed a few times but do we have to have a 3 top players like Federer, Djokovich and Nadal all the time? It had been brilliant for everyone to witness that era of those 3 players but things change, we might have only 2 going forward for the next 10+ years or there might not be a even 2 dominant players. Its an interesting discussion, would Tennis suffer if all the competitions over the next 10 years was to be won by a mixture of players in the top10? would that not be refreshing? If I could make a comparison to F1 in the mid 90's and early 00's when Michael Schumacher was racing and won almost every race and won 7 drivers championships, for me F1 became Veeeeery boring and I switched off. Ok that didnt happen when we had the 3[4] top players in Tennis but I dont think it would be a bad think if we didnt have that scenario again. |
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I hope the OP and anyone else who could managed to buy Bitcoin at the discounted price of $63k to $67k rather than waiting for it to go further and/or trying to time the absolute bottom? The market can move so quickly, it can move $2k in such a short period of time, its not a major issue if buying $100 but when buying $1000+ just do it before missing out. I've been watching with interest as Bitcoin has pulled back over the past week after hitting new highs. Part of me wants to accumulate more while the price is down, but I also wonder if we may see it drop further in the short term.
Well there are good arguments on both sides. On one hand, the long-term outlook for Bitcoin remains very bullish as adoption increases. Even major institutions continue entering space, and trends like halvings may lead to new all-time highs over the coming years. But on other hand, factors like the upcoming Fed meeting could continue to bring volatility in the short-term.
I also think this price drop may present a good buying opportunity for someone looking to DCAing and I'm also looking to buy more BTC especially since BTC's price is low and there's zero fees on Bitget. Of course, as with any investment, only put in what you can afford to lose.
So, even if it dips further short-term, history tells us Bitcoin tends to go up in the long run.
For me I feel every opportunity that present it self in a period like this is a good one and by that I meant the DIP that comes with the price value. Many Bitcoin enthusiast still believe we are currently not in the real bull market yet but I think I would like to beg the differ because the rate of the pumping can't be seen and ignore so I believe every and any opportunity that the price dumbs is the best time to buy and also the best to do. Don't hesitate Because this is not the type of market that would house a serious decline in the price so no matter what you do just remember that the bull pushes more forward Than price dip and we just witnessed a great opportunity to buy Bitcoin I find it hard to believe that some people dont realise we are indeed in a bull market |
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