I can register on your behalf if you send me pm of username and email address then you can change password later.

I think the bullish move will continue to early January, general market sentiment is bullish.  Looking at the recent XRP Spark airdrop, the price stayed until the snapshot, dropped then rose back higher than the snapshot price. In crypto anything is possible.

Ormin do you have any technical XEM charts, Fibonacci etc.  You had some really good analysis when you posted your charts on this forum.

Disclaimer: Not trading/investment advice. Do your own research. Seek financial advice.

That screenshot was from early January 2018.  The price went up to $1 on Christmas day 2017, then fluctuated at around ~$1.50 for two weeks until it peaked at around $2.09 in early January 2018.

 It's astounding that the market cap for NEM at that time was around $18 billion.

I don't have that problem.  Could be your ISP maybe.  Have you tried it from a different ISP, or from your mobile network?

I think part of the pump at 12AM could possibly be XRP traders/investors selling after the Flare snapshot moving their profits into XEM for the January 14th XEM Symbol airdrop snapshot?

Hoping for something like this in January . 

I think XEM price will spike towards the snapshot date, then I expect a drop in XEM price.  On XYM release I speculate there will be some selling so price will drop, I predict it will be a steady decline, with good buying opportunities at the bottoms. 
However, with a bullish BTC market and general crypto bullishness throughout 2021 it's hard to predict which way it will go. Generally  I still think we're in the early stages of a bull market, and there's much bigger BTC price rises to come, which will carry the rest of the crypto market along with it.

Disclaimer: Not investment advice.

There is an optin version of the wallet that allows you to do so.

https://nemplatform.com/wallets/

Hi Ormin,

Any speculation of price predictions for the upcoming launch of Symbol on Dec 17th? Also price before snapshot and after?

The opt-in process is fairly straightforward.  See this for detailed information: https://nemplatform.com/symbol-migration

Download the wallet with the opt-in module:

https://nemplatform.com/wallets/#desktop

Install on your machine.  Open the wallet, login.

Go to services, go to the opt-in option and follow the opt-in wizard step by step.

The opt-in process will generate your XYM wallet address, your mnemonic passphrase, and VFR keys (if you will be using for harvesting).

Save these to a safe backup location, opt-in complete.

You need 100 XEM minimum in your wallet, there is a transaction fee of around 1.05 XEM.

Keep your XEM in your XEM wallet until the time of snapshot to receive free XYM at Symbol launch.

Any transactions after the snapshot will not count towards free XYM.

No, today is the first day to opt-in and will run until before launch in December 2020.

If you didn't opt-in before launch date; you will be able to Opt-in for up to six years after Symbol launches and receive the same balance in XYM as you held in XEM at Snapshot.

However, in order to receive the XYM at launch date, you need to opt-in before launch date in December.  You must have balance in your XEM wallet at snapshot time in order to receive free XYM equivalent.

See this link for more details:

https://forum.nem.io/t/opt-in-opens-with-the-nem-desktop-wallet/25785

FAQ: https://nemplatform.com/symbol-migration

There will be an update to the wallet I believe that will support the opt-in process.   This is on the opt-in date of 15th September.

Below is the pinned message from the Official NEM channel on Telegram, and should answer the majority of queries regarding opt in, snapshot and release:

Roadmap:
- 15th Sep: Optin Opens, Code freeze, and Testnet launch 🔑
- 3rd - 16th Dec: Snapshot range (exact date to be announced soon) 📷
- 17th Dec: Symbol Main Net goes live! 🚀

Opt In:
What is opt in? Opt-in is the method by which existing XEM holders are able to claim their XYM tokens at the point of Snapshot, prior to the new chain launch of Symbol scheduled for December.
When does Opt in begin? Sept 15th
Am I required to opt-in? No.
If I don't opt in, what happens? You will have 6 years to claim XYM with your NEM private key.
Do I need to update my wallet to opt in? Yes. A new desktop wallet with opt in module will be released soon.
Can I opt in with Trezor? Yes.
How do I opt in on mobile? Use Symbol Mobile Wallet
Can I opt in with exchange? No, not unless your exchange has specifically announced this.

Snapshot:
What is snapshot? A picture of your XEM balance, used to determine your XYM balance on Symbol.
When is snapshot? Sometime between the 3rd and 16th of December. Exact date to be announced.
Will exchanges support snapshot? You must ask the exchange. Zaif is the only exchange that has announced support at this time.

Other:
Is Symbol a fork? No.
How do I swap my XEM? There is no swap.
How do I get XYM? Hold XEM at time of snapshot.
When is airdrop? There is no airdrop.
Will I see my XYM in NEM wallet? No.
Will my XEM show on Symbol wallet? No.

Resources:
Recent Updates: https://forum.nem.io/t/symbol-launch-reporting-single-source-of-information/24863/17
Opt In Details: https://forum.nem.io/t/opt-in-date-announcement/25565
Introduction to Symbol: https://hackernoon.com/nem-introduces-symbol-and-a-new-multi-layer-network-for-enhanced-trustlessness-bhce3299
Symbol on GitHub: https://github.com/nemtech
More Symbol FAQs: https://symbolplatform.com/faqs/

Official NEM channel: @nemred
For prices and off topic discussions: @nemberia & @nemtraders

Opt in date is starting on Sept 15.  Snapshot is in December.  (However, you can opt in up to 6 years later to claim your XYM).

Opt in from the services menu on the NEM wallet if you want to receive XYM tokens on the release date in December.

Your XEM balance on XEM chain at time of snapshot is what you will receive as XYM on new chain. You will also keep your XEM on old NIS1 chain.

XYM will automatically be deposited into your XYM wallet on release date and can be accessed with your private key.

Some of the basic questions are answered in the Basic section of the FAQ -

https://support.nem.group/hc/en-us/articles/360034476171-BASIC

A $1bn market cap this morning. Wonder what it would look like nearer to the snapshot date later this year.

More details about opt-in to be conformed on 24th August as per earlier post on this page.

You'd need the NEM wallet - https://nemplatform.com/wallets/

There are Windows, Mac and Linux wallets as well as trezor supported.

Also Mobile wallets for Android and Apple.

XEM tokens will still remain in your wallet before and after opt-in and snapshot. You will receive one XYM token for each XEM you had in your wallet at snapshot time..

For example if you had 100 XEM, then you will receive 100 XYM and still have 100 XEM

Catapult evolved into Symbol - Catapult was the project codename, the name for the blockchain going forward is Symbol, ticker name at launch is XYM.

It's for tax purposes. If investors want to receive their XYM at launch they'd opt-in before the snapshot. If they want to receive them at a later date which is more tax advantageous, in a new tax year for example, they would opt-in at a later date.

Catapult has evolved into Symbol (XYM), and is currently planned to be released later this year with a one-to-one airdrop for XEM holders.

See the forum: forum.nem.io for release schedule, and latest updates.

The most current information related to mainnet is updated on this page, and is constantly kept up to date on progress:

https://forum.nem.io/t/symbol-launch-reporting-single-source-of-information/24863

Below link answers questions regarding snapshot, XYM airdrop, opt-in etc.

https://symbolplatform.com/xym/