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121  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup on: March 20, 2024, 03:04:25 PM
..it clearly shows that Coverge doesn't play defense, no wonder they are at the bottom now.

On the other hand, even though there's a defense, Magnolia is just draining every shot at every field. With a 52% percentage shooting they did, it means they are having hot hands that night that even well defended, their shots are draining every time.

Besides, I don't expect Converge to shine at the All-local Conference. They are clear to be eliminated after the regular games ended.

They are usually seen as competitive only during import conferences. I hope they can snipe a good import in the next import conference.

Converge is really not the same anymore ever since they let Ahamnissi ang Jeron Teng go. And there's a rumor that coach Ayo will be replace soon. I don't know if there can still make something to make this team competitive, because even if they have a good coach but the lack of quality players is the major problem I see in this team.

It was a good start but after they let Teng and Ahamnissi its obvious that they are  not here to compete,  it's an easy negotiation with players who can provide decent numbers,  most of the good teams are willing to pay the price just to keep their competitiveness and have that chance winning the game, but it was different with how Converge doing it now, they are just playing to continue their stay from the league but in terms of trying to reach the finals there's no trace from the management to increase their chances, and with rumors that coach Ayo will be replaced it adds up to the point  that  they might be a part now of a farming team.

There's possibility that they will only become a farm team, with their quality of players, it's not gonna compete with the good roster of the strong teams, their 2nd unit might even be better than the main unit of the converge. See the 2nd unit of SMB, they have Teng, Romeo, Trollano, Tautuaa, and Jericho Cruz I guess.. So, we see the difference, and if SMB could afford this kind of quality players, how can a converge them would be able to compete with them.

People may criticize SMB for not following the salary cap ( if there's any), but we can always criticize theses so called farm teams for not being able to come up with a required budget to pay based on standard salary.

As if we don't know what's happening within the PBA. If we are looking for a league that is fair then that should not be the PBA. Some of the players have criticized the way it was manage. I mean, why get a team to be part of the league if they aren't competiting anymore. I would understand that a team would struggle as that's normal, even Ginebra have struggled before they sign coach Tim, but these teams like DYIP or KIA and Blackwater has always been struggling, season after season like there's no improvement at all, they even get worst, and now there's converge which was suppose to be a good team since the players were alaska players that was bought by converge.
122  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A Man bet his life savings on 1 spin of Roulette on: March 20, 2024, 02:27:58 PM

I don't care what people outside do, if they risk all their money for one gambling then that's fine because this is their individual right. It's just that I hope that people who dare to carry out actions like this must be able to take full responsibility for the choices and actions they take, because if they don't do that then there is a big possibility that their lives will be destroyed, what you say is true if they do something like this. , that just proves that they are just putting themselves in trouble. but my advice is don't do this crazy thing, because this can really destroy our lives with the definite reality of the defeat that will occur.

Not only their lives will be destroyed but people that are close to them particularly their family. If this man is a father and a husband and he losses his life savings, that would affect the future of the kids that are just relying on him to fund their educational fund or whatever they call it. Thing is, as a man, we have bigger responsibilities, so we can't be too reckless to go all in even if the chances are 50-50 as winning is never guaranteed.

There are people who succeed in gambling but they don't rely in luck they believe their chances of winning is higher and they like to do it slowly but consistently, not this one which is one time.
123  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Don't do this mistakes in trading on: March 20, 2024, 01:01:08 PM
1. Trading money that you can't afford to lose

Trading money that you can afford to lose is bad, but what's worse is trading with money that's not yours which you'd be unable to pay back if you lose. It's just like leverage trading, but worse because here traders take money from different people to invest and give them a profit of their money. This is too risky.
It's a different thing when you lose your money, even if that loss will wreck you than losing someone else's money when you don't have enough to pay back.
This causes a lot of problems for the trader and you might even end up in court if you're not careful.

I know all the sayings of greater risk and greater rewards and all, but we need to calculate our risk properly, or else we'll find ourselves in a lot of trouble. I know people who have lost almost everything because of this.
Trading is too risky but I don't think these people are not ready to lose their money in the first place before doing this as I was certain that they were already aware of the possible outcomes. I think the point here is that we don't have to spend our money more than the limits. I see this mistake very often in newbies who think that the more the trade, the possibility of earning more. Unfortunately, it never works that way and much more if we are chasing our losses because it never changes at all when we never also change our trading style. A reason why we should practice to limit our time in trading in order to avoid overspending.
124  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Profiting from BTC: just luck? on: March 19, 2024, 01:42:02 PM
Big NO because are not gambling here OP who is only hoping for luck but people are here because of their positivity and believing that Bitcoin will give us a fortune. I was certain of that and I know for sure you are not hoping for luck as well instead looking for some assurance. In fact, as we can see, a lot of people earn a lot of money in investing Bitcoin more than those who are not which is far different from those gamblers who win rather than lose.

Unless we don't know what we are doing.
125  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Which one is fun, watching with bet or without a bet? on: March 19, 2024, 11:49:28 AM
Just trying to get the communities opinion based on their experience about the topic.

Personally, a a bettor, I find it very stressful when watching the game you are betting especially if it will end up a losing bet.

If we have the same experience, how do you cope up with that problem, after all, gambling should be fun but why we have this kind of feeling that we feel disappointed when our bet loses?
You are having this feeling because you are expecting too much ,each bet you delivered you are looking for the highest winning this is why each time you felt that way while the truth is you know that most of bets will lose if not all.

There are several people that I met in which having different strategy that they are closing their eyes before the results comes out so they will be surprised if win comes and just a little disappointed when lose.

There could be other ways, one of the biggest reason is probably he is gambling with an amount he can't afford to lose, something that we can't say we are just gambling for fun because if we lose we will consider it as a significant loss. If we are serious that's when we start risking bigger money, and we will only do that because we trust our skills to make us profitable, but unable to control our emotion or afraid to watch game we are betting, most likely that bankroll will not last as we might sooner or later panic and make stupid bets.
126  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: March 19, 2024, 11:12:21 AM
This dunk was lit but I rather wanted to see this other one go in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGd0memVURg

If this went in it would have been the dunk of the year. Anthony on Anthony violence.


Look how high he could jump... That could be a big poster if the dunk went in, unfortunately Davis was able to disrupt it and proved that he really is a good shot blocker, but to be able to make a successful dunk against a good shot blocker, that's already a big success. ANT has been so confident this season, not only his game has improve but he had some highlights as well, did this game had already joined the slam dunk competition?
127  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Success is a meaningless word without failure. on: March 18, 2024, 12:36:50 PM
We learn because we want to grow from failure. This means that nobody is perfect as we all commit mistakes and suffer failure before we take action from not happening again. And guess what, those who are afraid of failing and those who are people who achieve their goals. And this also means that success never happens too easily instead, it is all the result of how hard work and goal dedication.

Like in trading, we don't think that everything went easy. We could really imagine that those traders who are already successful certainly have also suffered difficulties and trading crises. But they don't quit instead, they fight because they are certain of their goal - to become successful.
128  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Making decisions while betting on: March 15, 2024, 05:24:42 PM
I never understood how keeping emotions in check while betting changes anything.
Keeping emotion in check is ensuring you'll never make a bad decision. It's normal to use our emotion in gambling because we are just human, but we should not go beyond on something that is considered as a "don'ts" as it will  only destroy us in gambling.

Your odds of winning doesn't change no matter how much you control your emotion.\
For a certain game yes, but if you are into long term gambling and you want to build a decent winning percentage, controlling your emotion will be able to help you follow your game plan. What if you are good in predicting the winner (say sports betting), you can win most of the time, but because you were emotional, you bet aggressively, sometimes get greedy and go all in, you lose your bankroll. See, that's what lack of selt control will do to you.
129  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: March 15, 2024, 04:31:42 PM
Boston Celtics - Phoenix Suns - Phoenix Suns (6.5) - Loss! Did not cover. I thought the Phoenix Suns with their trio superstars could at least keep the game close. I was wrong.
It’s possible if Jalen Brown didn’t perform well on that particular. Both him and Tatum have a very good start to finish which usually ends well for them once both of them got the momentum because they have an ample amount of time to rest due to the lead they provide on 3rd quarter.

I watch an influencer that does a podcast about sports betting. He won most of his bet to this particular match by betting on players. Under score for Suns and over for Boston which really pays since the game results according to his prediction. This guy https://fb.watch/qQbRzV1uU6/?

That's the nature of the game, you loss or win.. Boston really played exceptional in this game, their 3 point shooting percentage is very high, so it's hard to beat a team that are good at home and shooting a high percentage. Brown is not always consistent with this number, but that game he really excel and lead the team. That +6.5 was very enticing, hopefully not a lot of us fell on that trap as that does look like an easy cover.
130  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin is not a quick rich and get poorer investment. on: March 15, 2024, 01:40:28 PM
Bitcoin investment is an investment you start early and take time to grow, discipline, monitor with patient to enable your target of investment excel and you can only make this investment when you patiently elongate it to enable you flourish well to the extend that when you harvest your profit from the investment it will still be progressing and not when you invest in six months time and you are inquisitive to get your profit in eight months time its wrong and getting patient to achieve what you invest is a good helping hands for future and at least when you invest in six months time you get your profit in one or two years or more for your effort to be reasonable and bear in mind that Bitcoin is not altcoin that can be hype or where many altcoins are built based on the basic structure provided by Bitcoin, Bitcoin cannot not make you poor when you know what you are doing and is more valuable and can make you rich when you wisely trade in futures.
what makes some people today not to be a beneficiary for bitcoin investment is because bitcoin the price always make some people to dislike it so I believe that the price of Bitcoin currently is the one that is pushing many people to think about it will continue to rise but I would like to advise people to invest in Bitcoin whenever they feel like to invest in Bitcoin not when the price right in the market it is when they will develop interest to invest in Bitcoin so that is why many of them lose for the investment you need to have a target as investor and you also need to have a Focus as investor don't depend on any information negatively concerning bitcoin but make sure you research very well before you invest
No, it is not the price of Bitcoin but it was their wrong thinking and negative assumptions. Doubtful people will certainly think negatively and they will keep pushing their personal opinions rather than accept defeat.
But this is not the main issue, people have failed and suffered losses from investing in Bitcoin due to the wrong market approach and lack of understanding. Usually happen that most of us assume that after buying today we will start earning a profit tomorrow. But it was wrong and this made impatient investors start selling their Bitcoin as they can't wait longer. We have to note that investing is only for those who can wait, not those people who are impatient.
131  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Can someone please help with most successful technical indicators? on: March 15, 2024, 12:46:13 PM
Hey Folks, this is not for everyone this is only for those who have been using technical indicators for Crypto trading and not bot, if you could please share which is the best trading indicators (most successful with higher win ratio) especially for Bitcoin and ETH it would be really helpful I have been testing few technical indicators in tradingview but nothing has been promising if I backtest the data. I have tried searching this but could find a valid answer.
Of course, you can't find a valid answer because even old traders could say that no trading indicators assure profit. With their long trading experience, they could say that trading indicators are not the only thing that would help a trader to succeed but also, their decision-making and strategies. I hope you don't mind OP but the truth is that there is no such indicator to be found. What we can do is try all these indicators available and take a record of which of them gives you positive results. Then that is what you have to use in all of your trades.
132  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: I have to hold on tight on: March 14, 2024, 12:44:25 PM
snip...

I ask for tips from you, how can I be strong enough to resist, and not be tempted by prices that have already increased?

Don't bother to check the market price and never think that you are investing in Bitcoin because at the moment you see it, especially in this bullish time, temptation certainly arises.

But I ask why you should do this. Because there is no wrong about selling as long as we are in a profit already. Besides, there is no rule that stops us from doing this. Well, yeah, it is our choice to still hold and decline to sell. In fact, some people are doing this as well because they don't want to touch their Bitcoin as it was needed already. It is somewhat reasonable, indeed.
133  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: 4 Years ago people laughed at me bcz of THIS on: March 14, 2024, 11:17:38 AM
They laugh not because you are buying Bitcoin but because of your wrong assumptions. No, whales never make COVID-19 for Bitcoin, they don't do stupid things just for Bitcoin because whether you believe it or not, these people are not buying Bitcoin alone.

Your post sounds like revenge on them. Not a good idea, honestly. If I were you, kept it secret and let your works show you are right rather than forcing them to believe you. Keep in mind that not all appreciate Bitcoin, so you don't need to feel rejected. Continue doing what you think is right rather than spend your time telling others that they are wrong.
134  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A Man bet his life savings on 1 spin of Roulette on: March 14, 2024, 07:12:27 AM
50/50 chance, yeah because he just choose between red and back, luckily he won.

However, betting a life savings in gambling is already being irresponsible, what happen to the rule, "gamble what you can afford lose?.. this guy if his bet losses, he would feel the opposite of happiness, it's just insane to be our life savings without an assurance, of course since it's gambling there's no assurance. Honestly, even if the chance is 60/40, mine is 60, it's still a no for me to risk my life savings.
135  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: March 14, 2024, 06:18:46 AM
And the Mavs won against the Steph Curry and Draymond Green less Warriors. But they have to pay the price as Luka went down with a left hamstring soreness so he will be questionable against the OKC in their next game. And so the triple double streak ended as well.
I hope he is fine and he will be back soon because he is playing at an MVP level this season, he has a chance to win an MVP award.
Luka makes this team better, without him things will be different.

Wait, Gafford's 100% FG percentage streak is still active? This game he is 5-5/

But it was a good performance, their 2 latest acquisition in the trade deadline doing the damage, Gafford with a lot of block shots + 10 points, PJ Washington with 11 points. We do hope that Luka can play against OKC because that is another must win game for them.

Dallas needs a big man and Gafford was the real answer. For him, life is easier as Luka is good at passing on the pick and roll everytime he gets doubled.
Easy money, reason why Gafford FG percentage can't drop.
136  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin is worth more than Silver on: March 13, 2024, 02:26:35 PM
It's really good to see it that way because, since the beginning of its trend, bitcoins have been suspicious to others earning just little trust from the people, and look at where it is now. it is more than we anticipated because it became a global phenomenon it became a trend in the past years and its popularity got even more boosted especially in this season where most people speculated it to reach another ATH due to its recent price increase while there are more good news making the investors assured of their future profits in the next months.
Ever bullish, people had thought positively towards Bitcoin but when it dumps and turns bearish, people had also thought the opposite and even speculated a big crash "what ifs".

Not a surprise for me to hear people comparing Bitcoin to gold, silver, stocks, bonds, etc. Because until now, still a lot of people haven't realized that Bitcoin has a fortune. We just remember and appreciate the growing value of Bitcoin during ATH but not during the crisis.

What happens now is also another time to prove that Bitcoin is worth investing in. And this also proves that there is no regret from having and holding them as it continue to grow in the coming years.
137  Economy / Speculation / Re: At what price will you bitcoin holders sell if we have a major price spike? on: March 13, 2024, 12:49:08 PM
I have been thinking about when to start selling my 2 bitcoins I purchased for $21,000 each average price during 2022 lows.
Selling half of it is not a bad idea, we just consider this securing our profit. If it fall, we never regret from missing the opportunity.
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I keep hearing things like we could spike to 200K really quickly and stuff like that, maybe in just weeks.
Unrealistic...Bitcoin will never go that fast and reach that high instantly. I can't imagine it will happen in two weeks, not even a year. Maybe, it happens in the future but not this coming ATH. Stop believing rumors, $200k is too high.
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My question is when will you guys start to sell if we have a major spike?

I used to think I wanted to sell at 100K, but this is rising so fast I have been thinking more like 150K to start selling.

How will you sell, slowly into a spike or wait for a set price and just dump.


Just think about this - hold as long as you can but don't bother to decide to sell if you already make a profit. If the purpose of buying Bitcoin is to just hold, then hold. But if our goal is to make money, then why not sell them? 
138  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: March 13, 2024, 11:48:41 AM
How about the Clippers leading by 20 points early but then lost to the Wolves at Crypto arena? They started how in the first half, rushing and leading as high as 20 points. But the Wolves didn't give up, ANT started to cook in the 3rd quarter. And him and the veteran Mike Conley and Alexander-Walker are hitting their 3 point shot. On the other hand, the Clippers are struggling and because of their great defense. There were moments wherein Paul George getting one on one against ANT but the young fellow has good defense and stole the ball from George. So it's almost a 20 point swing in this game as the Wolves won by 18 points.

That's just one of the great performance of the Timberwolves and the reason why they are on the top seed right now. We've seen a lot of crazy comebacks from a lot of different teams most frequently this season, this is just an indication that there are actually no leads are safe until the game concluded. Just most recently Dean Wade made a crazy fourth quarter to come back from a 20+ pts deficit in the 4th and win the game. That was just a few games after LeBron took over the 4th quarter to beat the Clippers in another comeback win.
These are all because the game of basketball today are more fast paced and everyone can shoot 3s more efficiently than before. A 20+ pts lead even in the 4th quarter isn't really safe nowadays. It will only take 1 player in the zone and extra effort on the defensive end can make a comeback win.

Right, we've seen many teams comeback from a 20+ deficit and win the game, so this is just one example. I do agree that they really play good defense on Clippers, and they didn't allow them to score at will. ANT limited Paul George and that was the story of the game. I think ANT really improved a lot this season, he was shifty in this game and George can't keep up with all his moves. He even had one drive going to his left and banking it with his left hand.

And we can't still get over him blocking that shot by Aaron Nesmith.

So they are holding off their position while waiting for Towns to make a comeback in the playoffs.

He is very confident this season playing like an MVP caliber player.  His defense is underrated but as long as he keeps logging that kind of numbers he has been making, they'll be good in the playoffs and hopefully KAT will return. Also, the loss of Leonard in the 2nd half is a big factor against the clippers, he is their top scorer probably the best too, so losing him is really big. According to report, he had a back injury and could not return anymore.
139  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: If everyone is holding their bitcoin, will there be a balance? on: March 12, 2024, 08:51:21 PM
I have read several posts encouraging people to hold their bitcoin for the greater good of bitcoin and probably more reward in the future. I have also been able to buy some for myself and also holding. But there is this concern that usually pop up in my head anytime I am meditating and that is what will happen if everyone is holding their bitcoin and no one is willing to sell. This can possibly happen in the future when mining reward becomes too small. I know some people will say that miners will continue to mine and sell to sustain their business but when there is reduced selling, will mining still be a profitable business?

If this question appear dumb, please pardon me, I just need clarifications. 
If ever that happens, possibly some of these miners will stop their business and choose to work with another line of business. But on the other side, this will never stop Bitcoin from growing but would affect the transaction confirmations if only a few miners existed. But this won't worry me anything, of course, we can't just stay in investing Bitcoin if it is no longer profitable.

This will tell us that we don't have to rely on a single source of income but instead, we have to do more in order to have financial freedom. And in the case the will fail or stop, we still have other sources to support us.
140  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Trading Or Investing which one is better to focus on right now? on: March 12, 2024, 02:54:53 PM
Just consider your personal preference, not the others. If people say they are in trading, I don't think you need to do that because it was suggested but rather look at your capabilities. Only consider trading if you have knowledge or else, better choose to invest. In fact, both are profitable but investing is less risky compared to trading. It is very important to just think about what is your preference rather than what people are saying as they also have different preferences. Even if they say that trading or investing are more profitable, still don't assume that you can be like them as it depends on your actions and strategies.
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