Shortly after introducing the concept of "offsite investment", I made another account and invested at 25x there. I haven't adjusted the offsite amount since then. It is currently sitting at just 11.21x, as the onsite amount grows while the offsite amount stays exactly constant.
The weekly returns (in the same format as in the previous post) have been as follows:
Mar 7 2015 0.00% 100.00%
Mar 9 2015 0.64% 100.64%
Mar 16 2015 2.53% 103.18%
Mar 23 2015 4.01% 107.32%
Mar 30 2015 2.06% 109.53%
Apr 6 2015 2.51% 112.27%
Apr 13 2015 2.48% 115.05%
Apr 20 2015 1.42% 116.69%
Apr 27 2015 3.43% 120.69%
May 4 2015 0.52% 121.32%
May 11 2015 0.94% 122.46%
May 18 2015 0.37% 122.91%
May 25 2015 5.65% 129.86%
Jun 1 2015 4.59% 135.83%
Jun 8 2015 4.12% 141.42%
Jun 15 2015 2.00% 144.25%
Jun 22 2015 3.48% 149.28%
Jun 29 2015 -3.45% 144.13%
Jul 6 2015 1.81% 146.73%
Jul 13 2015 0.72% 147.79%
Jul 20 2015 10.40% 163.16%
Jul 27 2015 3.62% 169.07%
Aug 3 2015 2.59% 173.44%
Aug 10 2015 2.92% 178.51%
Aug 17 2015 1.87% 181.85%
Aug 24 2015 1.66% 184.88%
Aug 31 2015 2.90% 190.25%
Sep 7 2015 2.23% 194.50%
Sep 14 2015 1.45% 197.33%
Sep 21 2015 1.30% 199.90%
Sep 28 2015 -0.78% 198.34%
Oct 5 2015 1.86% 202.03%
Oct 12 2015 2.43% 206.95%
Oct 19 2015 -1.08% 204.71%
Oct 26 2015 3.26% 211.38%
Nov 2 2015 0.12% 211.64%
Nov 9 2015 1.09% 213.95%
Nov 16 2015 0.00% 213.96%
Nov 23 2015 1.86% 217.94%
Nov 30 2015 1.30% 220.77%
Dec 7 2015 1.67% 224.46%
Dec 13 2015 0.63% 225.87%
Dec 21 2015 0.77% 227.60%
Dec 28 2015 0.58% 228.92%
Jan 4 2016 0.88% 230.92%
Jan 11 2016 1.28% 233.88%
Jan 18 2016 1.44% 237.25%
Jan 25 2016 1.10% 239.86%
Feb 1 2016 0.91% 242.06%
Feb 8 2016 0.97% 244.40%
Feb 15 2016 2.90% 251.48%
Feb 22 2016 4.33% 262.38%
Feb 29 2016 0.76% 264.37%
Mar 7 2016 1.19% 267.51%
Mar 14 2016 0.66% 269.29%
Mar 21 2016 1.01% 272.02%
Mar 28 2016 1.64% 276.47%
Apr 4 2016 1.20% 279.78%
Apr 11 2016 0.18% 280.27%
Apr 18 2016 0.95% 282.93%
Apr 25 2016 0.94% 285.60%
May 2 2016 0.88% 288.10%
May 9 2016 0.57% 289.75%
May 16 2016 1.49% 294.06%
May 23 2016 3.44% 304.17%
May 30 2016 0.49% 305.66%
Jun 6 2016 1.18% 309.26%
Jun 13 2016 0.27% 310.11%
Jun 20 2016 2.37% 317.45%
Jun 27 2016 1.20% 321.27%
Jul 4 2016 1.19% 325.09%
Jul 11 2016 0.76% 327.57%
Jul 18 2016 0.37% 328.79%
Jul 25 2016 1.07% 332.32%
Aug 1 2016 0.80% 334.98%
Aug 8 2016 0.73% 337.42%
Aug 15 2016 0.61% 339.47%
Aug 22 2016 1.04% 343.00%
Aug 29 2016 1.00% 346.44%
Sep 5 2016 0.76% 349.06%
Sep 12 2016 0.73% 351.59%
Sep 19 2016 1.08% 355.38%
Sep 26 2016 0.79% 358.18%
Oct 3 2016 0.63% 360.45%
Oct 10 2016 0.78% 363.28%
Oct 17 2016 0.55% 365.29%
Oct 24 2016 1.90% 372.21%
Oct 31 2016 0.54% 374.21%
Nov 7 2016 1.16% 378.54%
Nov 14 2016 1.17% 382.98%
Nov 21 2016 0.70% 385.67%
Nov 28 2016 0.50% 387.59%
Dec 5 2016 0.64% 390.07%
Dec 12 2016 0.69% 392.75%
Dec 19 2016 1.09% 397.02%
Dec 26 2016 0.79% 400.17%
Jan 2 2017 0.54% 402.35%
Jan 9 2017 0.20% 403.15%
Jan 16 2017 0.69% 405.93%
Jan 23 2017 0.72% 408.85%
Jan 30 2017 0.63% 411.41%
Feb 6 2017 0.73% 414.43%
Feb 13 2017 0.56% 416.77%
Feb 20 2017 0.44% 418.59%
Feb 27 2017 0.40% 420.25%
Mar 6 2017 0.72% 423.29%
Mar 13 2017 1.25% 428.57%
Mar 20 2017 0.36% 430.11%
Mar 27 2017 0.67% 433.01%
Apr 3 2017 1.58% 439.86%
Apr 10 2017 0.97% 444.14%
Apr 17 2017 0.98% 448.51%
Apr 24 2017 0.86% 452.34%
May 1 2017 0.97% 456.72%
May 8 2017 1.13% 461.88%
May 15 2017 1.58% 469.17%
May 22 2017 1.20% 474.79%
May 29 2017 1.03% 479.71%
Jun 5 2017 1.05% 484.75%
Jun 12 2017 1.40% 491.55%
Jun 19 2017 0.86% 495.79%
Jun 26 2017 1.31% 502.28%
Jul 3 2017 1.13% 507.93%
Jul 10 2017 0.71% 511.55%
Jul 17 2017 -0.28% 510.10%
Jul 24 2017 3.27% 526.76%
Jul 31 2017 0.93% 531.63%
Aug 7 2017 -0.29% 530.10%
Aug 14 2017 0.98% 535.28%
Aug 21 2017 0.98% 540.50%
Aug 28 2017 1.75% 549.95%
Sep 4 2017 1.07% 555.85%
Sep 11 2017 0.72% 559.83%
Sep 18 2017 0.56% 562.95%
Sep 25 2017 0.87% 567.84%
Oct 2 2017 0.69% 571.73%
Oct 9 2017 0.94% 577.09%
Oct 16 2017 0.89% 582.22%
Oct 23 2017 0.92% 587.55%
Oct 30 2017 1.25% 594.92%
Nov 6 2017 0.50% 597.89%
Nov 13 2017 0.83% 602.86%
Nov 20 2017 1.02% 609.00%
Nov 27 2017 1.03% 615.26%
Using this data (and prices from
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/clams/ and
https://www.investing.com/currencies/btc-usd-historical-data):
7/3/2015:
1 CLAM= $1.72
1 BTC=$277
27/11/2017: 6.1526 CLAM=6.1526*7.42=$45.65; 45.65/1.72=26.54
1 BTC=$5759.6; 5759.6/277=20.79
So in that period of time, returns were not just fantastic (actually they would be a bit better if leverage had been regularly adjusted to 25) in terms of $ but even better than holding BTC. However, if we made the exact same comparison now, BTC would had been a better investment, as it has nearly tripled from late November, while CLAM has slightly dropped.
How much of that price increase, from $1.72 to $7.42 (or more accurately, market cap from $972984 to $20274537, multiplying by 20.84) was caused because of BTC's price increase? Let's check an end point where BTC hadn't risen as much yet:
2/1/2017: 4.0235 CLAM=4.0235*0.849111=$3.416; 3.416/1.72=1.99
1 BTC=$1019.3; 1019.3/277=3.68
In most cases just holding BTC would had been a better strategy. That shouldn't surprise anyone, just holding BTC has been one of the most profitable strategies in the world in the last years. However, I wonder how would had Just Dice returns been if BTC had stayed flat or if it had had more modest and sustainable returns.
If someone was comparing returns from buying CLAM and investing them on JD to those of other investments, then JD has been a fantastic choice. What can we expect in the future?
As long as people keep playing on Just Dice, returns in terms of fiat should be quite good. From my estimates, assuming CLAM's market cap stays constant (which is very conservative), by staking and investing, I expect a 20% annual return in USD. If we consider that CLAM's market cap is positively correlated with BTC's and that it will keep rising (but obviously not at the gigantic rate we have seen until now), then returns in USD would be even higher.
If BTC dropped and that caused CLAM to drop, that could actually increase the demand for this coin by players, as to be able to gamble the same amount of $ you have to buy more CLAM (and the fact that more CLAM are wagered makes buying CLAM by investors also more attractive, so demand also increases by investors).
So all in all, both buying CLAM to stake or to invest them at Just Dice sounds like a good investment to me, and it's in some way diversified from just holding BTC. Long term, as long as people keep playing at Just Dice, I'd expect bigger returns from buying CLAM and investing them than by holding BTC. Also there's the possibility that CLAM starts getting more uses, which would indirectly affect positively those investing at Just Dice.