Topic: Mt. Gox USD Last Week: Recap (Read 769 times)

Wow, it's been a volatile week (decade, to be exact). After laughing my head off because of my long position during the 5 US$ to 15 US$ spike, then panicking (but, thankfully, not panic selling) during the ensuing bloodshed, I've still made off with a 100% increase in a matter of months (take that, Pirate investors). So, what happened this week? Well, something certainly did happen, and I'll recap the points that are most important to me below.

Prices: During the rally, the price momentarily rose above that of last year before returning to below that of last year during the correction¹.


Volume: Volume in USD for 2012-08-17 was the highest of record for Mt. Gox's USD market. With more exchange decentralization now, this is even more of an accomplishment. 2011-06-08 held the previous record, and retains second for this benchmark. 2012-08-19 achieved 5^th place for that benchmark. Volume in BTC was also stunning, with 2012-08-19 winning a 3^rd place finish. The January rally still makes up the bulk of those records, however.


Volatility: Although the event brought volatility, the event was not as volatile as some others. The decade beginning 2012-08-13 brought six days with above average volatility, three days with average volatility, and one day with below average volatility².

Conclusion: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Although I declared a bubble previously, I now retract that declaration. Luckily, only a correction seems to have occurred. But only time (or the manipulator) will tell.

Footnotes:
¹ Based on open prices exactly 365 days apart, i.e. one day less than a year prior
² Based on three equiprobable categories over two years of data.