Topic: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion - page 33427. (Read 26686371 times)

Silkroad is great for people that don't want anything to do with dealers, are looking for prescription medication and fuck, drugs in mail!

Why would you do it? I really have no idea. You don't particularly strike me as the kind of guy who appreciates what bitcoin has to offer that the traditional finance system does not. Or maybe you're just confused and expect bitcoin to be another paypal right off the bat. But it doesn't work like that, this technology has to mature, become trusted, a store of value.

Bitcoin is a deflationary currency. I bought coins back in 2011 and 2012, those have now massively increased in value. I'm kind of a minimalist so I don't buy much, but if I wanted to, I could now go to bitcoinstore.com or whatever and have purchasing power many times what I put in. So the first question to ask yourself is maybe, could it be worth buying bitcoin, and save them for later. So instead of buying the exact number you need to purchase something today, buy 10 times more than you need, or 100 times. And keep the money there for the day you will actually need it.

I think that bitcoin needs to establish itself as a store of value, to really take full advantage of the payment features. If people don't trust it as a store of value, and have to "deposit" bitcoin everytime they want to buy something, that kind of makes it pointless. And for people who think of it like that, it won't work. You need to have more faith in bitcoin than to use it as a method of shuffling money through. It's not suppose to be an exchange.

Now second point is, those who earn their money in BTC. This is an fantastic opportunity for them to earn and spend their money, tax free. This is a huge deal. And it works in any business accepting bitcoin. It's a way to earn money in the black market and spend it in legitimate shops like bitcoinstore etc.

This applies to a lot of people, IMO, including me. There is absolutely zilch that I would use bitcoins for, since it is far more convenient (and safe, considering the short time bitcoin vendors have existed) to use fiat, with the exception of Silk Road. Re Silk Road, however, I can find better drugs for much cheaper, and fuck drugs in mail, so that's no go either. So I am here strictly for speculation. So I wonder..... what do we see among the speculator population if we see months of sideways trading, or a long slow downslide?

I understand it as:

Lets say price is 120

1. I put a massive wall at 117
2. Other people think price wont dip because of 117 support, they put bids at 118 and 119.
3. I unload and lower the price to 117.
4. I put a wall at 118
5. Bots think that 118 is a great deal and bite into it

Yes, sorry: buy orders.  I always get confused between buying and selling...

You mean for buy orders to build up above me?

Actually, it's currently sliding down their trouser legs 

The volatility bots assume that the price will hover around a certain running average.  When they see it dip above or below they are programmed to buy/sell accordingly.  If you want to unload a very large number of BTC the optimal strategy is to stabilize/inflate the price with a buy wall for a bit (artificially lowering volatility), wait for the buy orders to build up above you, then sell into them.  This will cause some slippage, but by putting a sell wall midway through your big sell the volatility bots will trade into it (incorrectly thinking it's just a momentary fluctuation).  That way you sell 20K BTC from, say 119 to 117, and another 5K at 118.  ...this maximizes your selling revenues.

EDIT:  It looks like he placed his sell wall too high and wasn't able to unload the 1800 BTC.  So expect a slow 1800 dump in the coming hours (in globs of 300-500).

Again, I agree. But it's nice knowing that there is one practical use for it, that will continue to be exist even if big money leaves.

Might want to check your ass again for that number.

It IS almost totally in speculators/innovators/early adopter's hands already ...

That's interesting information, how does that work?

I am not attacking, but if we replace the word 'value' with 'data' in that sentence and remove all references to 'cash' and 'gold' does that not open up a whole new world of possibilities, one of which involves money, and multiple others that place a value on the data stored.

I am relatively new to this and if my understanding is wrong, please correct me, but as I see it your statement is actually limiting the potential of the blockchain.

If on the other hand I am actually starting to 'see it', please confirm  

PRO TIP:  Do not buy into the Sell Wall.  It is designed to bleed money from the bots.

About time!

2k ask wall at 118

PANIC PANIC PANIC!

SELL SELL SELL.

35K dump...  I am so glad I pulled out today.

I agree that it would not fail, however without it it would be totally in speculators hands. I see no reason either. And I agree that next bubble will come. I hope for it as well of course. In other news: someone dumped 2.5k 5k BTC

Excluding political arguments, I see no reason right now. Hence most proponents are hoarding and waiting for the next bubble. And it will probably come. I am not a techy, but my limited understanding leads me to accept that the technology behind it is 'genius', but right now, as a currency ... meh ... it isn't one. It's a speculative investment. Nothing wrong with that ...

I think the SR argument is wearing a bit thin now though  ... I do not believe that BTC would fail without SR