<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:27:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@holdo/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Golden Ratio Fibonacci Power - Is BTC topping out at 9k? Mathematics suggest yes!]]></title><description><![CDATA[From April of 2018 to November 2018, the Bitcoin price consolidated in what many people considered to be a basing pattern that signalled selling exhaustion. Commentators who had endured at that point,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@holdo/golden-ratio-fibonacci-power-is-btc-topping-out-at-9k-mathematics-suggest-yes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@holdo/golden-ratio-fibonacci-power-is-btc-topping-out-at-9k-mathematics-suggest-yes</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 08:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqrep44vyZXDMVDt3k1KvEWhp24Jj3x4WjYNQjG2MqMGFeidMMRPtAzZDMs7sXUYr5VzW3s6Z4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alts are back? Bitcoin Dominance falling, whilst Bitcoin price is rising, what does that mean?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In case you missed my last post on the network effects of Steem, do take a minute to have a look. In there, I take a look at whether STEEM satisfies the properties of Metcalfes Law, and what are the effects]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/alts-are-back-bitcoin-dominance-falling-whilst-bitcoin-price-is-rising-what-does-that-mean</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/alts-are-back-bitcoin-dominance-falling-whilst-bitcoin-price-is-rising-what-does-that-mean</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2020 08:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeFD8HgfhAfComYgBhMhsPYTY6LAFLpdTGp8cyWNTzjP6xb24CnXEdEhpooP7ivS7p9dZrytZk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding the network effects on Steem.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our on going study of Steem Energy Value, we have projected a "fair value" with respect to the number of posts on the network allowing us to find a rough intrinsic pricing model for the value]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@holdo/understanding-the-network-effects-on-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@holdo/understanding-the-network-effects-on-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSTRmwJxcqZTDMFheAbqz1b7Y9efBmWZ1twmwz55Tjcr2RSY1NhsS3tnfY9b37KxW85kwW74HU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need more likes and reacts on Steem.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of people complain about the (un)user friendliness of the Steemit.com website, citing dated design, overly simplified interface, its spartan straight to the point mechanics as well as a whole litany]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@holdo/we-need-more-likes-and-reacts-on-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@holdo/we-need-more-likes-and-reacts-on-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2020 11:13:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP9ew4pui5wNsQLahgPsrQndhGLNXLi2dz8bgM7E9NWK4E1SkBv226VzMFbkJUHnMbgQWuNzbve?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calculating the fair value of STEEM using Bitcoin Energy Value as an analogue - Introducing the STEEM Energy Value!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a previous post, we explored the intrinsic value of Bitcoin determined by the Energy Spent. The conclusion from the original author was that our time is limited and is therefore our most valuable resource.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@holdo/calculating-the-fair-value-of-steem-using-bitcoin-energy-value-as-an-analogue-introducing-the-steem-energy-value</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@holdo/calculating-the-fair-value-of-steem-using-bitcoin-energy-value-as-an-analogue-introducing-the-steem-energy-value</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2020 09:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUxjdRyNpxAh13bYjJjM3mKKsLnaUAnMCVjBgNKY6tDZTRFVHSadMHZZAVu2bWtc2jpDdWbTjU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open interest data is not reliable in the Crypto Market. Here's why.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of people have been wondering about the all time high number of open longs on Bitfinex over the last couple of weeks. A less informed participant would suggest that when there is that much open interest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@holdo/open-interest-data-is-not-reliable-in-the-crypto-market-here-s-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@holdo/open-interest-data-is-not-reliable-in-the-crypto-market-here-s-why</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2020 09:40:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQN1xaJXvh6YmNqKbkLxp2qv6gmwkqaai5hmKRyFrnDxpVE1ASBc2k1c6NqyYUhMvMm4RyiVDKt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin has faded and fizzled, is there any hope?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tumultuous period for Bitcoin in the last few days as our expectations of Bitcoin being labelled a "safe haven" asset has been re-asserted after a continued rise in price following the news]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@holdo/bitcoin-has-faded-and-fizzled-is-there-any-hope</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@holdo/bitcoin-has-faded-and-fizzled-is-there-any-hope</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:05:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPZUKedqeGkVkWRmhA4k4dgCd4guUnW5keuMgtmwKR6yv6B3guq27qkoi6GByRugnchaf73QEK8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[History does not repeat, but it does rhyme!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hope by now, if you've been reading my posts from before, you will have gathered that I am not a signal service, I am also not here to hold your hand through trades or investments. The purpose of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@holdo/history-does-not-repeat-but-it-does-rhyme</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@holdo/history-does-not-repeat-but-it-does-rhyme</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 08:32:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQMWCTzYRhCTxJsgjQmCnkhmT8oYwrnsN8UVej4pkk8FCAeNuyANRZeWWzqQ6UqVj16NTScQidL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take it from me, don't join a "Pump group"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several posts ago, we talked about the importance of not getting suckered in to "paid groups" but mostly focusing on the signal services. It should go without saying - and of particular relevance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/take-it-from-me-don-t-join-a-pump-group</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/take-it-from-me-don-t-join-a-pump-group</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 03:51:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPAJrV3HFypoaSPxyborkQpoYpqTtzfUSrPDtRmQ2iMuFcTruCWU9cgscXh4Kab2NAgNd3yHL5L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show me the price and I'll tell you the news - Bitcoin is NOT selling for $24,000 in Iran.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we predicted, the media has gone to town with reports of Bitcoin trading well over 20,000 dollars, and like clockwork, the price had a deviation to the down side followed by a rip back to the upside.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/show-me-the-price-and-i-ll-tell-you-the-news-bitcoin-is-not-selling-for-usd24-000-in-iran</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/show-me-the-price-and-i-ll-tell-you-the-news-bitcoin-is-not-selling-for-usd24-000-in-iran</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 06:50:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNfuXrucMBt9ca3RKzcGiJf7NcWUTfQ4sk1ftcJRkP5mGxomf1HVqae7yXBzd2kn69UD7jWTdti?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should I pay to join a group?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So you see some hot shot on social media posting some stellar returns, maybe he's a popular youtuber doing regular streams. Maybe he's made some calls that you've taken as signals and found them to be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trading/@holdo/should-i-pay-to-join-a-group</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trading/@holdo/should-i-pay-to-join-a-group</guid><category><![CDATA[trading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2020 08:07:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSXhndKNWS1gVwsibT5aThnncxCMks3mkfJjySQeWTzWojXrM2xuoWpGHXvuEgYabbFTsmX25k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show me the price and I'll tell you the news.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a fallacy in the markets that news events trigger the underlying price to move. Proponents of efficient market hypothesis will argue that since an asset's price reflects all public information,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/show-me-the-price-and-i-ll-tell-you-the-news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/show-me-the-price-and-i-ll-tell-you-the-news</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 07:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzaNrQjSsxGbaYwvTVWvy28tHknbPGgPJ5DUQkxhnafibsGRngeXrcTvf4pQ8j6tp9rw2Jbu1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets are like vast oceans. Learn how to survive in them!]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're starting out in the world of trading or investing, you were probably drawn into it from the glamour of some hot shot sipping cocktails on an exotic beach in some unknown part of the world professing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@holdo/markets-are-like-vast-oceans-learn-how-to-survive-in-them</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@holdo/markets-are-like-vast-oceans-learn-how-to-survive-in-them</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 04:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNv1FNz8jzsd7SHnBDqpVNCNfnD2sgwXZPoQHt6wtpDiXJsGDQCv3yHqKw3An9TkWYzrhMtfaf8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exchanges and wallet providers asking for Source of Funds.]]></title><description><![CDATA[About a week ago, I was hit with an email from Bittrex and a support ticket raised on my behalf asking to obtain information about my source of funds. This isn't actually the first time this has happened]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bittrex/@holdo/exchanges-and-wallet-providers-asking-for-source-of-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bittrex/@holdo/exchanges-and-wallet-providers-asking-for-source-of-funds</guid><category><![CDATA[bittrex]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 07:57:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPJtuMAzjNLKuBmCfH5FEzEitKyAURGca3ExVg2kmnHxhKgL8tDxTAox3v72wHLYGyMeK7gnY94?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dlive gets acquired - here's why it's bad news.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sure you've all heard of the news about dlive "joining" the BitTorren ecosystem hitting the crypto news media sphere in the last day or so. Interesting because dlive was once a Steem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tron/@holdo/dlive-gets-acquired-here-s-why-it-s-bad-news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tron/@holdo/dlive-gets-acquired-here-s-why-it-s-bad-news</guid><category><![CDATA[tron]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPZJkSzRetVGTViCAMitYrvk6NgSymKzaEacUM5smJ3jfYs68uqg1mCMm3pgAZCw1jPnP74KXeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Brain Energy Expended theory.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently came across an article written by someone interested in looking at the Bitcoin Energy Value vs the Price and using it to plot some graphs based on the amount of energy expended to mine and secure]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@holdo/the-brain-energy-expended-theory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@holdo/the-brain-energy-expended-theory</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 08:42:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUsWu59UmUT3BqARABwnDTgK816ao5FPYmcFkYCQqmuUjf3NLK8wSqSkTqGRZF35jqjFMCtVHp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Identifying your edge in the markets.]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is an edge? In trading and investing, your edge is the strategy you employ to beat the market and be profitable. There are many "edges" in the world of investing and trading and every trader]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@holdo/identifying-your-edge-in-the-markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@holdo/identifying-your-edge-in-the-markets</guid><category><![CDATA[investing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 07:17:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPe8dT618Li3qmYtHF2B5TB2y11ETMLKEjx7Bi6W13BJfTSg5KXRLheo46EeBASyiYayGtobj42?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fallacy of Market Caps.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The market cap of an unregulated asset is frequently in danger of being grossly misrepresented. In traditional terms, the market capitalisation of an asset refers to the total dollar market value of a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/the-fallacy-of-market-caps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/the-fallacy-of-market-caps</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2019 05:05:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqrfmUdhatGUVspPyM7cEKA3hPbRqLDPmxVAApZkE8YApaRkAdK7gYuP5pt8cGEKEaMZFYbtUW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hype Cycle.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of you were drawn to the crypto currency space during the last bubble. If not, then likely the previous one. Either way, both exhibit the same human psychology of masses. The hype and "fear of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/the-hype-cycle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/the-hype-cycle</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2019 06:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQWwuVUFPYW9BXWy1DT3Kawbh625QGcLV25kPURcGnnMEo1zQqQKhxatT32cVZP21d2vA3BS84v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taming the Cryptocurrency markets.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Bitcoin reward halving event closes in in just under 6 months, market participants are speculating whether the reduction in emission and thus inflation has already been priced into the market. Those]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/taming-the-cryptocurrency-markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@holdo/taming-the-cryptocurrency-markets</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[holdo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 07:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPe1CqbrqL6uHPuTiTopqQCTjddqSSZi2G22Mo1g677vT2BPFD22oLWg3gA1mYLPCA4qtLP7Jce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>