The Watershed Moment – Gradually, Then Suddenly

Here we stand again, at the edge of what comes next. 2023 has been one of the most turbulent years for the crypto market since I started investing in this space in 2014. Bitcoin & cryptocurrency have been relentless in their fight for adoption, integration, and proper regulation. We now sit at the base of […]

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Happy New Year! 2023 Outlook

My dear friends, it’s been too long! It’s much overdue for me to write up a series of observations and research on the state of the markets, Laissez Faire’s place in them, and the forward-looking view as we enter extremely uncertain times in both the crypto world and traditional markets. Personal Updates:As you all know, […]

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At the Edge of an Impalpable Waterfall

The period of January 2021-current has been quite an exercise in both patience and market dynamics. We now sit at the price (~38000) that we did in January 2021, May 2021, September 2021, and January, Februrary, March, April, and May 2022. In fact, 38000 is where the most volume (otherwise known as buyers and sellers […]

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Hold Onto Your Butts!

Hello everyone and happy new year! Bitcoin and the crypto market have been exhibiting volatility compression for the last 2 months (a general lack of movement as price consolidates) while the open interest and leverage in the market has been consistently rising. With the rather sobering announcement of the FED today to slowly reduce the […]

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Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright

 Fear is in the air and the price of Bitcoin is down 30% from its recent bounce to $41,000. Sellers have been relentless, likely due to three main factors.  China Bans Bitcoin Sichuan, China Shuts Down Miners Tether Continues to Not Add Up  The BanChina’s recent ban on bitcoin has made it nearly impossible now […]

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The Tether Debacle and A Potential Bear Market

Quite an exciting turn of events has come into play in the cryptocurrency markets. Bitcoin has dropped from nearly $65,000 down to $35,000. This is a 53% drop. In this same period of time, the Laissesz Faire algorithm drawdown has been not much more than 14% from the same highs. Quite an impressive feat, and […]

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A Couple More Uncanny Similarities

 Nasdaq 2020 vs Nasdaq 2021Same with VIX/VVIX OverlayedSPX in phases

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A Rock and a Hard Place – Follow Up

As a followup to this article below, I’d like to go over how things have developed since then. A Pivotal Moment for Markets and BitcoinIn the last article, I mentioned how the bond market was beginning to price rising rates. However, it’s sometimes difficult to tell whether that pricing is coming from a pricing of […]

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Laissez Faire in Downwards Markets

Since the algorithm never actually holds BTC, it expected and designed to outperform in high volatility environments, specifically by  outperforming in downtrends, and underperforming in parabolic uptrends. What this does is create a lower beta, more stable tracking of BTC which can save years of returns when BTC inevitably goes through its cycle after a […]

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A Pivotal Moment for Markets and Bitcoin

Markets now stand at an important and pivotal area that will likely determine the tone for 2021. The last year has created multitudes of “Never before seen in history” moments that have created confusion, volatility, and massive opportunities in markets. I’d like to turn the focus to traditional markets, as they have a large impact […]

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