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Logarithm

Using logaritmic scalesUsing logaritmic scales might help with understanding the bigger picture of why for example Bitcoin is shooting like a rocket. Take a look at the first image below, the only thing it actually tells us is that the graph is showing exponential growth. So, analysis based on linear scales is not going to help us much. Pay attention to the blue circles and the black exponential line. This is how they turn out on a logaritmic scale: The blue circles are now more centered and shows us a more thorough consolidation than with the linear scale. When comparing the first wave up (blue arrow) to the 2nd wave starting from the breakout, there is still lots of more upward potential. However, a correction could mean going back to approx. 3500. Take a look at the black exponential line from the first picture as well; this comes out perfectly lineair at the logaritmic scale. Choose "log" at the right bottom of your interactive chart to use the logaritmic scale. Pay attention to the Y-axis to understand the difference.
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by Driekeerdre1
Updated
22

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