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TRX Tron Double Top Chart PatternTRX Tron has formed one of the most obvious and bearish chart pattern out there: the Double Top. The double top chart pattern is a bearish reversal pattern that is commonly observed in technical analysis of financial markets. This pattern typically forms after an extended uptrend, indicating that the market may be losing momentum and could potentially reverse its direction. The pattern is characterized by two distinct peaks that are formed at approximately the same price level, separated by a period of consolidation or retracement in between. The two peaks are often referred to as the "left shoulder" and the "right shoulder," while the period of consolidation in between is referred to as the "neckline." Once the second peak is formed and the price breaks below the neckline, it is considered a confirmation of the double top pattern. This break below the neckline indicates that the buyers are no longer able to push the price higher, and the sellers may have regained control of the market. The Price Target of this pattern for TRX Tron on this particular pattern is $0.054! Looking forward to read your opinion about it!
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by TopgOptions
PEPE Pepecoin Beware of a Rug Pull !!PEPE or Pepecoin is a meme crypto without any fundamentals that has a market cap of USD303 Million! Beware of a Rug Pull! A rug pull is a scam where a cryptocurrency developer and group of paid influencers hypes a project to attract investor money, only to suddenly shut down or disappear, taking investor assets with them. The name comes from the idiom “to pull the rug out” from under someone, leaving the victim off-balance and scrambling.
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by BuySellMarketMaker
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Terra LUNA Price Target after the U.S. CFTC sued BinanceBinance and its CEO, CZ, are being sued in the US by Commodity Market Regulators in a complaint that claims the defendants committed “wilful evasion of US law”. This comes after the SEC Charged Crypto Entrepreneur Justin Sun and his Companies for Fraud and Other Securities Law Violations last week. Binance is responsible for 61.8% of the global crypto trading. Its Market Share is Huge! I assume we are about to witness a major selloff in the crypto industry. My Terra LUNA Price Targets: LUNA/USDT short Entry Range: $1.20 - 1.30 Take Profit 1: $1.05 Take Profit 2: $0.90 Take Profit 3: $0.75 Stop Loss: $1.55
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by BuySellMarketMaker
Crypto is the biggest pyramid scheme and worthless Everything will go to zero sooner or later except of Gold, this economy is messed up and not even crypto can save us from the big reset. Trading and investing is a big waste of time and made to distract you from the real reality. Accumulating more money is worthless if you never start spending it, I spend already enough money to realise that life is more then getting distracted by new things to buy and I will look for what actually matters which is reconnecting with your soul. Don’t waste any more time and start living now. Life is too short to constantly stare onto your pc or phone and all you need is inside you. Working any other job then trading is much more fulfilling and nobody should ever trade full-time and treat it only as entertainment. Don’t try to short bitcoin it’s not worth your time and even if it goes to 6 or 7 digits you will have to pay so much taxes that it wasn’t worth it in the end.
COINBASE:BTCUSD
by BTC-Blockchain
BNB troubled waters ahead. Opinion: - Low hype in 2023 - End of Echo-chamber rally - Dirivatives accountss getting force liquidated on binance without prior warning - SBF trial and congressional hearings increasing pressure on checks and balances for big exchanges - BNB remaining the most scam riddled chain out there - Will be writing an in-depth thesis on this token Each level L1-L3 (S1-S3) and TP1-TP3 has a deployment percentage. The idea is to flag these levels so I can buy 11% at L1 , 28% at L2 and if L3 deploy 61% of assigned dry powder. The same in reverse goes for TP. TP1: 61%, TP2:28% and TP3:11%. If chart pivots between TP's and L's these percentages are still respected. I like to use the trading range to accumulate by using this tactic. Just my personal way of using this. This is not intended or made to constitute any financial advice. This is not intended or made to constitute any financial advice. FED Macro Situation Consideration: All TP's are drawn within the context of a return to FED neutral policy. I do not expect these levels to be reached before tightening is over. NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE I am not a financial advisor. The Content in this TradingView Idea is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing contained within this idea constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments in this or in in any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. All Content on this idea post is information of a general nature and does not address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Nothing in the idea/post constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the idea/post constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto. You alone assume the sole responsibility of evaluating the merits and risks associated with the use of any information or other Content on the idea/post before making any decisions based on such information.
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by TheBitcoinGeneration
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OP Price will go down entire 2022Only 10% of the total supply is unlocked and in circulation. The project is trying to push price up to sell them in high price before token unlocks happen in late May. There is a big unlock in May. The more token is released, the lower the price will go. Of course, the project owners will try to keep it high so they can make more profit. Optimism is Genesis related project. If you check the other projects in Optimism ecosystem, You will see that Genesis have the custody of tokens for many projects. They are programmed to be a scam project. But of course, be careful with your shorts, because the supply is so limited and its controlled by the manipulators. They can easily manipulate the price. If I see the price of OP 5$ in a night, I wouldn't be surprised. But the destiny is certain. OP price will eventually end up under 0.4$ this year..
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by kingoftradericy
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Why the INNOCENT traders always get scammedI received a very important question from a dear member named Bakang. He asked "Why do people who show the most dedication are the ones who gets scammed most of the time". Now, I have given an indepth answer with certain reasons and a book I wrote, because of how important this topic is... Please read it and share it to your friends, family and groups. You just might be helping them avoid being scammed themselves. Here is my answer: Thank you for your question and it is a very common problem in society. There are many reasons why innocent people tend to fall for scams when it comes to the stock market and other high promising schemes. Reason #1: Humans are just too trusting Humans have a tendency of trusting the fellow man and believing in the greater good of them. They read about how they’ll make fortunes with them using secretive and insider information – and they make you feel a part of something. Then as soon as they have your money, they leave you and head over to the next victim like a snake in the grass. Reason #2: Hot next thing Every scammer tries to outwit another scammer’s intention. They see what one scammer is offering and they make even more false promises, lies and tendencies. Then the innocent person is lured in because they don’t want to MISS this ‘once in a life time opportunity’. This has been happening for thousands of years, and human nature is unlikely to change. Reason #3: Being persuaded by top marketers The biggest type of scammer is the loudest, most charismatic and they show off things that they don’t have. Or the money they do have it’s from the people who have been scammed. This is where you read the loudest promos, false and misleading information and advertising. Also, my favourite is where people read FAKE testimonials with life stories on how something changed their lives… Reason #4: Fear, Greed and Ego Most people who are scammed fall for the two big sins of life. Fear and Greed. They fear to miss out on these opportunities and fear that it will never come again. They have greed where once they’re lured in, they believe in it and deposit a lot more money having this undeniable faith they will be rewarded. EGO is the one that is hardly spoken about but I think it’s equal to fear and greed. Ego is where they refuse to believe it’s a scam. They believe they made the right choice joining them and where they want to prove to everyone, he/she was right and they were wrong. Reason #5: Lack of education The first way people are scammed is when they don’t have the starting education and understanding of the true and real principles that come with the venture they’re in. They think, because they have money they will win. But when you dig into the actual principles and education, you’ll realise that there is and has never been a get rich quick way into anything. Everything requires risk and probabilities to achieve some kind of reward in the medium to long term. Other reasons! There are other reasons like feeling desperate to do something, acting urgently without thought, being persuaded by others and believe wrong and false information on a website. It is up to you and me and all of us to better educate ourselves, avoid any scams and to choose the right people to trust and learn from… Hope this helps and feel free to share this to spread awareness to fellow traders. Trade well, live free. Timon MATI Trader (Trader since 2003)
JSE:J200Education
by Timonrosso
REVEALED: 14 Ways to Spot a Trading ScamIf you’re new to trading, listen up. There are serpent companies and individuals out there, with only one goal. To make profits and money for themselves and NO one else. They do this by exploiting the newbie trader’s optimism, greed and fear by tricking them into what I call “Easy-Money-Traps”. As a savvy trader, you need to know how to spot and avoid these scams, before you fall victim to one of them. I’m going to kick you off with 15 of the most common trading scams you may find nowadays. SCAM #1: Flaunting money and posing in flashy cars WARNING: When you see an advert with a fake ‘guru’ posing in a Lamborghini holding stacks of cash, this manipulates people into thinking they’re rich. REALITY: Most times the cash notes are fake and worthless, which is prop money that is usually used in movies. It’s also been proven that 90% of these companies or individuals usually rent the car, borrow it from their rich friend or they take selfies in front of a stranger’s car. WHAT TO DO: Don’t believe everything you see online. Scam #2: They chase after your contact number WARNING: When a fake “guru” begs for your contact number and persuades you to buy a trading course or ticket to their seminar. The more aggressive they are trying to get your money, means that their primary income is mostly likely from what they’re trying to sell rather than the money they make when trading. REALITY: A true trader with a product or service to offer, will not pester you, sound desperate and bully you with tons of marketing and promises. Their main goals are to offer you value, help and develop a relationship over time. WHAT TO DO: Never share your contact number just to “Learn More”, “Book A Free Consultation” or “Check Out” information on what the product is about. You will have marketers call you on a weekly basis trying to suck you into buying their products. Scam #3: There is NO background information WARNING: When a scam artist has little to no background or legal information. Whether it’s a trader, broker, money manager or an educator – Never work with anyone who doesn’t have the following: • A website • A proven track record (at least 5 years) • Valuable content • An “About Us” page (To learn more about them) • Contact information • Customer reviews and testimonials (Ask people!) • A company registration number • Tax registration details• Financial regulation • A website that isn’t secured (When it starts with HTTP and not HTTPS) REALITY: Most times these non-regulated individuals will try their luck to get you to deposit money into their account and then will disappear. WHAT TO DO: Always do a full check-up on the person or company through Google, Facebook, websites and reviews and take notes with the bullet points above to see if the person or company is licensed, legit and regulated by independent organisations. Scam #4: You can’t withdraw your money WARNING: Your broker or money maker, doesn’t allow you or limits your ability to withdraw funds or profits. Whenever there are delays to withdraw your money, chances are you’re dealing with illegitimate trading companies. It should never take more than a few days for your money to be returned… WHAT TO DO: Don’t invest a single cent more into the company, until you have received your funds. Use your rights and speak to a lawyer about your options, in order to find a way to get your money back. NOTE: This does not apply to fixed-term securities such as, hedge funds, bonds, retirement funds with periodic redemption rights and other constraints. Scam #5: Failure to prove their BOGUS trading results WARNING: When you see someone bragging about their winning trades or money they made for the day and how they can help you – but not willing to prove their results. Watch out with Facebook and Instagram posts on traders posting fake trading results on Telegram, MyFxBook, WhatsApp and other groups. REALITY: If they are not willing to prove their results, chances are they have been Photoshopped and are only trading with a demo account. Also you’ll see them posting their gains and winnings only and never their losses. This is a big red-flag for me which screams out – SCAM! WHAT TO DO: Avoid any person who is not willing to share their broker statements or trading results which have been verified by a reputable and licensed firm. Scam #6: When they urge you to buy immediately WARNING: When someone tries one of their high-pressure sales techniques to get you to invest or buy a product or service on the spot. If ever you get one of those sleazy salesperson’s try to intimidate you, make you feel stupid for not making a decision – warnings bells should ring. Many con artists, will pressure you with limited time offers or tell you to buy on the phone or you’ll lose the deal. REALITY: A legit and ethical company will never create such urgency. They will in fact, want you to do your own research, consider your options and take your time to see if their product or service offered will benefit you or not. They will NEVER force you to buy anything on the spot. WHAT TO DO: Do your own research before you make a decision, and make sure you leave those high-pressure salesmen charlatans. Scam #7: You hear bad investment advice or too-good-to-be-true deals WARNING: When you hear bogus advice or too-good-to-be-true statements from an individual or company that is contrary to anything you’ve ever been told. As soon as you hear any of these messages, they are most likely scams: • “You can put your life savings into our brokerage firm.” • “Follow our +80% win rate trading system.” • “Do you want GUARANTEED returns?” • “Take out a loan and invest with us.” • “You’ll bank over 10% a month.” • “We don’t use stop losses.” • “100% accurate signals.” • “Get rich quickly.” • “Easy money.” WHAT TO DO: Don’t run away just yet. Do the full check up on the company and with their track record and then decide for yourself. Most times it’s just the marketing agency, rather than the actual trader, who’s trying to hype up the copy through their copywriting, Click Funnels, Value Ladders etc… Scam #8: They ask for your personal information WARNING: When someone asks you for unnecessary personal information to make a transaction. There are salesperson’s out there that will ask you for a bunch of unnecessary personal information including: • Bank card details • Facebook account details • Phone number • Income per month • Trading account password • Home address REALITY: If you’re looking to invest in a trading product or service or open an account with an institution, then no trusted and legit company will ever ask for the above details. WHAT TO DO: Never give any details to an individual or company that you don’t trust. You can also ask for their Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy statements, to read each detail of their security and privacy matters. Scam #9: You get a call from a stranger WARNING: You may get an unexpected and unsolicited local or international phone call “cold call”, email, letter or personal visit from a stranger offering you a deal. REALITY: These are most times marketers or customer services trying to sell you something, in order to make a sale. WHAT TO DO: Kindly tell them to remove your number off their data-base and that you will do your own research and will call them back if you are interested in what they have to offer. Scam #9: Watch out for bad wording WARNING: When the company or individual is packed with bad wording. Bad wording includes: • Misspellings • Incorrect dates (Look at the footer of a website where it says ©) • Badly written content • Unprofessional content i.e. emoticons, !!!, ??? and swearing • Typos everywhere • URL website has spelling mistakes e.g. (Foerxtrading.com) WHAT TO DO: This should be your judgement… NOTE: I personally am sceptical whenever I see any of the above, even though I may make a typo or grammar mistake with my own content every now and then. Scam #10: The never-ending Facebook scams WARNING: When you see posts that offer you free signals, tools, get rich quick messages or advertising ploys that direct you to deposit money. You’ll see countless scams on a daily basis in Facebook groups and pages that will direct you away from them by sending messages such as: • “Inbox me” • “Ask how” • “Join our Telegram” • “100% accurate signals” • “Reply add” • “Do you know you can make XXX amount of money” • “Click this link” • “Ask for more info” • “Daily free signals” • “Daily 200 – 500 pips” • “Guaranteed results” • “No scam” WHAT TO DO: Do your thorough research and follow the above #3 step before making your decision. EXTRA TRADING SCAMS TO WATCH OUT FOR: #11: Trading software, robot or EA that guarantees a +70% win rate system. #12: Fake Facebook profile name, picture with dodgy friends. #13: Any product or service that promises “Zero-Risk”. #14: Any notion that promises you riches quickly and tells you to trust them or take their word for it. If you enjoyed this trading lesson of the day let me know in the comments and follow me for more daily tips. Trade well, live free. Timon MATI Trader
JSE:J200Education
by Timonrosso
Reminescence of a Scam Operator (ANTI SCAMMER GUIDE)Reminiscent of the roaring 1920s, the 2020 epidemic and the inability to work for many people brought an influx of new retail investors to the public market. Furthermore, the FED's decision to prop up the market by dropping interest rates combined with stimulus checks handed out by the U.S. government lured in even more investors who were hungry for profits. Although the market sensation also brought a rise of omnipresent scams across all trading platforms. Lack of workforce, sophisticated methods, and automated bots often play into the hands of perpetrators who try to get ahead of the platform and its users. Therefore, we decided to write this concise article with the purpose of helping new investors to recognize good apples from bad ones. The most common means of communication for criminals is to use private chat, public chat, comments, ideas, and headline references. Several examples of red flags are shown below. RED FLAGS AND OTHER POINTS: Asking for personal information and TradingView account information One common tactic criminals use to exploit their victims is to ask for personal information or account information (login and password). This information should not be disclosed to anyone, including someone claiming to be a platform's employee/support (as these people tend to have access to this information). Asking for trading account information Another standard method bad actors use is asking for trading account information. On such occasions, a perpetrator asks for existing account information or requests a victim to create a new account; then, a perpetrator usually asks the victim to invest money into the account and let them use it in return for shared profits. False promises The third point probably accompanies every other point on our list. This point relates mainly to false promises about trading achievements, which often include statements about having a high win rate, high net worth, and an unbeatable trading system. Financial gurus and lavish lifestyles A high follower count and strong social media presence do not equal reliability. Perpetrators often portray lavish lifestyles across social media platforms to entice more people and trick them into buying a trading signal service or trading course (or any other service). The public image does not necessarily have to match a person's authentic lifestyle. Indeed, trading as a career is highly time-consuming and does not come with trading from a vicinity of a pool or ski resort; that is just public perception. Trading signals and trading courses Unfortunately, most of the time, trading signal services (for buy) lack performance and do not consider subscribers' risk tolerance and account sizes. In regard to trading courses, we hold a similarly low opinion of them as we think learning a skill to trade goes far beyond a few hours of any trading course. Unrealistic win-rate claims Most brokerages report that their retail clients lose about 50-90% of the initial capital, especially when trading CFDs. Therefore, we would like to put in perspective how realistic claims about a high win rate really are. Professional traders tend to peak at approximately a 50% win-rate over a consistent period. Thus, claims about a 90% or higher win rate are likely to be false. Guaranteed moves and risk-free investments Another tactic of scamming utilizes guaranteeing moves in the market. However, there is nothing like a guaranteed move since the market constantly changes and is influenced by complex factors. These are just few points we included, however, we ask a public to share their own points in the comment section. DISCLAIMER: This content serves solely educational purposes.
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SP:SPXEducation
by Tradersweekly
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BTC Will Fall: The War on Fraud BeginsBTC triple topped into the ascending triangle which broke down to the downside, an extremely bearish move. I wondered why altcoins are up and I believe it is because everyone is liquidating out of BTC and potentially into stablecoins. I strongly believe this investment by the US gov into the IRS is to crack down on illegal principles funded by drug dealers, credit card scammers, and unemployment fraud scammers, who use the blockchain network as a web for their operations, I strongly believe this also includes the cartel but I think the cartel > is way stronger than the government and we'd never come for them, but actually, that would make more sense into why we're funding out IRS as a military at the moment, fascinating. Just to explain how this web works. Someone can pretend to be you, order unemployment debit cards to YOUR address, stand outside of your house, and catch any mail that would've notified you of this activity. They will then proceed, to deposit this let's say for example $10k into BTC. They will then proceed to advertise to people "hey, send me 5k, and I'll double it, to 10k and send it to you" these people take their tax-paid cash hard-earned and then send it to the scammers. These scammers now have 5k in clean free cash flow, and the victim who sent them 5k is going to be sent 10k in illegal cash flow. Now the blame is spread across the American people. And just imagine what was happening when stimulus checks for thousands of dollars were floating through to people that didn't know if they were eligible. Another point I also have is that most BTC holders don't pay their fair amount of tax on capital gains. Even these public millionaires I believe use the BTC as a tool to escape taxes. Anyone can simply say "oh, I lost the crypto wallet password, I have no capital gains" which is technically true because I have sent crypto through the wrong network before and lost it, however, exchanges account for that information and I'd be safe. However, these degenerates who think the government isn't a mafia, are going to be taken by surprise by the amount of taxes they will need to pay, forcing them to liquidate. This second point is dependent on how the IRS classifies BTC, because if it's property, then things are different because you don't pay capital gains on your house, but you do pay a property tax year over year so there's that, they'll potentially put in a "Billionaire Bill" which forces people to liquidate and pay taxes for owning their property based on a percent. If not treated as property and instead as an asset or currency, then spitball fire and this is gonna be a messy slaughterhouse of taxes needing to be paid, I believe both possibilities lead to a bearish decline to at least 21k, then a potential 19k, I'll see if 18-19k support holds, then go in, but if not we could see bearish lands of 11k but I don't honestly see 11k happening unless huge market activity pushes this sentiment.
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by kibakilla33
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