Over the weekend, Chris put out a blog called “Bitcoin & Ethereum: Prices are Down More than the Fundamentals<\/a>.”<\/p>\n As the title suggests, the post takes a good look at some of the network factors including the supply side (hashrate) and the demand side (daily transactions, functionality, active wallets) for two of the most popular cryptos.<\/p>\n Overall, these factors tend to line up fairly well with the price but Chris points out a divergence that could suggest the market is now oversold.<\/p>\n Here’s one graph that jumped out\u00a0at me<\/a>. It shows that usage of the Ethereum network has remained incredibly consistent since the beginning of 2018, yet the price has done nothing but fall in that time.<\/p>\n This research is a strong affirmation of our previous assessment that the volatility we’ve seen over the last month is primarily a technical sell-off and there is no fundamental reason for it.<\/p>\n @MatiGreenspan<\/a>\u00a0– eToro, Senior Market Analyst<\/p>\n Please note:<\/strong> All data, figures & graphs are valid as of December 10th. All trading carries risk. Only risk capital you can afford to lose.<\/em><\/p>\n The Jobs numbers didn’t come in so hot on Friday and the markets ended up falling to their lows. The sentiment was so negative by the end of the week that when the futures opened last night, they opened with a large gap down.<\/p>\n However, headlines this morning saying that stocks are down may not be entirely forthcoming. The down they’re referring to is simply because of the gap down at the open. Since the open, they’ve been fairly mixed with some regions up, some down, and some flat.<\/p>\n So far this morning, the news cycle is rather gloomy but it really doesn’t seem to matter. The markets are far from reacting to the fundamentals anyway. The weaker than expected jobs numbers on Friday should probably have been taken by the markets as a positive sign. Yet, here we are.<\/p>\n The weaker stance taken by the Fed coupled with the recent agreement between Xi and Trump should be supporting the markets at the moment but I rest my case.<\/p>\n Focus has now shifted to central bank policy again. This Thursday we’ll get the interest rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Swiss National Bank. Next week we’ll hear from the US Federal Reserve.<\/p>\n Seems that OPEC was able to\u00a0strike a deal<\/a>\u00a0on Friday to cut global production.<\/p>\n The market reaction shortly after the deal was announced (purple circle) was a swift rally in\u00a0crude oil prices<\/a>, but half the move reversed by the time the markets closed and so far this week prices are remarkably stable.<\/p>\n Also, keep an eye on gold today. The shiny yellow metal has been gaining on the back of a weaker Greenback.<\/p>\n Just as we noticed above, there is a great diversion between what’s happening in the news and what’s happening in the prices. An excellent example of that is Dash currency, which has had some excellent updates lately yet has fallen about twice as much as any other crypto in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n Dash has been making excellent progress on the ground lately, especially where crypto is needed most. This\u00a0latest headline<\/a>\u00a0shows they are set to vastly increase their market share of overall money in Venezuela.<\/p>\n KFC isn’t the first major fast food chain to go Dash either. Both Papa John’s and Subway are already successfully using Dash for fast fast-food payments.<\/p>\n In general, Dash has been adding merchants left and right. The directory\u00a0site keeping track<\/a>\u00a0has already counted more than 4,400 locations, especially\u00a0in Venezuela<\/a>.<\/p>\n Furthermore, the Dash Core Foundation has recently reported that they’re\u00a0weathering the storm quite well and that the network’s coffers are more than sufficient to sustain operations and even expand further.<\/p>\n Addressing directly the bear market and the climate squeeze that we mentioned in our daily update last Wednesday (titled: Digital Natural Selection), the CEO of Dash Core Group has written\u00a0this blog post<\/a>\u00a0explaining that the finances of DCG are in excellent shape.<\/p>\n Given this type of fundamental dissonance at play, it can make it difficult for the average investor to choose the projects that have a bright future and distinguish them from those that are in for a sharper downturn.<\/p>\n Let’s hope for some swift clarity and return to harmony.<\/p>\n This content is provided for information and educational purposes only and should not be considered to be investment advice\u00a0or recommendation.<\/em><\/p>\n Past performance is not an indication of future results. All trading involves risk; only risk capital you are prepared to lose.<\/em><\/p>\n The outlook presented is a personal opinion of the analyst and does not represent an official position of eToro.<\/em><\/p>\n eToro is a multi-asset platform\u00a0which offers both investing in stocks and cryptocurrencies, as well as trading CFD assets.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Please note that CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 65% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs\u00a0work,\u00a0and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.<\/em><\/p>\n Cryptocurrencies can widely fluctuate in prices and are not appropriate for all investors. Trading cryptocurrencies\u00a0is\u00a0not supervised by any EU regulatory framework.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Hi Everyone, As with many things in the crypto world, the methods\u00a0we use\u00a0to determine the value\u00a0of\u00a0cryptoassets is still under construction. We did make an introductory video about this last month, take a look\u00a0here. One of the thought leaders when it comes to building these fundamentals is a Venture Capitalist named Christopher Burniske. Over the weekend, Chris put out a blog called “Bitcoin & Ethereum: Prices are Down More than the Fundamentals.” As the title suggests, the post takes a good look at some of the network factors including the supply side (hashrate) and the demand side (daily transactions, functionality, active wallets) for two of the most popular cryptos. Overall, these factors tend to line up fairly well with the price but Chris points out a divergence that could suggest the market is now oversold. Here’s one graph that jumped out\u00a0at me. It shows that usage of the Ethereum network has remained incredibly consistent since the beginning of 2018, yet the price has done nothing but fall in that time. This research is a strong affirmation of our previous assessment that the volatility we’ve seen over the last month is primarily a technical sell-off and there is no fundamental reason for it. @MatiGreenspan\u00a0– eToro, Senior Market Analyst Today’s Highlights Gaps Despite Good News OPEC Strikes a Deal Dash Fast Food Please note: All data, figures & graphs are valid as of December 10th. All trading carries risk. Only risk capital you can afford to lose. Traditional Markets The Jobs numbers didn’t come in so hot on Friday and the markets ended up falling to their lows. The sentiment was so negative by the end of the week that when the futures opened last night, they opened with a large gap down. However, headlines this morning saying that stocks are down may not be entirely forthcoming. The down they’re referring to is simply because of the gap down at the open. Since the open, they’ve been fairly mixed with some regions up, some down, and some flat. So far this morning, the news cycle is rather gloomy but it really doesn’t seem to matter. The markets are far from reacting to the fundamentals anyway. The weaker than expected jobs numbers on Friday should probably have been taken by the markets as a positive sign. Yet, here we are. The weaker stance taken by the Fed coupled with the recent agreement between Xi and Trump should be supporting the markets at the moment but I rest my case. Focus has now shifted to central bank policy again. This Thursday we’ll get the interest rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Swiss National Bank. Next week we’ll hear from the US Federal Reserve. OPEC Strikes a Deal Seems that OPEC was able to\u00a0strike a deal\u00a0on Friday to cut global production. The market reaction shortly after the deal was announced (purple circle) was a swift rally in\u00a0crude oil prices, but half the move reversed by the time the markets closed and so far this week prices are remarkably stable. Also, keep an eye on gold today. The shiny yellow metal has been gaining on the back of a weaker Greenback. Dash to Fast Food Adoption Just as we noticed above, there is a great diversion between what’s happening in the news and what’s happening in the prices. An excellent example of that is Dash currency, which has had some excellent updates lately yet has fallen about twice as much as any other crypto in the last 24 hours. Dash has been making excellent progress on the ground lately, especially where crypto is needed most. This\u00a0latest headline\u00a0shows they are set to vastly increase their market share of overall money in Venezuela. KFC isn’t the first major fast food chain to go Dash either. Both Papa John’s and Subway are already successfully using Dash for fast fast-food payments. In general, Dash has been adding merchants left and right. The directory\u00a0site keeping track\u00a0has already counted more than 4,400 locations, especially\u00a0in Venezuela. Furthermore, the Dash Core Foundation has recently reported that they’re\u00a0weathering the storm quite well and that the network’s coffers are more than sufficient to sustain operations and even expand further. Addressing directly the bear market and the climate squeeze that we mentioned in our daily update last Wednesday (titled: Digital Natural Selection), the CEO of Dash Core Group has written\u00a0this blog post\u00a0explaining that the finances of DCG are in excellent shape. Given this type of fundamental dissonance at play, it can make it difficult for the average investor to choose the projects that have a bright future and distinguish them from those that are in for a sharper downturn. Let’s hope for some swift clarity and return to harmony. This content is provided for information and educational purposes only and should not be considered to be investment advice\u00a0or recommendation. Past performance is not an indication of future results. All trading involves risk; only risk capital you are prepared to lose. The outlook presented is a personal opinion of the analyst and does not represent an official position of eToro. eToro is a multi-asset platform\u00a0which offers both investing in stocks and cryptocurrencies, as well as trading CFD assets.\u00a0 Please note that CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 65% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs\u00a0work,\u00a0and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Cryptocurrencies can widely fluctuate in prices and are not appropriate for all investors. Trading cryptocurrencies\u00a0is\u00a0not supervised by any EU regulatory framework.\u00a0 About the Author: Mati Greenspan is a Senior Market Analyst at eToro Connect with Mati on\u2026. eToro:\u00a0http:\/\/etoro.tw\/Mati Twitter:\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/matigreenspan LinkedIn:\u00a0https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matisyahu\/ Telegram:\u00a0https:\/\/t.me\/MatiGreenspan Office Phone: +44- (ext:311) Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article do not represent the views of NewsBTC or any of its team members. NewsBTC is neither responsible nor liable for the accuracy of any of the information supplied in Sponsored Stories\/Press Releases such as this one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":392,"featured_media":337398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14147],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-365206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trade"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"cryptos,](\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fundamental-Dissonance-1.png?resize=621%2C336\")
<\/p>\nToday’s Highlights<\/h3>\n
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Traditional Markets<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nOPEC Strikes a Deal<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nDash to Fast Food Adoption<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nAbout the Author:<\/strong> Mati Greenspan is a Senior Market Analyst at eToro<\/em>\r\n\r\nConnect with Mati on\u2026.\r\n\r\neToro:<\/b>\u00a0http:\/\/etoro.tw\/Mati<\/a>\r\nTwitter:<\/b>\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/matigreenspan<\/a>\r\nLinkedIn:<\/b>\u00a0https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matisyahu\/<\/a>\r\nTelegram:<\/b>\u00a0https:\/\/t.me\/MatiGreenspan<\/a>\r\nOffice Phone: <\/b>+44- (ext:311)\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
Disclaimer:<\/strong> The opinions expressed in this article do not represent the views of NewsBTC <\/em>\r\nor any of its team members. NewsBTC is neither responsible nor liable for the accuracy of <\/em>\r\nany of the information supplied in Sponsored Stories\/Press Releases such as this one.<\/em><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"