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FintekNews compares the price of Bitcoin, Gold & Major Market Averages on a daily basis. FintekNews uses the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) bitcoin indexes (BRR & BRTI) for bitcoin pricing.
5/12/17 Closing Prices:
Bitcoin: $1,777.87 (-$72.52) Gold: $1,228 (+$4.00) Dow Jones Industrials: 20,896.61 (-22.81) S&P 500: 2,390.90 (-3.54) Nasdaq Composite: 6,212.23 (+5.27)
CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate & CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index
Trading Summary Notes for Friday, 5/12/17:
- Bitcoin sells off sharply after huge runup
- STOPPED OUT OF BITCOIN POSITION AT $1742
- Looking for "re-entry" point for bitcoin.
- Bitcoin trading much lower ($1710) late Friday
- LONG TERM BULLISH ON BITCOIN
- Gold shows a whimper of strength
- Near term downside price target on gold still $1175-$1185
- Gold still weak
- Current position SHORT GOLD.
Past Market
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We wrote an article (8/17/16) going on the record saying bitcoin will outperform gold
throughout the future. We continue that call.