WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR NEW FORMAT FOR THE TAYOR REPORT – BITCOIN VS GOLD VS ETHEREUM, INCLUDING A LINK TO THE NEW CME ETHEREUM INDEXES!

By Bill Taylor, Contributor

We compare the price of Bitcoin, Ethereum, & Gold, using the CME Bitcoin Indexes (BRR & BRTI) and the CME Ethereum Indexes (ETH_RR_USD) & (ETH_RTI_USD) for reference.

8/21/18 Closing Prices:

Bitcoin: $6,408.78 (-$34.70) Ethereum: $275.00 (-$10.61) Gold: $1,193 (+$4) Dow Jones Industrials: 25,822.29 (+63.60) S&P 500: 2,862.96 (+5.91) Nasdaq Composite: 7,859.17 (+38.17)

CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate & CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index CME ETH_RR_USD Ethereum Reference Rate & CME ETH_RTI_USD Ethereum Real Time Index

Trading Summary Notes for Tuesday, 8/21/2018

  • BTC and ETH off slightly in dull trade waiting for SEC decision on ETFs due Thursday (23rd)
  • SEC will rule on two funds from ProShares
  • A ‘no’ ruling will send BTC and ETH plunging. Note: SEC “doesn’t like cryptos…..just saying”
  • CRYPTO PANIC MAY NOT BE OVER YET! BITCOIN could break down under $6,000 in a panic. Target $4,500-$5,000
  • GOLD holds yesterday's strong rally on Venezuela's fiscal meltdown
  • GOLD holding $1,175-$1,180 so far
  • Dollar is keeping a lid on GOLD. Overlooked and under appreciated?; Inflation, Euro problems, Brexit and Turkey
  • Long term bullish on BITCOIN and GOLD. Neutral on ETH.

CURRENT TRADING POSITION:

LONG GOLD

Bill Taylor is Managing Partner at Fintek Capital & a frequent contributor to FintekNews