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Feb 08, 2021

Let’s Get Down to the Basics…of Bitcoin

Many investors have been baffled by Bitcoin’s spectacular ascent this year, with returns topping +500% so far. But it’s not only the huge returns that have investors baffled. People are also grappling to figure out what the heck what Bitcoin is, where it came from, and whether it has a future as a real currency and/or investment. For now, I’ll focus on the first two parts—the basics of Bitcoin.

To understand Bitcoin, you first must understand the term ‘cryptocurrency.’ Look no further than the Oxford Dictionary for a concise definition, where cryptocurrency is defined as "a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank."

Bitcoin is the most popular type of cryptocurrency. It may be helpful to think of it as a digital currency used to complete a transaction between two parties without involving a middleman. Not having a middleman is the key, so to speak, since it allows for direct, private transactions between users with virtually no transaction costs.

At the end of the day, Bitcoin is a real currency used by (mostly) normal people, but the transactions are generally not for everyday purchases like groceries or clothes. People are using bitcoin online to gamble, to pay for digital services or assets, and for other illicit activities like drugs or fake IDs. In the absence of being a legal, regulated currency, bitcoin is confined to users on the web who want to transact with each other.

It is difficult or near impossible to know what the future of bitcoin is, or how it may be regulated in the future. But in the meantime, it is very possible to buy and own bitcoin and to invest in it. Investors should understand that unlike a fundamentally based approach one may take to investing in the stock market, it is nearly impossible to gauge the intrinsic value of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. Speculation is just about the only tool in the toolbox, unless of course you have Artificial Intelligence (AI) helping you identify trends and trading patterns in the cryptocurrency markets.

Tickeron is working on creating this AI now, and it should be ready for release soon. The cryptocurrency markets are notoriously volatile, so the hope at Tickeron is that AI can make more sense of it. Time will tell.

Sergey Savastiouk

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Mar 14, 2023

How to Start Trading Penny Stocks

Penny stocks have long been marginalized within the professional investment community, oftentimes being painted with a broad brush of simply being “too risky.” Leonardo DiCaprio’s depiction of the penny stock peddling conman, Jordan Belfort, in the Wolf of Wall Street certainly didn’t help.Here are four reasons to start trading them now. Reason #1: Let’s State the Obvious -- Penny Stocks are Cheap A single share of Apple Inc. costs over $350.

Dmitry Perepelkin

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Mar 14, 2023

5 Habits that Lead to Successful Investing

To consistently make money in this industry, you need emotional fortitude, an analytical mind, and a willingness to self-reflect. Despite trading and investing being two different activities, these principles can be applied to both.Conversely, investors with good habits often become great traders. Rather than full sentences for titles, we’ve labeled each of our top-five investing habits using a single word principle.

Allana

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Mar 23, 2023

What’s the Difference Between Data Analytics and Machine Learning?

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is developing rapidly.Data mining can deliver raw numbers, but it does not necessarily provide actionable insights. Structure is necessary to taking abstract information and extracting commonalities, like averages, ratios, and percentages.

Sergey Savastiouk

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Mar 13, 2023

4 Tips for Fast, Effective Stock Analysis

With just a few clicks, an investor can search for individual stocks, categories of stocks, sectors, or investment themes, and then he or she can conduct a full range of technical and fundamental analysis within seconds.All powered by Artificial Intelligence. Below, we give you 5 tips for fast, effective stock analysis using Tickeron’s Screener.

Sergey Savastiouk

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Mar 20, 2023

5 Golden Principles in Investing

You have enough faith in that stock, based on research, that the return will equal or exceed the investment. Do unto others.The principles outlined here will ensure that happens. Principle #1: Diversification Investors can’t be one-dimensional when constructing a portfolio.

John Jacques

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Mar 24, 2023

If Hedge Funds are Using AI to Invest, Why Shouldn’t You?

Some of the world’s biggest financial institutions have devoted multi-million dollar budgets to developing algorithms that can find patterns in the market, identify trends, and perform automated trading designed to take advantage of even the smallest price movements. The AI revolution is so big that as it stands today, the world’s five biggest hedge funds all use systems-based approaches to trade financial markets.Indeed, quantitative trading hedge funds now manage $918 billion (according to HFR), which amounts to 30% of the $3 trillion hedge fund industry – a percentage continues to grow with each year that passes.

Sergey Savastiouk

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Mar 15, 2023

The five most important Lessons Learned After 10,000 hours of Trading

Ten thousand hours of active trading, broken down into forty-hour weeks, amounts to almost five years. Having surpassed that milestone myself, I now understand why it's significant for any trader's journey. The early years taught me valuable lessons that have shaped my approach to trading. It's a misconception that great traders are born with innate talent. The truth is that it takes years of...

Edward Flores

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Mar 12, 2023

What's the Difference Between Tokens and Altcoins?

Between their inherently technical nature, multiple varieties and sub-varieties, and endless terminology, cryptocurrency (defined here as digital or virtual currencies that are encrypted using cryptography, powered by the immutable digital ledger known as the blockchain) represents a whole, complex world.All altcoins possess their own blockchain, independent from their source code, that records all transactions of their native coins. Many altcoins are variants, or forks, of Bitcoin that leverage that cryptocurrency’s open-source protocol as the basis.

Edward Flores

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Mar 26, 2023

Why it Pays to Invest in Dividend Stocks Over the Long Term

Where smaller, more volatile companies can placate shareholders with higher returns, larger companies often use dividend payouts to entice new investors and hold their existing ones. These low-risk options may not work for every investment approach, but dividend-producing stocks can offer great benefits under the right circumstances – especially for portfolios built for the long-term.Beyond the ability to rely on these semi-regular payouts as an income stream – a strategy favored by retirees – dividends are an excellent vehicle for compounding earnings through reinvestment.

Edward Flores

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Apr 02, 2023

How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Fintech

Artificial intelligence (AI) and fintech have an inherent compatibility that has become clearer as each sector has matured, with recent growth and successes on their own accord bringing new ideas about how they can work together.AI can analyze information at far greater quantities (and far more quickly) than any human, making it a natural fit to help fintech firms streamline and automate processes that benefit customers and businesses alike. Fintech has brought a revolution of convenience to the finance world.