Zoran Kole: Bitcoin cycle theory, echo bubble and more

Crypto Trading Secrets

Crypto trader Zoran Kole, or @Captain_Kole1 on Twitter, gives his opinions on Bitcoin’s price from a macro view, compares its bear market with past Bitcoin bear markets, and more. He dives into his trading journey and gives his take on a number of other topics, such as what he thinks had the biggest impact on Bitcoin’s price in 2022. Kole weighs in on finding the bottom, trade secrets and the next bull run — the show’s three main segments.
This interview was recorded on March 1, 2023.
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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Finding the bottom (00:01:26)

3. So far in 2023, Bitcoin’s price has moved up from near the mid to upper $16,000 range, to up past $25,000, although its price has since moved back downward a bit, according to Cointelegraph’s Bitcoin price index chart. So, from a macro, longer-term view, (00:01:31)

4. What’s your opinion on where you think Bitcoin’s price might be in terms of the bear market — do you think Bitcoin is still in a bear market? (00:03:53)

5. So, do you think Bitcoin has bottomed already? (00:04:34)

6. Do you want to just dive into that a little bit more about if you think Bitcoin is still in a bear market or not? (00:05:05)

7. What do you think impacted Bitcoin’s price the most in 2022? (00:06:03)

8. What do you think has impacted Bitcoin’s price the most so far in 2023? (00:06:34)

9. Do you think that will be true for the rest of 2023? (00:07:19)

10. What do you think about future possible Bitcoin cycles — will the Bitcoin bull and bear cycles continue? (00:07:47)

11. How does Bitcoin’s bear market this time compare to previous bear markets? (00:08:11)

12. Trade secrets (00:08:44)

13. Tell me about your background, or as much as you’re comfortable diving into. (00:08:47)

14. How would you describe your trading strategy? (00:11:02)

15. You’re mostly technical analysis based? (00:11:30)

16. Does that change ever, or do you ever look for other things other than just technical analysis? (00:11:34)

17. What has been the hardest part learning to trade for you? (00:14:12)

18. How did you figure out your edge? (00:15:12)

19. What are your thoughts on trading psychology? (00:16:29)

20. The next bull run (00:17:42)

21. How will you know if Bitcoin moves into a bull market — what are you looking for that might give you confidence that it may have switched into a bull market? (00:17:46)

22. Earlier on, you said, if I’m not mistaken, you mentioned that you don’t think we’re technically in a Bitcoin bear market but we were transitioning, so are we kind of in a transitionary period, or in your mind is there just bull and bear? (00:18:27)

23. What are you looking for on Bitcoin’s chart as you form your opinions? (00:19:12)

24. How will you look to try and figure out the timeline of Bitcoin’s next bull run? (00:20:12)

25. What role do you think Bitcoin plays as an asset — why do you think people are willing to invest in it? (00:20:48)

26. Do you think its role as an asset will ever change? (00:21:31)

27. Do you think people might change how they view Bitcoin and why they might think it’s valuable? (00:21:58)

28. Conclusion (00:22:57)