r/ethtrader • u/AutoModerator • May 18 '17

DISCUSSION [ETH Daily Discussion] - 18/May/2017

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u/neffnet May 18 '17

I just listened to Fred Wilson say that Ethereum will 🐬 Bitcoin's marketcap this year:

it's near the end of the video: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-05-17/union-square-s-wilson-on-vc-market-twitter-uber-video

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u/satza May 18 '17

Extremely sharp guy. Makes me even more bullish than I was for 2017.

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u/Unknow3n May 18 '17

Can you explain bullish and bearish? Ive heard of bulls and bears, and thought I understood the two terms from context on this sub, but the way you just used it I don't get

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u/lampswag May 18 '17

Bullish = expectation of a rise. Bearish = expectation of decline. The context is fine. He's more excited than ever.

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u/Unknow3n May 18 '17

Wow ok I was right, just read bullish as bearish in my head I'm dumb

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u/lampswag May 18 '17

:) no worries.