"Blowhard" Predicts $1 Million BTC By 2020!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epObQ1AujyQ

"John McAfee, founder of McAfee Associates a well-known software company  has always been Bullish on Bitcoin, in fact, he has even been confrontational on the fact.

In July, with a lot of fear and uncertainty surrounding Bitcoin ahead of its Aug. 1 chain split, McAfee came forward and stated boldly that he was willing to stake his name and up to $10 mln on a bet that the Bitcoin price will move above $500,000 within three years or he would "eat my d**k on national television."

That prediction was seen as ludacris at the time, and many were left wondering how his on-screen promise would play out - however, now that Bitcoin has crossed $11,000, McAfee is not sitting back smugly, but rather raising the bar.

The outspoken tech mogul has now said:

“When I predicted Bitcoin at $500,000 by the end of 2020, it used a model that predicted $5,000 at the end of 2017. BTC has accelerated much faster than my model assumptions. I now predict Bitcoin at $1 mln by the end of 2020. I will still eat my dick if wrong.”

Source : "John McAfee Doubles Down, Predicts $1 Mln BTC, Bets His D**k On It" 

            [ obf sez: Too funny! Mr McAfee used some sort of supposedly "predictive" model of his to predict a future price, but he got it wrong, and so now, of course [:-) ], he has a new model to use! Whodathunkit? What could be simpler ? This "techno-narcissist" knows all! [because his latest model is infallible].

The underlying psychology of this person is no different from any other person using an economic model, be they an "investment advisor", an economist or something else. Just another know-it-all [great for entertainment value :-) ].

Summary: "Houston , You Have a Problem"

And so, dear reader, if you really believe that Mr McAfee [or any other "techno-geek", let alone any regular "investment expert"] can successfully, consistently predict the financial/economic future, via the implementation of some secret [ no doubt algorithm- rich] formula, then I would suggest that you, like Mr McAfee himself, have a serious problem and should seek help.

See: "Do Not"Invest"In Bitcoin! [Or:How to Safely Profit With Bitcoin Etc.] "

Also: The Folly of Forecasting

                     

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Will The Yellen Fed Cause a Trump Recession?

 Financial Safety Services disclaimer

Ms. Janet Yellen. Fed Chair since Feb. 3rd 2014

The graph below explains the title of this post.

 Obviously, the Fed under Janet Yellen has been gradually decreasing the Monetary Base [MB], that is, the most narrow, generally considered most liquid, money supply figure, since at least the 3rd quarter of 2016:

Fig. 1: Federal Reserve Monetary Base, Non-Seasonally Adjusted, [Fed Chair J. Yellen], 

 January 2014 - December 2016, Millions of $'s, Log scale

Financial Safety Services Commentary:

Exactly What Does The Fed's  Monetary Tightening Mean?: 

It could mean that a recession, at the very least, is on the way during the new  presidents [Donald Trump] first term. [ Basically, a recession within an  ongoing recession/depression]. 

It is impossible to know for certain, and  the picture becomes ever more cloudy if we go back and look at the enormous monetary base  manipulations that have occurred since 2008 [ via Ms. Yellen's predecessor, Ben Bernanke]:

Fig. 2: Monetary Base [MB] , Millions of $'s, Non-Seasonally Adjusted, Federal Reserve, '07- Dec.2016, Log. Scale

Will this more recent tightening under Yellen have any effect on dampening the  effects of the massive Fed monetary base injections of the recent past? Maybe, maybe not. The longer the tightening continues, the more likely it is to actually have an effect and initiate a "Trump recession", in theory at least. 

Good News!

However, here is some good news: it is entirely unnecessary  for  you to have to try to predict/forecast future economic events from graphs [or similar], or to have to rely on [and pay] someone else to do that for you. 

A real world fact: the economic future cannot be accurately predicted via any graph, no matter who constructed it,  or what it claims to show. If you need to know why that is so, then for a very large fee, I can explain to you exactly why all graphs are useless for predicting future economic events.  :-)  

So, if you are worried about your own savings either because of, or despite what is revealed in these graphs/figures, here is some free advice on how to best protect your savings etc.

Regards, onebornfree.

 onebornfreeatyahoodotcom

Financial Safety Services disclaimer

Related Articles: "Mr. Ben Bernanke: The Great[est] Inflator ?" 

"What’s Next: Deflation, Inflation, or Hyperinflation?" 

Three More [Broader], Money Supply Graphs :

Fig. 3: M1 Money Supply, Non-Seasonally Adjusted,  Billions of $'s, Federal Reserve, '07- Dec.2016, Log. Scale

 Fig. 4: M2 Money Supply, Non-Seasonally Adjusted,  Billions of $'s, Federal Reserve, '07- Dec.2016, Log. Scale

Fig. 5: MZM Money Supply, Non-Seasonally Adjusted,  Billions of $'s, Federal Reserve, '07- Dec.2016, Log. Scale

Interest Rates: 

Fig. 6 U.S. 3 month Treasury Bill Interest Rates, January '07-December '16, Monthly Averages, 

Log scale

Fig. 7:U.S. 10 year Treasury Bond Interest Rates, January '07-December '16, Monthly Averages, 

Log scale.

 Fig. 8:U.S. 30 year Treasury Bond Interest Rates, January '07-December '16, Monthly Averages, 

Log scale.