BTER becoming operational should be a bullish sign. Bitcoin has also been doing a good job of holding value this month. Some of the bear market elements may be starting to wear off. Either that or it all goes to hell soon. There really is no way to tell.
that would be nice. last summer it was EASY to make money with alts. maybe this year it will be too.
It is still relatively easy to make money trading. It requires patience and a realistic strategy. Bots come in handy because they allow you to make small trades and take small gains consistently. However the bigger money is always going to come from manually executing larger trades. For these cases it is extremely important that you 'know something.' I think many people underestimate the importance of networking and contacts. Information is still the most important currency on Earth IMO.
No question. Contacts are the reason SAC Capital was such a successful hedge fund. Of course they went further than the rules allowed but their use of information is the very definition of 'smart money.'