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So forecasting difficulty levels is about as difficult as forecasting bitcoin prices!
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Not really. Forecasting bitcoin prices is impossible to do with measurable accuracy. Forecasting the network hashrate and difficulty is possible to do with some accuracy. I do weekly forecasts here:
http://organofcorti.blogspot.com.au/search?q=%22weekly+forecast%22The four week forecast network hashrate has been quite accurate recently:
