Without any prior introduction, I posted the following. Because no prior info was given, this must be treated as the sole expression of my wish:
Based on my research, I don't believe we will see 435 ever again (Bitstamp). If someone is willing to bet (I naturally expect much better than 1:1 for me), PM please.
Chart1 &
Chart2.
This is just the 2013-7-18 again. No looking back (when you least expect it).
Keywords:
- (implicit) in BTC
- (implicit) long duration at least 3 months (to adequately model "ever")
- trigger condition
breaching 435 - someone (anyone can take it!)
- send me
PM-
much better than 1:1 odds for meWindjc's proposal:
In 2014-3-30, the exponential trendline model gave a buy signal at $460 and the price has been unable to go below it for any extended time even after 4 weeks.
In 2013-11-23 it gave a sell signal at $872 (SlipperySlope's 0.40 confidence) or 2013-11-28 at $1,056 (my 0.45 confidence). It was also unable to stay above it for any extended time.
What odds do you want? As I would be betting to win less valuable coin, you shouldn't get much better than 50%.
I think you will offer an
unreasonable bet so that you don't have to make one at all.
But let me know.
Unreasonable? It's $30 to the trigger line (was $20 when I first called it). Are
you willing to give 1:1 odds to me that price will hit $495 some point in the future? Of course not, you would not take that even at 10:1. So don't expect the same of me.
Lol. You didn't even make an offer. Why am I not surprised?
Since you are too chicken s***

to make a bet, here's one for you.
Bet $50k with of btc
Duration 30 days
If we hit 435 on Stamp and don't hit 500 I win.
If we hit 500 and not 435 you win
If we hit both or neither its a draw. And we both donate $1000 worth of btc each to charity.
Keywords:
- in USD
- short duration 30 days
- trigger condition
breaching 435 and
breaching 500, with both/neither considered a tie (windjc's estimation 90% this will end in a tie)
- aimed
for me only, with insult
-
public-
1:1 odds, with charity clause* *
EPILOGUE
It is difficult to read the thread because of so many posts, especially if you are of the type that never checks the sources and relies on people. But then you will also get the objectively wrong idea of what is happening. Here I wanted to have a nice private bet with anyone who thinks that breaking 435 is imminent and is willing to give me great odds for defending it. This windjc turned into a public challenge directed against me, with different terms in every 6 parameters that are important in a bet.
The bet itself seemed +EV for me so I decided to go on with it, but in the end there was not enough mutual agreement. As was perhaps the intention, windjc collected "fame" because I did not took his bet (why? do I also get points every time I propose things to people when it is not in their interest to comply?

).
In the meanwhile
nobody took my bet (the one which i would have unequivocally lost last night). Nobody was even interested. I had estimated that probability for 435 holding should be 10% in general public's eyes, but I thought it was 20%. So I would have taken 7:1 odds for me, and lost almost straight away.