Don Kaufman on CoinDesk TV: This is not a buy and hold market

TheoTrade co-founder Don Kaufman was on CoinDesk TV to discuss prospects for Bitcoin, considering inflationary and regulatory pressure, and geopolitical risk. Bitcoin is trading like any other asset class, with more volatility, Don says. Don discusses ways to trade the Bitcoin market through innovative crypto-tracking ETFs. He sees high volatility ahead as the crypto asset class matures. He sees a need for investors to consider more than a buy and hold strategy with crypto. Lawrence Lewitinn: Bitcoin’s been slammed over the past couple of hours, and joining us now to discuss the markets is Don Kaufman. He’s co-founder of trading educator, Theotrade. Welcome, Don. Don Kaufman: Thanks for having me on. Lawrence Lewitinn: Thank you. So why do you think crypto taking that on the chin today? Don Kaufman: Well, really all asset classes are, for the most part across the boards, really feels heavy though, specifically this morning. Everything

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Don Kaufman not a fan of share buybacks

“I am vehemently opposed to share buybacks,” TheoTrade co-founder Don Kaufman told NTD News. Twitter recently announced that it will repurchase, or buyback, $4 billion of its shares. For companies like Twitter buybacks usually benefit the executives and the Board, said Kaufman. Often, companies incur debt for a share buyback. “Are we going to constantly refinance that debt when inflation hits, like we’re seeing now?” asked Kaufman.

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Is Bitcoin in a bear market rally? Don Kaufman shares his view on CoinDesk TV…

TheoTrade co-founder Don Kaufman shared his views on the crypto markets with CoinDesk TV. He explained that the decoupling of bitcoin from other major asset classes could’ve contributed to moving price action. “What I think we saw over the last couple of days … this is like a quintessential bear market rally,” Don said. Watch the video or read Don’s comments below. Christine Lee: The Crypto Markets Update is brought to you KuCoin, the best place to find the next crypto gem. Christine Lee: Live look at Bitcoin. The CoinDesk Bitcoin Price XBX Index currently at $44,119. Bitcoin is up about 1.3% over the past 24 hours. The CoinDesk Ether Price ETX Index at 31.77. ETH is also rising 2.6%. The DFX CoinDesk’s DeFi Index at 3.36, also making an advance of almost 4% for the day. Lawrence Lewitinn: So joining us now, of course, it’s not the only thing

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Don Kaufman On CoinDesk TV: Considerable downside risk in Bitcoin

TheoTrade co-founder Don Kaufman shared his insights into the crypto market with CoinDesk TV. The US dollar has become the new volatility index that traders should pay attention to, Don said. There’s considerable downside pressure in Bitcoin. “Can you withstand a $13,000 move higher of lower?” Don asks. See the video or read the transcript below to get Don’s analysis of Bitcoin. **transcript below*** Christine Lee: All right, joining us now to discuss BT price and more is Don Kaufman, co-founder of trading education firm, TheoTrade. Hello there, Don. So taking a look at Bitcoin price, what do you see in the horizon, short term versus long term? Don Kaufman: Yeah, so one of the first things I’ll bring up is the correlation coefficient that you just showed a moment ago. It’s something I’m looking at continuously. Whether you want to look at the NASDAQ, whether you want to look

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Don Kaufman In Business Insider: PEG measure is valuable as initial filter for finding value companies

Don Kaufman, co-founder of TheoTrade, shared his trading insight with the personal finance reporter at Insider for the story “The PEG ratio is one tool you can use to find undervalued stocks. Here’s how it works.” Don discussed the topic “What does the PEG ration tell you?” An excerpt: “P/E ratios vary so widely because of the difference in the earnings outlook of a company, so it doesn’t do well comparing different industries or fundamental stock types,” says Don Kaufman, co-founder at the trading education firm TheoTrade. “Since the PEG ratio normalizes the P/E by dividing it by analyst estimates for EPS growth, you can now compare companies across the spectrum. That makes this measure valuable as an initial filter for finding value companies.” Read the full story on Insider. Want to become a better trader? Join TheoTrade.

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Don Kaufman in Business Insider on How to Mitigate Risk in Times of Volatility

A 21-year veteran trader breaks down an options trade designed to help investors ‘sustain risks long enough to see the light of profitability’ — and explains why bitcoin could continue to move in tandem with tech stocks… Don Kaufman breaks down an options trade to sustain risks as volatility is expected to pick up. He also explains what’s behind bitcoin’s growing correlation with high-growth tech stocks.  Excerpt from the story: Don Kaufman, a 21-year veteran trader who had spent over 15 years with TD Ameritrade’s thinkorswim trading platform, is seeing “a definitive change in the tone and feel of the market,” with all signs pointing to higher volatility ahead.  For those engaged in options trading, which has exploded in popularity over the past two years, that means learning how to mitigate risk through the use of spreads instead of simply buying call or put options, he explained.  Read the full story in Business Insider. Want to become

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Don Kaufman on CoinDesk TV: How to navigate volatility in the crypto markets

Don’s analysis: We haven’t seen this kind of risk and volatility in quite some time. Embrace it, because it’s here. It’s actually a beneficial time for shorter-term traders who employ volatility arbitrage strategies. Transcript below: And joining us now to discuss the crypto markets is Don Kaufman, co-founder of trading education firm, Theo Trade. All right, Don. So if you’re educating your traders out there on what is happening in the crypto market, why are we falling back and what should be their next move? Don Kaufman:             Yeah. First and foremost, you can’t necessarily look at some of this volatility per se, as being a bad thing. When you’re looking at crypto markets in general, most people that are out there are long crypto. In effect, they simply buy it and hold it. Now we’re a bit of a different animal here at Theo

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