The Crypto Rundown 29: Once More Unto The Breach

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: Jon Pearlstone, CryptoPatterns BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT CRYPTO TRENDING LOWER SINCE LAST SHOW? - SOLD OFF APPROX. $400 FROM LAST SHOW  HAD A PRONOUNCED SELLOFF IN WEEKS FOLLOWING LAST SHOW FOLLOWED BY A DRAMATIC REBOUND HIT A LOW OF $9487 ON 8/29 HIGH OF 10,818 ON 8/20 BTC Vs Gold - what's it mean? BTC Volatility 30 day realized: COMPLETELY ANNIHILATED SINCE LAST SHOW - FROM  94.27% TO 60.91%THIS WEEK BTC Options Volume on Deribit - A FEW BRIGHT SPOTS OVER PAST FEW WEEK. BTC vol term structure VERY DIFFERENT FROM LAST SHOW BTC call/put ratio PEAKED AT 73.4% ON 6/17. BACK TO 55% FROM 66% LAST SHOW BTC OI UP SLIGHTLY TO $587 TO $543M - DOWN FROM A RECORD $635M A FEW MONTHS AGO CME BTC Futures - another light volume day today. Is Van Eck And SolidX's Bitcoin Trust ETF Finally The Real Deal? THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT BTC vs. ALTCOINS: WHY IS BTC STILL SO DOMINANT IN THIS MARKETPLACE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR POTENTIAL ALTCOIN TRADERS? TOP 10 COINS BY MARKET CAP? ETH - DOWN OVER $20 FROM LAST SHOW TO APPROX. $180 XRP - CONTINUED WEAKNESS BACK DOWN TO $.02 FROM LAST SHOW LTC - DOWN OVER $7 FROM LAST SHOW AND NOW BACK BELOW $70 BITCOIN CASH - DOWN $16 FROM LAST SHOW NOW AROUND $306 CRYPTO QUESTIONS QUESTION FROM SIGURD: Is there one particular technical that works the best in btc? QUESTION FROM FRANK45: Are you convinced of the long-term viability of bitcoin vs traditional assets like equities?