1.2 Labs Research Insights
1.2 Labs Research Insights

1.2 Labs Research Insights

This blog is devoted to the latest developments in the crypto space which appear to promise to unlock unrecognized value for crypto investors and traders.


Predicting Bitcoin’s Price: Two Free Strategies You Can Actually Use (No Crystal Ball Needed)

30 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

I’ll give you two methods that are helpful for planning your trading strategy, but remember that nothing is certain and all investments, especially in cryptos, carry risks. DYOR. This is NOT financial advice.   1 The Bubble Trading Way Just use the 2...

Is There A Safe Way to Dip Buy? A Logic Professor Answers

23 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

Yes, if by "safe" you mean having a strategy that will prevent you from catastrophic loss. All trading and investing carries risks. Here's a 3 Step approach that could boost your rationally-adjusted risk-reward ratio.   Step 1: make sure that the bul...

Crypto Reset: Why Yesterday's Sell-Off Could Be Your Next Buying Opportunity

19 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

Is there any good news from yesterday's sell-off? It would appear so. To begin, according to most Fear and Greed Indexes, we are no longer in the "Extreme Greed" portion. Below you can see the CMC index. This signals that now might be a good time to...

How Institutional Investors Are Shaping the Crypto Market – It’s Not What You Think

16 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

They help, but they won’t act as most would like. Many think that institutional players will (1) pump their bags and (2) end the wild crypto crashes we’ve seen. The latter is demonstrably false, and the former might not work as you expect. Let’s star...

AI Coins on Sale: 4 Bargains for the Degens Who Missed the Dip

13 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

If you missed the dip ... the AI sector hasn't rebounded yet. Since it remains one of the strongest narratives, it's worth reviewing 4 positions in the space that have surprisingly lagged the broader market rebound. As always, do your own research, b...

The Cypher

13 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

  Welcome to The Cypher!  We distill the market chaos and provide three ideas each week that you can tell your clients, friends and family were your own ;)  Idea 1: A Good Month for US Equities The curve for S&P futures is sequentially smooth over it...

Why $BTC Is a Better Bargain Today—Even at the Same Price

11 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

$BTC is trading in the range where it's been for roughly 2 weeks. You should wait for a dip, right? Strangely, the data suggest that it is now more of a bargain (at the exact same price) than it was 2 weeks ago. To explain, we're going to use the Spe...

5 Crypto Bargains After the Dip? Navigating $BTC's Drama and Alt-Coin Opportunities

10 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

$BTC dipped and alt-coins were nuked yesterday. If you don't think this is the beginning of the end for the bull market, then everything just went 20% off. Let's look at some of these coins showing recent strength. Why recent strength? Because that m...

2x Gains in 45 Days: How Our Simple AI Strategy Worked

6 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

Our experimental wallet has done better than 2x recently (over the past ~45 days). Just before the recent period, it held ~$5800 and I went heavy on memes + the $VIRTUAL protocol (for a deeper explanation: here’s the link to my Oct 24 piece)....

From Meme Dreams to DeFi Schemes: What’s Next for the Crypto Market?

4 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

Meme coins probably aren't dead. But that "bull" is certainly resting at the moment. @MustStopMurad's top meme coin, $SPX  (SPX 6900), arguably the most culty of coins, is down almost 23% over the past month. The Gensler Gone narrative, by contrast,...