RAMBLING THOUGHTS ON... (new serial, periodic updates of 'all things Steem-ing' in my little world)
I SAW THAT!!!
Collective eye-rolls from the 'peanut gallery' :D
Here are the things I am looking at today, my steeming piles of thought that I wish to share!
STEEM/SBD Ratio stabilizes...
For now at least, I was calling for HODL possibility, looks like it might be stable and trigger trades of SBD for power-ups now. Steem Prices, in SBD terms have went from .608 to .613 this morning alone, they were running down all of yesterday but have leveled off and turned UP SLIGHTLY, so maybe it will be level, or a trend reversal just took place. I'm saying possible trend reversal, SBD is dropping faster against the U$D than Steem is, new reading JUST NOW of .623 so Steem Prices are climbing relative to SBD. .608; .613; .623 all today. FWIW! Going to post this and then come back and edit the rest into the post ;)
OK, I sold all my SBD,
put my money where my mouth is, made out Good it's .657 right now so I caught a lower price :D It's nearly midnite, general trend was rising steem prices all day, relative to SBD that is.
As For BOTS, I wrote about Gentlebot and thing-2 yesterday, they are Bots of the best kind... thinking of writing about less benevolent bots later. I got a FOLLOW from a stinking Re-steem Bot today, (thanks for the note, GINA!) I will not name the bot here but it follows OVER 30,000 accounts, I am OFFENDED that this idiot did not follow before, actually I want to cut it off, it is so stupid, I am top 5000 in follows and even higher in most categories that count! WTF??? Took you 30,000 to get to ME? Shove Off, MORON! Your AI is Busted, your Algos are JUNK!!!
I know it's just a bot, so I am VENTING... I gots feelings, ya know? :P
Enuff rambling for now, off to bed I guess! ;)
To keep my nerves CALM I just Powered UP regardless of the ratio! Since I'm not even 5 weeks old I can use al the SP I can get my hands on ;-) This means I've been buying at 1:1 and 0.61 or so. And feel great about it, I need to get to that 1K! :D
(Nah, seriously, first stop: 500! I need an upvote SLIDER!)
488.556 to be exact, for this:
How close are you, Rosa?
In that case: exactly 122.670 SP until I will be rewarded with the slider! \o/
Can't wait for the rest of the post man.
I certainly hope this ratio holds for 2 more days... I just need it to be like this when I receive that trending payout.
What do you think?
YES INDEED!
That would be the best, what is the projected author payout on that, in SBD and Steem?
Oh, did U see my latest tool in the Arsenal of Analytics? STEEM-WORLD
Most comprehensive user data I have seen to date ;)
325.035 SBD
66.701 SP
You are bumping up close to Graduate Status for the 1kSP program, if this 'holds' :D I think you have already passed all your 'finals' you just have to get the credit hours IMO. Very Good, @MAX! :D
Yes I used that site for a while now
I'm hanging onto everything I have right now, keeping on reinvesting into Steemit and waiting for even greater things to happen as the progresses. The bot's are rife - but you know what they say - if you can't beat em join em!
#thealliance
I'm studying the better pay-bots, looks like a sure thing for some of these... I just sold the SBD I had pretty close to the best possible prices. Then I got in a big pay-off for another post, at least for me! LMK if U find a good setup, the timing and all that is quite complicated for most bots :P
I like Coffee too, got a good place online to buy? I seem to like bolder stuff with lots of flavor and I use the old style percolator but without a glass top. I followed you, coffee tips alone would be worth it I think :D
I am new and have just learned how to shift things around in my wallet and converted everything to steem power, is that the best play? Is there times when it is better to hold SBD or STEEM and wait to power up, do you have a post on what is the basic strategy?
NORMALLY, FunBobby, I use and promote the DCA strategy. I just buy on a set schedule regardless of price, because waiting and trying to outsmart the market prices is very hard. This time, and this post, we were experiencing a price inversion where SBD was Lower than Steem, a rare situation lately. That is why I called for a probably HOLD until it "normalized" and it did. I'd say "business as usual" again, because SBD is back over Steem, and holding pretty steady. I just buy when I hit a certain amount of SBD in my account, or just whenever I get SOME, if I am really hot to power up. Right now I am studying out a Bot Strategy, cuz I can double or triple my SBD in a week. Taking 10 and making 20 to 30 is quite appealing. Delayed Gratification and a net result of faster SP growth is Awesome :D
I would like to hear your findings on the bot strategy because that is also mystifying to me, I feel like I spent more than I got back.
I'd have to see the exact figures, but the little $0.01 you see (or $2.00 or w/e) is actually 1/2 SP and 1/2 SBD "equivalent" which is very confusing, and misleading. It is really a lot more than it looks to be, when U do a 'Bot for votes. What we do is look at that and think U$D but it is a lot more. If you can find the exact reply where your bot payout happened, I can break it down for you. Doubtful that you lost money. I myself felt the same way, but knowing the formula (or using the proper website!) shows that we actually made quite a bit more.
2 days ago
Transfer 0.500 SBD to ipromote
https://steemit.com/food/@funbobby51/restaurant-review-eating-good-in-the-neighborhood-with-neckbeards
isn't a SBD about $6? so shouldn't a .5 be $3?
PS: Your vote is down to the minimum, .001 so you really need to let your VP build back UP. Plus keep powering up, but using some SBD for votes is paying off, just make sure and power up some of your incoming SBD, do not spend it all. Here is a site that has TONS of analytics you can look at, knowledge is POWER and you can see what is happening with your account and exactly what the monetary effects are. funbobby51's data
OK, you make the mistake that all of us do... you paid in $0.500 SBD and they paid back $1.130... In SBD so you did fine, but some bots pay back closer to $1.50 or a little more. However, the catch that may or may not get you is that the Author Rewards are about 75% so that $1.13 SBD might just be .848 in your account and a little more back cuz U upvoted the post too, in curation. So in reality you made at least... a 69% gain on your money. You spent .5 SBD now to get back .848 or more a week later. Good Investment!
I thought the amount that they display on the post was in USD?
NOPE! There is not anywhere I have seen that says it is in SBD, but the sites all prove that it is SBD. I always thought that myself. SBD and that is Steem BLOCKCHAIN Dollars, nit steem "backed" dollars. The intent is to never let it go BELOW a U$Dollar, but apparently HIGHER than a U$Dollar is fine. Maybe... ;)
I have a really bad habit of just upvoting every thing I like that I need to break
Mee Twoooo! lol
I'm bad about it too. LOCKING myself DOWN today and until tomorrow evening, I should be back up to 100/100 for a bit :)
I am not a big fan of the bits especially the resteem bots
For now I am focusing again on powering up my Steem
that is my Main Thrust
I have a new rollout coming, I wanna do a spin-off of the 1kSP program :D
Sorry I probably should know but what is the 1kSP program?
Taskmaster4450 does it, helps new(er) minnows get up to 1,000 SP cuz he says Steem will hit $100 and $100,000 is life changing money... Plus gets them a leg up on being a Dolphin
My guy is KILLING It! @spiritualmax :)
ok that’s a great initiative
I think it's only in round 2, taskmaster did one and then opened it up for other dolphins and hi-lvl minnows, I was really a minnow when I started w/Max but he had 25 SP :) He may be graduating this week! He really took charge and hit it HARD, I'd like to say I deserve credit but he did 99% of it himself
I am sure your guidance and motivation was a key in his progress
That’s what I hope I can bring to whoever works with me
Yes Indeed, Jay! I'm sure you can. MAX was already an experienced blogger and quite adept at posting. I might have provided a bit of guidance, I know we talked a lot. His focus seemed to change about that time he started up with me. I reviewed his blog and there was a definite shift. Hmmm... more analysis is needed, but I think what happened is together, we found him a niche here on Steemit that he was comfortable in.
Prices are jumping up and down. As of now steem is 4.00 even thou SBD is hanging tough at 6.46.. Got to just have patience and ride it out.
Anything over 1.5:1 is a BUY in my humble opinion, at this time. I held because Steem was OVER SBD, and I figured it would 'normalize' eventually. I think we are in a stable period for the time being... right now it is 1.48 which is OK, but I'm glad I sold before. SBD will be a hot item as long as the 'BOTs demand it and as long as the payouts 'glitch' remains ;)
sold everything at high by making the bid just at the right satoshies ;) and have a good night
Congrats on catching the lower price on SBD. My bank FINALLY released my money to the Coinbase. So now, after all this waiting, I get to buy cryptos when they're at the high prices (grumping).
Haha bots rant. That's one stupid bot, not noticing you sooner. At least you got some humans hanging around :D
laters Undie
Anj x
Steem's hands off approach on some social issues may wind up being a real weak spot imho, I just flip a quarter on most of this shit
I think they need to get a handle on the massive drain on the rewards pool, that is the biggest single issue I see. This is a great experiment, but the holes need to be plugged faster. I don't see why everything needs to wait until the Hardfork to get fixed. They need to write in some mid-fork adjustments that are OPTIONAL, as needed stuff. I'm not a programmer or developer, but I' smart enough to know what needs done in a general way. Otherwise we are headed for SSHTF, or STEEM-SH!T-HIT-THE-FAN and you know I'm well versed in SHTF ;)
I don't listen to those shilling hardest especially in the name of doing "good for the ecosystem", yet to be wrong about that....
not complaining about my ride but if others let others drive for them, then don't bitch when the damn thing goes off a cliff , lmfao
I do really hope the price gets higher in the coming time for SBD.Got a part of the slice for now ;)