LUCAS

Crypto Trader & Mentor since 2017

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

Hey for everyone new i'm Lucas founder of Crypto Up

Been over 9 years in this game and all im sharing here is in depth knowledge i wish i truly had when i started out

In my early days in 2016-2017 i was heavy into trading because most influencers online sold me the "dream of trading"

I honestly wasted so much time and money trying to become a successful trader then later i realized that the truly successful people in this industry either

1) built a business

or

2) held a coin for long term

I'm talking people in Forbes list (not just social media)

Once i started to apply that mentality i truly found more success on what i did

Last cycle i did over 200x in total and also called the top of the bull run. A screenshot of when i called BTC, ETH, NEO during the covid dip is exactly here and i got also many members that can vouch for what i do.

I'm not here to sell a dream. I'm here to show the reality and truly build a community that when i started out i didn't have

Also if you need me to review quickly the coins you're holding and get an opinion from me, send me a message i'll do my best to reach out and help you

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

There are 3 things you need to consider in order to determine the "next big thing" in crypto :

1- The offer
2- Market size
3- Cost of running

Example : DeFi vs Gaming

1- The sectors that usually solve a problem last longer and have bigger pumps then sectors that just bring an innovation to the marketplace. DeFi solves a huge problem + brings an innovation (its a bonus because it has both). Gaming in crypto is basically just a better feature. You're bringing gamers to something new but it's not a problem solver. It's just a feature.

2- People need banks and the ability to transact freely more than they need to play games. Study how big financial services are vs gaming industry...it's obvious who is the winner

3- Building a DeFi platform costs a lot but after everything is done properly the cost later drops significantly because smart contracts handle most of the stuff. Gaming is a crazy industry because the cost of building and running a game is HUGE. It costs more to build and run a game compared to building and running a DeFi platform. This is why most of gaming tokens in crypto had VCs

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

@jackbutcher $epik

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

Most people aren't frustrated because crypto is down

Most people are frustrated because they have no money left to DCA and that's the truth most ignore

All the pain of seeing your bags down and having spent all your money DCAing earlier is eating you alive

Most people still believe in crypto... but they're making things harder for themselves because they can't DCA at these prices

I understand all of this because every time I talk to people buying this current dip, they're super happy about what's next

The ones who don't have money aside are the ones experiencing the hardest time

But I have a message for you:

Don't be pessimistic because you can't DCA.

Understand where we're headed and have the vision to HODL

Things in a bull run go beyond our expectations

I know you might feel like you're behind everyone since they're all buying the dip, but trust me, most of those guys will sell too early

Buying the dip means they'll see profits much quicker than everyone else and most of them have no emotional baggage to wait for the long term

I'm telling you this because the perception that others are ahead of you is not always true and you shouldn't feel bad for that

Markets are much more complex than you think

Imagine if you bought BTC at $26, then it dipped 92% to $2... and all your friends bought at $5, $3, or $2

You'd feel like a loser

But then go and see what BTC did after

The market has room for everyone to make money

It's just the limiting belief in your head that's holding you back

If you have money to DCA, amazing for you

But if you don't, it's okay

There's no need to make things harder for yourself because you can't change anything... you'll just make things worse and likely do something stupid like selling at a loss or selling too early

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

@lonewithin @fwTyo Today is the day

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

Did you know that women outperform men in investing ?!

Fidelity analyzed over 5.2 million customer accounts

It found that women outperformed men by an average of 0,4% per year

The study highlighted that women trade less frequently

Avoid trying to time the market

And stay the course during volatility

The need to trade is what destroys most men

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

@gemsentry @fwTyo That’s the real issue: most people don’t lack plans, they lack follow-through long enough to see results.

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

In 2008 recession FED printed around $1,5 trillion

In 2020 pandemic FED printed around $6 trillion

Every time they print 2x-3x more money

This time the next print will likely be $8-$12 trillion

The move you saw in 2020 in crypto will be NOTHING compared to this upcoming one

But hey i know u don't believe this today because no one believed 1 month before pandemic or 1 month before recession that FED would print all that money

#crypto #cryptonews

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

@ToolySOL Nope

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

@phantom The crypto cardio nobody asked for xD

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

@DougRewards @fwTyo School will never teach you this

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

@robw00ds @rainbetcom @MetaWin @yeet Yeet

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

Every time there's a BIG PRINT coming

They bring a narrative to convince you stay in cash

In March 2020 no one imagined to invest in crypto

Everyone thought about their jobs and how virus would impact their lives

Investments were the last thing to care

The same thing will happen again on the next print

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

1999: Peak IPO year (476 IPOs)
Crash came March 2000

2007: Blackstone IPO at the exact top
Crash came 2008

2021: Record 1,058 IPOs
Crash came 2022

2026: SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks all going public this year. Biggest IPO wave since 2021

If history repeats the crash doesn't come during the IPO wave but comes after ...

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

The crowd has been wrong most of the time

2022-2023: "Bear market will last longer. Rates too high.
Crypto is dead"
We went up

2024: The only year the crowd and the market aligned because Trump got elected

2025: "This will be the craziest bull run ever"
We went down

2026: Everyone is waiting to buy the crash in Q4 because of the 4 year cycle

The most hated rally is the one nobody is positioned for

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

The bubble will never end when all expect it to end

Time will tell that

Remember how people have been screaming "AI bubble" since 2025 and nothing happened

AI continued to go up

Crash comes after EUPHORIA phase

Not when everyone is expecting it

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

What’s going on today with crypto is the same thing that happened with Amazon in 2000

In 2000 Amazon dropped 95%

Everyone gave up on it and never imagined buying at those prices

But fundamentally Amazon was still growing

The only thing that didn’t make sense was the price

The same is happening with crypto today

Trillions are flowing into tokenization and the Trump administration is creating rules for crypto to be integrated into the economy

The only thing lagging is the price

And when crypto eventually takes over the way Amazon did most people will ask “How did this happen ?

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

@fwTyo Let's get the bread

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

The FED will be forced to print more money than they did in 2020 and most people will never realize this until it's too late

In 2020 we had the virus but the economy was in a much better spot than it is today

Today we have a war, an energy crisis, AI needs excess funding, private credit has a ton of problems, and the consumer side is completely destroyed

The consumer is more than 50% of GDP growth and this is the most important aspect no one is paying attention to

Today consumer sentiment is lower than the 2008 recession and the virus in 2020. The problems we have in the economy today are much bigger than what we had before

I don't know when they will do it but usually something needs to break first. I'm warning about this so you're prepared for what's next

These ideas might sound unrealistic right now but that's how 2020 felt too

Who believed we would be locked in our homes?
Who believed the Fed would print $6 trillion?
Who believed we would see 9% inflation?

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

@fwTyo Gotta get that bag even though it comes with the problems

[LUCAS @lucascryptoup]

@ImCryptOpus @eliz883 Manifesting that bull run, accumulation season is the best season