Purchasing DEC experiment #2 || Ep. #36 || Splinterlands A few weeks ago, I did a post on the different ways to purchase DEC, Purchasing DEC experiment || Ep. #30 || Splinterlands. In the post, I explored the two approaches I was aware of to purchase DEC, namely monstermarket.io and hive-engine.com. In the comments, @costanza, mentioned leodex.io is a cheaper alternative platform for buying DEC. I decided to rerun the experiment and see how much DEC I can purchase with 15…
Screaming Banshee Weekly Battle Challenge | Ep. #37 || Splinterlands This week's battle challenge focuses on the Screaming Banshee: In the highest peaks of the Raysco Range of Mortis, the Screaming Banshees live in mountain caves. Beluroc legend says there are three Banshees in all, but no more than one has been seen at a time, silhouetted across the top of the mountains in the moonlight. They have a horrifying scream, and when summoned to battle they use a powerful magic…
Building Blocks of Technical Analysis - Oscillators Part II Part II of Oscillators focuses on On Balance Volume (OBV) and Relative Strength Indicator (RSI). On Balance Volume (OBV) In his 1963 book, Granville's New Key to Stock Market Gains, Joe Granville introduced the OBV indicator. To measure positive and negative volume flow, this was one of the first and most common indicators. The theory behind the indicator: price precedes volume. OBV is a simple indicator that adds…
Good cards for new players to purchase for the Untamed Set || Ep. #38 || Splinterlands If you are opening packs, and don't care what actual cards you have, then it's okay to buy and open Splinterlands packs. On the other hand, purchasing single cards will help you in your ranked battle matches immediately. Methodology I used Jacekw's season 48 and season 49 posts as a guide…
Earth Elemental Weekly Battle Challenge || Ep. #39 || Splinterlands This week's battle challenge focuses on the Earth Elemental: The Earth Elemental, when properly summoned, takes the form of the terrain upon which it is summoned. It can be a tree, a pile of living mud, a sandstorm, the possibilities are endless. No matter the form, the Elemental has mystical healing powers that it draws from the planet itself. Card A Beta/Alpha rare level monster from the Earth Splinter:…
Building Blocks of Technical Analysis - Price Formations and Patterns Part I Price patterns are price or market activity formations on a graph that can be categorized into various categories and have predictive value. Also, we know that markets form trends that give analysts insight into possible future results. Two basic types of price formations may occur as large or smaller, interim groupings over any time, i.e. reversal patterns and continuation patterns. Reversal…
Easy way to build your Splinterlands collection || Ep. #40 || Splinterlands Both of us know what a giveaway is. In its simplest sense, giveaways are competitions that are hosted, and you guessed it, offer the community amazing prizes in the form of free Splinterlands cards or DEC (Splinterlands in-game currency). Why bother with giveaways? Free and easy way to build up your Splinterlands card collection without having to spend any of your money. Did I say its free? Over the…
Sabre Shark Weekly Battle Challenge || Ep. #41 || Splinterlands This week's battle challenge focuses on the Sabre Shark. Sabre Sharks can smell a potential meal underwater from a mile away, and their prey never hears them coming. Though these sharks are heavily concentrated in ΛZMΛRÉ, they can be found anywhere in the Splinterlands. These sharks are deadly enough, but they are a full fifty times smaller than their cousin, the Megalodon. Card A Beta/Alpha common level monster…
Building Blocks of Technical Analysis - Price Formations and Patterns Part II This week we explore and breakdown the different reversal patterns. Head and Shoulders The "head and shoulders" pattern is created by a peak (a shoulder) followed by a higher peak (the head), and then another lower peak (another shoulder). A "neckline" is drawn by linking the lowest points of the two troughs. This neckline's slope may either be up or down, This suggests a reversal of an increasing…
What is to be expected for Land Pre-Sale Stage 2? || Ep. #42 || Splinterlands This coming weekend will be the second stage of the Splinterlands land sale. In this post, we will look to explore what that means for players? DEC Chart during Stage 1 Looking back at the first pre-sale for land was depending on how you look at it a success for some and significant disappointment for most of the player base. One thing that interests me is looking at the DEC chart and see if we can…
Flamesmith Weekly Battle Challenge || Ep. #43 || Splinterlands This week's battle challenge focuses on the Flamesmith: The strongest weapons and armors in the Burning Lands are crafted by the Ferox, a silent race of fire people who live beneath the mountains. A Ferox body consists of flowing magma held together by a single ferox stone that sits at its core. If a Ferox is killed in combat, its ferox stone ceases to glow, the magma cools and stops flowing, and the two horns…
Are you including crypto in your retirement plan? "To pay for the funeral, I have to work after I die." I overheard this remark from someone who looked like time was not on his side. What's taking place? When are people so thinly spread that they believe that they can't even afford to die? I know that wage growth challenges are depressing, and inequality in income is making headlines almost daily. However, we still live in a country where employment and opportunities are…
How much is my splinterlands card collection worth? || Ep. #44 || Splinterlands Have you ever looked around your splinterlands card collection and wondered how much they are worth? You indeed aren't alone if you have you. Both new and more seasoned players frequently wonder what the real monetary value of their collections amounts to. The Different Values of Collectibles You have to determine what form of value is required before deciding the value of your card collection.…
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