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1. Overview of Currency

1.1 Core Positioning and Development Background

Litecoin (LTC) was founded in 2011 by former Google engineer Charlie Lee. From its inception, it has positioned itself as 'digital silver,' in contrast to Bitcoin's 'digital gold.' It is an improved version of early Bitcoin. Its core design goal is to address the transaction congestion and centralized computing power issues faced by Bitcoin in its early days, optimizing technology to become a blockchain asset more suited for small payments and high-frequency trading scenarios. After more than a decade of development, LTC, with its stable network operation and clear technical roadmap, remains a representative old PoW coin in the crypto market.

Every time markets get messy, the same question comes back:
Should you buy Bitcoin… or should you buy gold?
Most people answer from ideology:
Bitcoin people talk adoption, institutions, halving, “the future.”Gold people talk inflation hedges, uncertainty, central banks, “real money.”
But if you want something useful, you have to remove the fan club mindset and focus on one thing:
structure.
Not what we hope. Not what we believe.
What price is actually doing.
1) Bitcoin: the mistake is obsessing over “did it break the line?”
Right now Bitcoin is a perfect example of why debating whether it broke a diagonal line is… inefficient.
On the daily chart, you can “buy” two narratives (both can make sense):
A) “This is a wedge”
Higher lows / lower highs compressing.Multiple touches on both sides.A typical outcome: a break and a move back toward major psychological levels (yes, 100k sits there).
B) “This is a range”
This is the stronger interpretation because it explains what we’ve lived for weeks:
fake breakoutfake impulsefake pullbackfake weaknessfake strength
…and in the end, the same thing:
price returns to the same area.
People only notice a range after enough time passes and they go:
“Wait… Bitcoin is basically where it was two months ago.”
Exactly. That’s what ranges do.
And here’s the brutal truth about ranges:
From the middle, price can travel to either edge without changing the bigger story.
It can rally to the top, or dump to the bottom and neither move confirms real direction.
2) The key: daily volatility doesn’t invalidate the weekly roadmap
This is where most traders get trapped:
they confuse volatility with direction.
On the weekly chart, we’re sitting in a transition / trend-change zone, where two paths can coexist:
An ABC-style corrective sequence (drop → bounce → another leg)A “U-pattern” rebuild (flush / fake breakdown / recovery)
What’s interesting is this:
In both scenarios, Bitcoin can still revisit big levels (like 100k), even if it first drags lower to create the volatility needed for that weekly structure to print.
In plain terms:
You can get a rally that convinces you… and still end up eating the downside leg later.
That’s not pessimism. That’s how markets trap certainty.
3) Gold: less noise, same logic (volatility ≠ trend reversal)
Gold behaves differently, but the logic rhymes.
Gold can have high intraday volatility, especially after strong rallies but zooming out, the trend remains clearly bullish.
The real question isn’t “will gold go up?”
The right question is:
When does the real pullback arrive?
Gold corrections often follow a recognizable sequence:
A strong rallyA “high test” candle (small body vs. a meaningful upper wick)A corrective phase that often lasts around 14–15 weeks (as a recurring average pattern in recent years)
Not a guarantee but a repeated behavior worth respecting.
4) The chart that organizes everything: Bitcoin vs. Gold (not vs. USD)
Here’s where it gets uncomfortable:
Stop looking at Bitcoin alone.
Look at Bitcoin priced in gold.
When the BTC/Gold ratio turns down, it doesn’t just mean Bitcoin is falling.
It means:
Bitcoin is underperforming gold.
And right now, BTC/Gold can form a structure that mirrors what you see on BTC/USD:
impulsepullbackfailed breakout attemptrejectionconsolidation
…and potentially, another downside leg.
If that plays out, the practical ranking becomes simple:
Gold tends to be the asset that “gets rewarded” firstBitcoin comes second (bigger upside, but more traps)Altcoins sit at the bottom (the weakest when conditions tighten)
5) “Can Bitcoin drop 50%?” Yes, and it wouldn’t be shocking.
Here’s a sentence that kills bias:
Bitcoin doesn’t need permission to drop.
Large drawdowns have been part of the process in every major cycle.
And if you measure drawdowns from daily closes (not wicks), it becomes obvious: a deeper move would not be “impossible” it would be historically normal.
Also:
A drop doesn’t invalidate the cycle.
It resets positioning, cleans leverage, and rebuilds the base.
Conclusion: “Best” depends on what kind of win you’re chasing
If you want a practical framework for 2026, the hierarchy is pretty clear:
Gold: cleaner trend, less noise, patience gets rewardedBitcoin: massive opportunity, but range/noise + trap behaviorAltcoins: structurally weakest, especially when compared to gold
But the real takeaway isn’t “buy X, sell Y.”
It’s this:
2026 won’t be about nailing the perfect entry.
It’ll be about understanding that in this environment you’ll likely get second and third chances.
If you buy gold, you’ll probably eat a pullback later.If you buy Bitcoin on a breakout, it can fail and sweep lower first.If you wait for the “perfect moment,” it may never come or it comes when you’re emotionally exhausted.
So the strategy isn’t guessing.
It’s positioning intelligently and giving the market room to do what it always does:
move against you first… before it moves in your favor.
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