Episode 13 of Crypto Market Wizards, a new interview series focused on crypto traders in the trenches of the liquid markets. Today we have Alex Kruger talking about his journey from trading TradFi to becoming crypto-pilled. He shares his bull case for risk assets in 2024 and why bears have continued to bang the bearish drum despite being wrong for the past couple months.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Alex Krüger Background
01:49 Differentiating The Majors
06:14 Views on Macro Environment
11:46 Bitcoin Price Outlook & Flipping Gold
19:37 Overcoming Bear Market PTSD
22:22 Best & Worst Types of Content to Consume
26:20 Views on ETH
35:16 Views on SOL
40:08 How to Make it This Cycle
43:58 Building Conviction & Cutting Losses
46:34 Common Traits of Successful Traders
51:14 Managing Emotions
55:51 Advice to Younger Self

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