When I first took finance seriously as a career, I adopted the whole “Tony the Bull” persona

It was a bull market. I am an Italian guy named Tony who watched too many mob movies growing up
It was fun. I knew it was a memorable hook in an intimidating industry I was just stepping into, and I was a former media guy so I knew how to brand myself
The problem was, it wasn’t my true self
“The Bull” confused everyone. They thought that meant that I would be an only-up permabull. I accurately called the 2022 bottom and every major move on the way to $100K+
When “The Bull” started calling tops in Bitcoin, my audience felt betrayed by me
But if I didn’t call out the top, I would have betrayed ME
So I did it. I turned “heel” and embraced the hate and all the “Tony the Bear” comments
I was shocked by the hatred. I felt slightly betrayed at times. I literally got death threats via DM. I also murdered my subscription revenue this way. No one wanted to pay to hear bad news
But something truly interesting started happening to me. I was having a blast being the bad guy for a few. Not because I am really a bear and like seeing prices fall or people lose money (I want everyone to win)
I started to enjoy it because it further showed me how emotional everyone was at the top. It cemented my ideas and ability to see the environment clearly during moments when everyone else couldn’t — because their emotions were getting the best of them
[Quick side note: I still lose my cool. Just not in markets anymore. It gives me hope I can improve all areas of my life 🙏]
Because I myself was having fun, I did a lot of experimentation. I inverted charts and posted them without a ticker. I hid price and just showed off signals. I posted content designed to get people to think and open their eyes (my media background)
Everyone saw this
Some chose to open their eyes. Many more chose to look the other way
But they still saw it
I never wavered. I never altered my tone or stopped telling my truth
I have been mostly accurate for quite a stretch at this point. But that’s not why I am uniquely valuable
I am proven trustworthy and publicly stress-tested in the scam- and imposter-filled world of Bitcoin. While everyone flip flopped, remained bullish, or in hindsight agreed the top was in, I called these things in advance and in the moment
There is no true magic to what I do or see
It’s the understanding and deep respect of cycles, patterns, and waves, combined with an understanding of human behavior and emotion, both in individuals and in crowd form
Human behavior is influenced by cycles, not the other way around (think sun and moon cycles)
Even what I just described here in this thread was the death and rebirth cycle that has shaped my entire life
Tony the Bull was born as my media career ended. The public destruction of Tony the Bull is what made me just be me for a change
No persona. No gimmick. And authenticity will always stand out in a sea of fakes
This is the beginning of my biggest cycle yet. I am coming up from the deepest of cycle lows I ever faced — in both my personal and professional life
I want you to ride this wave with me
I am pretty sure you are going to want to ride this wave with me too
Have a good night everyone