Alex Benfield

| Crypto Analyst

Alex Benfield graduated with a degree in industrial and operating engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and has been actively researching and investing in cryptocurrencies since 2017.

Prior to joining Weiss Ratings, Alex worked as a data analyst at a major cryptocurrency data firm. There, he worked with crypto asset managers and created trading strategies using data such as on-chain analysis, market trends and smart-contract data.

Alex works closely with Juan Villaverde on the Weiss Crypto Investor and Weiss Crypto Portfolio. He focuses on timing the market to optimize medium-/long-term swing trades on blue-chip cryptocurrencies. He also gauges market sentiment data to find rising lesser-known crypto assets ready to explode in growth.

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Why BTC could fall as low as $20,000 near term, after the present rally ends.
BTC is starting to mature, while ETH is paving a path of its own.
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With volatility comes more trading opportunities for our portfolio.
The next correction should be the last major price weakness before the next bull market.
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Two of the most potentially bullish events in crypto history are perhaps only months away.
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Here’s what we plan to do with our Medium- and Long-Term Portfolios in the near future.
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