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Ethereum and BitCoin

Enhance Your Buy/Sell Decision Making with Cycles

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M.G. Bucholtz
Jan 13, 2026
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In a recent issue of my Newsletter - the Cycle Report, I neglected to discuss crypto. I made the decision to omit it in this issue because of the significant price decline of late.

Well - I certainly heard about my omission loud and clear. Subscribers emailed me today angrily demanding an update on Ethereum and BitCoin.

Both Ethereum and BitCoin follow the same cycle which happens to be based on the planet Mercury. More importantly, they do not follow just one cycle. Multiple offsetting Mercury cycles serve to define the price action of both these crypto products.

I have also noted (especially with the crypto products) that the geometric mean will often make an appearance. Recall from math class that there is the arithmetic mean of two numbers: (a + b)/2. There is also the seldom mentioned geometric mean of two numbers: square root (a x b).

With these crypto products, if price is moving in a trend (either bullish or bearish), the endpoint / start point of one of these Mercury cycles will often land at a geometric mean point. I further know that these cycles are accurate when I see endpoints / start points aligning to swing pivot points in price.

Let’s take a look at what I shared with my Cycle Report crypto fans earlier today….

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