Charts are often viewed with skepticism due to their lack of human emotion and speculation, but they can still be useful in predicting market trends and identifying opportunities in volatile assets such as copper and lumber when central banks print more money.
Bitcoin's dominance in performance led to investors abandoning other assets even with the fact that it can be volatile. The speaker analyzed and invested in Bitcoin in 2019 due to market selloffs.
In this episode, the guest explains that charts are often misunderstood and viewed as voodoo magic. However, they can be useful tools for understanding mean-reverting assets like copper and lumber, as long as you know what you're looking at.
The value of Ethereum versus Bitcoin lies in Metcalf's Law and behavioral economics. While Bitcoin functions as a store of value, Ethereum offers more utility as a platform for decentralized applications.