Alex Benfield is the Editor of Crypto Investing Daily and has been researching, analyzing, and investing in all things cryptocurrency for over 7 years now. Alex began his personal cryptocurrency investments in 2017 and officially started his crypto career in 2018 as an analyst at Digital Assets Data, a crypto data company. He spent 2020-2023 working as a co-editor and analyst for Weiss Ratings where he co-managed multiple portfolios of crypto blue-chips with sprinkles of exciting altcoin investments. Alex’s trading style hinges on long term momentum based swing trades that capitalize on the crypto markets massive volatility and price swings between bull and bear markets.
In addition to trading and investing in cryptocurrency Alex is also a golfer, skier, and avid boatsman. Alex is also a dual citizen of Brazil and the United States and he has a penchant for travel. He has been to many different countries in Central and South America as well as Europe, with Japan next up on the list of countries to travel to.
Analyst Articles
The crypto market has been trading sideways lately; we explore if that trend is normal. We also examine crypto-related political news. Read More
The crypto market has been trading sideways lately; we explore if that trend is normal. We also examine crypto-related political news. Read More
The latest jobs growth data is deflationary, which is good news. But is the economy still healthy enough to sustain the stock market rally? Read More
The latest jobs growth data is deflationary, which is good news. But is the economy still healthy enough to sustain the stock market rally? Read More
Editor’s Note: Friday is here again at last! Commerce Dept. Revokes Licenses for Exports for Some Chipmakers In the Biden administration’s latest effort to curb China’s technological prowess, the U.S. has reportedly revoked the licenses for certain semiconductor chip exports to China’s Huawei. Read More
As Wall Street worries about poor economic data to start 2024 and the crypto market dips, could there be something bigger brewing? Read More
As Wall Street worries about poor economic data to start 2024 and the crypto market dips, could there be something bigger brewing? Read More
Just as you can’t put your garden on automatic pilot, you can’t just stand back from your portfolio without occasional pruning and weeding. Read More
Just as you can’t put your garden on automatic pilot, you can’t just stand back from your portfolio without occasional pruning and weeding. Read More
Over time, the large investors should be more successful than smaller investors. And these indicators offer a clue to what they're up to... Read More
Over time, the large investors should be more successful than smaller investors. And these indicators offer a clue to what they're up to... Read More
As overseas strife worsens, do you seek safe investment havens? Here are time-tested strategies to protect your portfolio. Read More
As overseas strife worsens, do you seek safe investment havens? Here are time-tested strategies to protect your portfolio. Read More
Editor’s Note: Happy Wednesday, dear reader! I hope you are enjoying the spring so far. This week, it’s been a bit like this around these parts: Let’s get to it! Disney’s Entertainment Streamers Finally Turn a Profit Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS)… Read More
You can gain exposure to crypto's huge potential, and mitigate risk, by investing in crypto-related stocks rather than spot crypto itself. Read More
You can gain exposure to crypto's huge potential, and mitigate risk, by investing in crypto-related stocks rather than spot crypto itself. Read More
Terrorist attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea pose a threat to the economy and financial markets that investors are underestimating. Read More
Terrorist attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea pose a threat to the economy and financial markets that investors are underestimating. Read More