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
Recent news about the SEC intervention into companies close to Ethereum has the market worried. Here's why you should take advantage of the panic. Read More
Recent news about the SEC intervention into companies close to Ethereum has the market worried. Here's why you should take advantage of the panic. Read More
Big profits await in the marijuana biotech sector, but you must find the right stocks. Here are the most effective stock-picking criteria. Read More
Big profits await in the marijuana biotech sector, but you must find the right stocks. Here are the most effective stock-picking criteria. Read More
Editor’s Note: Happy Friday, dear reader! The Fed Keeps Rates Still This week, the Federal Reserve surprised absolutely no one by announcing it’s holding interest rates steady. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to keep its benchmark overnight borrowing rate in the same range of… Read More
Discover in an authoritative guide how 16-year-olds can invest in stocks through custodial accounts and acquire financial skills for success in the future. Read More
Discover in an authoritative guide how 16-year-olds can invest in stocks through custodial accounts and acquire financial skills for success in the future. Read More
Insurance can be a predatory business that plays on ignorance and fear, but it's possible to avoid some of the traps that can cost you money. Read More
Insurance can be a predatory business that plays on ignorance and fear, but it's possible to avoid some of the traps that can cost you money. Read More
You've heard of buying the dip before, but do you know how well the strategy actually works? Plus, are we actually in a dip right now? Read More
You've heard of buying the dip before, but do you know how well the strategy actually works? Plus, are we actually in a dip right now? Read More
At a cannabis event hosted by the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris blasted the nation’s cannabis prohibition. Read More
At a cannabis event hosted by the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris blasted the nation’s cannabis prohibition. Read More
Editor’s Note: Well, today’s Fed announcement was a real surprise… not! Oh well. Let’s get to it! Adobe’s Disappointing Forecast Shares of Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) plunged on Friday after the software company announced weak guidance for the current quarter. Adobe said that it’s… Read More
Explore the diverse types of investors in the stock market, from retail to institutional, and understand their unique strategies and impacts on trading. Read More
Explore the diverse types of investors in the stock market, from retail to institutional, and understand their unique strategies and impacts on trading. Read More
Investor sentiment has rebounded, particularly in the tech sector. Wall Street is still abuzz over artificial intelligence. Read More
Investor sentiment has rebounded, particularly in the tech sector. Wall Street is still abuzz over artificial intelligence. Read More
