Personal:
- Name: Bob Mason
Education And Work Information:
- School(s) Attended: BSc Chemistry / Biology Oxford Brooke’s University, Oxford, England
- Job Title: Financial Consultant
- Company / Organization: VersatileQ
- Former Jobs: Research Analyst, IdealFX (S) Pte Ltd, Senhouse Asia, Family Offices
Investing Profile:
- Investing Style: Trader / Analyst
- Area of Expertise: Energy, FX, Equities, Cryptocurrencies, Credit
- Favorite instruments: Cryptocurrencies, FX, Equities
About:
Bob has over 20 years of experience in the Finance Industry having worked in Europe and Asia for global financial institutions before focusing on providing research capabilities for clients in Asia, primarily focused on financial markets including, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Bob Mason’s experience includes building index products for investment banks and, within multinational banks, risk management, and analytics, considering key risk drivers including, FX, geopolitical, credit as well as macro across a wide range of sectors, in structuring and negotiating derivative and term loan products.
Bob has an extensive knowledge of the crypto market, the ICO market, and the blockchain technology.
Bob Mason has been an author with FX Empire since December 2016 and has had works published for publications including The Jerusalem Post, KITCO and The Huffington Post.
Latest Articles
forecasts |Binance Coin Analysis – Bears in Control – 02/01/18
It’s been a bad start to the year for Binance Coin, which bucked the broader market trend on Tuesday. A hold onto $6.00 levels mid-week will be key to avoid a sell-off going into the weekend.
forecasts |Altcoins Weekly Analysis – Cardano’s ADA, EOS and Stellar’s Lumen – 30/12/18
A choppy week left the majors in the red, with the crypto bears still in control in spite of solid gains the previous week, upside seemingly capped for now, with another choppy week in store.
forecasts |Ethereum Analysis – Now That’s a Rebound – 26/12/18
There’s upward momentum mid-week, with Ethereum needing a move back through to $140 levels to support a run at $160 later in the week.
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Altcoins Weekly Analysis – NEO, Stellar’s Lumen and Monero – 23/12/18
The majors kick off the week in positive territory, supported by momentum from the previous week, upward momentum in the early part of the week needed to deliver a 2nd consecutive week of gains.
forecasts |IOTA Analysis – It Looks Like a Bull Run – 19/12/18
It’s been a bullish start to the week, IOTA up more than 30% through to Tuesday’s close, with IOTA needing to hold on through the middle of the week to end the week on a high.
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Altcoins Weekly Analysis – ADA, EOS and Ethereum – 16/12/18
It was another weekly loss, but this morning could deliver a much-needed boost, holding onto key levels at the start of the week key to avoiding another week of heavy losses.
forecasts |Stellar’s Lumen Analysis – Deeper into the Red it Goes – 12/12/18
It’s another bearish start to the week, following last week’s heavy losses, with the negative bias expected to pin Stellar’s Lumen back from any attempts at a bull run.Stellar’s Lumen Price SupportStellar’s Lumen slid by 4.69% to end the day at $0.1129 on Tuesday, taking the current’s week’s deficit to
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Altcoins Weekly Analysis – ADA, EOS and Ethereum – 10/12/18
Following some heavy losses last week, the majors are back in the red at the start of the week, leaving the bears firmly in the driving seat as the year comes to a close.
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NEO Price Analysis – Leading the Bull Charge 06/12/18
A shaky start to the day draws in some in buyers to drive NEO, with the bulls targeting $8.00 levels. Holding onto $7.20 levels will be key
news |Don’t Mention the B Words – Cryptomarket Turmoil Grabs the Headlines
As the cryptomarket progressed through much of this year, a jump in volatility and a wave of bearish sentiment, following December’s broad-based cryptomarket rally, led to plenty of debate on whether Bitcoin and the broader market gains to record highs back in December was just a bubble ready burst.Certainly, when
forecasts |Ethereum Daily Analysis– 20/11/2018
Key HighlightsEthereum slid by 17.45% on Monday, following on from last week’s 16.14% fall, to end the day at $145.21A start of a day intraday high $175.92 fell short of the first major resistance level at $180.A slide to a late in the day intraday low and new swing low
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IOTA Daily Analysis– 15/11/18
IOTA slumped by 11.97% on Wednesday, following a 0.16% gain on Tuesday, to end the day at $0.4404.
news |Bitcoin Sinks as the Bears Put the V back into Volatility
Wednesday was somewhat of a poignant day for the cryptomarkets, with the ongoing Bitcoin Cash battle between Bitcoin ABC and Bitcoin SV raising the stakes, with today’s hard fork and anticipated split doing Bitcoin and the broader market few favors.
education |How to Take Advantage of the New Crypto Market Volatility
The cryptomarket dynamics have certainly shifted in the last 12-months and never more so than in the last 6-weeks, with cryptomarket trading volumes seeing sizeable declines, with the lack of regulatory or sovereign crypto action leaving the majors flat, particularly since October.
forecasts |NEM’s XEM Daily Analysis – 14/11/18
Key HighlightsNEM’s XEM fell by 2.52% on Tuesday, partially reversing Monday’s 20.41% rally, to end the day at $0.10948.A start of a day intraday low $0.10743 saw NEM’s XEM hold above the day’s first major support level at $0.0974.NEM’s XEM rallied to a mid-morning intraday high $0.12579, breaking through the
news |Bitcoin Cash – Market Jitters Ease Ahead of the Hard Fork
Bitcoin Cash was in the green through the early part of this morning, up 2.87% at the time of writing to $535.4, with the gains coming off the back of a flat Tuesday.
forecasts |NEM’s XEM Technical Analysis – Eyeing Resistance Levels – 13/11/18
Key HighlightsNEM’s XEM rallied by 20.41% on Monday, following a 0.55% fall on Sunday, to end the day at $0.11243.A mid-morning intraday low $0.09203 called on support at the first major support level at $0.092 ahead of a late morning rally.The late morning rally saw NEM’s XEM break through the
forecasts |Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 13/11/18
Bitcoin Cash Sees More RedBitcoin Cash fell by 2.78% on Monday, following on from a 4.1% slide on Sunday, to end the day at $520.6.A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash slide to a late morning intraday low $504.7, Bitcoin Cash sliding through the first major support level
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The Best Altcoins
While the cryptomarket’s largest by market cap continues to be Bitcoin, the growth of the cryptomarket has been an impressive one over the last 24-months, with the number of cryptocurrencies now sitting at 2,094, the continued rise in cryptocurrencies and tokens being fuelled by an ever-growing ICO market.
news |Blockchain – Here to Stay and in Rapid Adoption Mode
Simply put, blockchain is a case of cutting out the middleman, generating fees without the cream being taken off the top, which should ultimately translate into wide profit margins, for some at least.
