But you also know far less about what is going on with these virtual assets than you do with the computing that goes on in your data center.

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So for example, you are basing your investing for the next 20 years on what is going on with a Greek bank or the news coming out on a Monday and a Tuesday, so you change your entire dynamic of your long-term strategy based on one Greek bank coming out with some news.

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That is really old information, so you really want to use the chart to help guide you as to what is going on with the company right now.

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First, you can track what is going on with specific products and see dramatic changes in sentiment.

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All of this is too much information to be squeezed into a soundbite or a headline, but as a shareholder, you want to know what is going on with the business.

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So, you have a lot of opportunities to see what is going on with your mutual funds or your individual stocks and look at it on the long-term scale to see where it is in the cycle.

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Even with the best-laid plans, you can never be sure what is going to happen on the day, and if there are any issues, you'd better have plans for that, too.

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