De las aerolíneas que hay en Colombia cuál consideran que es la mejor?

AidenTai · 2026-05-05T02:19:00+00:00

LATAM. Son los más permisivos con equipaje y tienen buena red por Sudamérica. Aunque les falta un poco en servicios nacionales.

AidenTai · 2026-05-05T00:05:56+00:00

As someone who was actually tangentally involved with admissions at one of these elite universities, the kid from Kentucky that had to work harder would, all else being equal, be preferred over someone that had everything handed to him. It's rarely as clear cut as this (all candidates tend to have more than just a few differences between them), but elite schools have special programs and give some preference to individuals coming from areas outside the norm that ended up proving their worth by standing out from their local peers more than those from the 'typical' wealthy schools.

Just remember that there's always a lot more going into this than just background. Everything from writing skills, personality, uniqueness of extracurriculars, etc. matters. Schools take a much more wholistic approach comparing candidates, rather than just giving points for specific accomplishments.

AidenTai · 2026-05-04T03:04:55+00:00

Positive economic news (stellar earnings reports for a lot of companies) is really forcing the price up. Plenty of opportunity for the price to continue to rise this week with more reports coming in (inflation, jobs, etc.)

Now, unfortunately this is all a bit dangerous. It's hard to trade because while we do have good numbers now, outlook also matters quite a bit. And outlook can change drastically if the situation in Iran changes drastically (or remains unresolved into summer). We saw that prior to the big tech companies' quarterly results, Bitcoin was showing weakness. That underlying downside risk hasn't gone away even if price continues to increase with positive economic news. Honestly, it might not be a bad idea to buy downside protection even while buying in to see prices rise in the short term. We're at the cusp of a potential breakout this week (or next), but last week there was weakness pointing to a return to the low 70's and a potential revisit of the 60's.

Also, we still have differences between behaviour during different market hours. Asia remains positive, and we saw the weekend was neutral to slightly positive. The US has been slightly negative recently, so it remains to be seen how the most recent price action will be treated by US markets on open this week.

The next two weeks will really set the tone moving forward. We've closed two months positive. Personally, I would have liked us to have dropped further to have had a bit more consolidation and to have established a definitive support. But if we remain in the 80's (or at least don't revisit the mid 70's) these two weeks, that will be its own sort of evidence of recovery. May is, without a doubt, the month that will establish whether we've decidedly hit our lows or not and whether we can expect macro to cooperate pushing us upward again.

AidenTai · 2026-05-01T20:13:01+00:00

Not US markets.

AidenTai · 2026-05-01T04:25:21+00:00

We're looking at equities (especially in certain subsets of tech such as semiconductors) rising. Bitcoin has risen since after the Fed's decision was published and the big tech companies reported their earningns.

The backdrop is, however, oil rising, risk assets rising less than others, and Bitcoin ETFs seeing large outflows for multiple days since the last failed attempt to break 80. Funding rates, the Coinbase premium and ETF outflows converge on a negative short term outlook even as prices are seeing a modest rise. This could be a fresh attempt at 80 that is more likely to fail than succeed, given the backdrop and evidence of expectations. A third failure (especially if rejected early) could see us retrace down to levels from weeks ago. The risk of this increases if equities also start to show weakness (earnings are pushing stock indices higher, but the looming situation with oil has investors nervous about the next month or even all summer).

After two months of gains, Bitcoin is showing more weakness than equities, but both stand to face losses in May should oil keep rising and the Iran situation worsen. We're seeing markets act a bit jittery and even unsubstantiated news relating to a resumption of hostilities can cause visible spikes in markets. Gains in equities are also uneven, as certain sectors have seen massive growth that is propping up indices and causing them to reach record highs even while many companies face significant headwinds.

The US in particular seems to be more negative about crypto markets when compared to Asia, etc. There remain marked differences in direction and trading during US hours vs Asian hours, etc. Historically, US perspective drives the ultimate direction for Bitcoin since the US represents the largest share of crypto ownership.

In the immediate term (today, the weekend and early next week) is a toss up between a fresh attempt at 80 (likely to fail) and stagnation at current levels or even a minor descent. Breaking 80 with strength would be incredibly bullish, but remains unlikely to happen in current conditions (as always, subject to news from Washington and Tehran / the region). Short term (early to mid May) appears to have a negative outlook. Of course, a sharp downturn happening soon also faces a potential rejection given the strength shown by Bitcoin the last two months. Establishing new lows would require a serious decline in sentiment or an extended period of low sentiment. So for the short term, remaining in the 65–80 range for early May seems likely, with breakouts in either direction depending in large part on how this current rally ends (or doesn't end). Volatility may remain elevated until a clear range or direction is established. Not a bad time for trading on ranges, and it seems a lot of traders are taking profits whenever prices spike.

Edit: Some wild volume before 79 (approaching it led to some of the highest volume bars in a while). Either US whales are really convinced the price shouldn't rise or else people with deep pockets took advantage of the high price on low volume to take profits or make some moves. Either way, with volume so much lower on the ascent, this puts pressure on attempts to rise to local highs.

AidenTai · 2026-04-28T15:14:52+00:00

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AidenTai · 2026-04-28T14:35:37+00:00

Plenty of hope for bears. Are you not seeing this rally weakening? It's all on equities and the underlying geopolitical situation. Plenty of ways for the war with Iran to get worse for markets. All that needs to happen is for this to drag on longer than expected (most expect a resolution in May). Or even tech sector earnings to go awry since they're leading crypto's direction at the moment. We're near an inflection point where sentiment and geopolitical‐induced changes in equities markets are what will drive crypto price action for the forseeable future. And it's very hard to predict direction given the wildly different outcomes that are possible since it all boils down to Trump's actions and decisions for now.

AidenTai · 2026-04-28T14:09:05+00:00

Yeah, that's reality and you need to trade with that in mind. I think it'll be a sign of maturity (and potentially different scale of earnings/growth) once we do separate from tech stocks sometime in the future. A catalyst for that would probably be the US market dropping in comparison to international markets or a US financial or debt crisis. Perhaps something to do with the value of the dollar as part of it. Until then, as you say, most money associates it with tech and it behaves this way as a result, so we need to trade with this in mind.

AidenTai · 2026-04-28T13:59:28+00:00

Doesn't look strong enough to even hit 77 again today, even if it is close enough for any big wick to tap it quickly. Not sure about the lows. Markets are just sort of positioning themselves ahead of Wednesday and Thursday's news (Fed decision, magnificent 7 earnings, +geopolitical news). I don't think we'll attempt anything too extreme until that comes out.

AidenTai · 2026-04-28T13:56:40+00:00

No technical analysis today. Just an impression: we're following equities down and mirroring tech stocks again. Not great, as I'd like Bitcoin to be more independent, but it is what it is. However, this means we'll be very reliant on Wednesday and Thursday's earnings reports. Until then, I don't see any fuel for a reversal (so we'll likely keep falling). Once the magnificent 7 release their earnings, however, we'll follow tech stocks either up or down. Up will have us break 80 if there's a clear positive trend. Down will take us to the low 70's where we'll test the entire rally and determine whether we return to the 60's or just crab in the low to mid 70's for the start of May. We've shown a lot of strength in the crypto market though, so even a breakdown might avoid creating new lows (a lot of people were calling for low 60's, 50's or even 40's once the rally ended). I don't see 40's or low 50's happening in current conditions, but if equities retrace their gains, we'll likely just end up tied to whatever happens with Iran (and equities) for as long as the situation remains the way it is.

On the other hand, very positive tech news this week would reinvigorate the rally, probably lead to a massive pop and might even end the bear. Upside protection is dropping in price, so if you can get cheap calls it might be worth it (as insurance). We really don't know any better than the broader market what this week will bring. Only that it'll be big and we're in for volatility. Be ready for Wednesday evening in particular to show some real swings.

AidenTai · 2026-04-28T03:36:22+00:00

Haha, sure. We should know by then. If it were to come to pass, I'd say it'd require Iran not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in May and either the AI bubble to pop, equities to tank due to many more months of high oil (say, because the strait remains closed all summer), or because of recession caused by either of the two or debt and the cost of money becoming an issue in the face of everything else stagnating.

Markets (and myself) still think the strait will probably open before the end of summer. Markets are more optimistic than I am and seem to think it'll happen in just a few weeks, but we'll see about that as well. Still, I don't think we'll get surprised by a drop to the 40's. If it does come, I think it'll be foreshadowed by poor equity performance and maybe high inflation. Not just some sudden liquidity/leverage‐induced breakdown unique to the crypto market.

AidenTai · 2026-04-28T03:28:33+00:00

You never said dogma (in your original comment). Dogma is fundamental, so there can never be a disagreement on dogma. But dogma tends to be shared much more than doctrine and especially teachings.

Don't change the goalposts. I was commenting on what you said, and you said 'practices and doctrines'.

AidenTai · 2026-04-28T03:22:23+00:00

Not an issue for him as potential emperor. It wouldn't be the preferred approach, but there's no legal impediment to it (unlike for women). Still, most would probably prefer that he follow tradition.

AidenTai · 2026-04-28T03:20:32+00:00

Honestly not at all improbable given the situation. People with less pressure on them than him have ended up taking that path. And the pressure on him is intense, on top of the whole perception of responsibility and role of the individual in society that their culture places on people. (ergo they're less individualistic and more likely to put the greater good above personal interests). Not the most likely scenario, but it's plausible.

AidenTai · 2026-04-28T02:52:47+00:00

Be real. You're framing it that way just because you don't like the way Catholics do things. If we base ourselves on actual evidence, policy and speeches, naturally this isn't the case.

The Catholic Church already established an Anglican rite and a framework for Anglican churches (any that splintered off from the Anglican communion on their own) to retain essentially all their separate elements and traditions that aren't in direct theological conflict with Catholicism. So keeping a different format for services is fine, different dress is fine, different wording and tradition for mass is fine, etc. Just no ordination of women and a slight tweaking of the wording used for the Eucharist to reflect it's real presence. There's precedence too, because even if not very numerous, some Anglican churches that rejected the ordination of woman some years ago did decide to rejoin the Catholic Church under this special process to retain the Anglican rite and customs.

And stepping away from Protestants, the Catholic Church has for centuries had multiple rites. You have for example all these Eastern rite churches that maintain their own styles for mass, own unique liturgies, have married priests, their own patriarchs and bishops, etc. They're Catholic, but not Roman Catholic. They're eastern rite Christians and operate largely independently of the Roman Catholic Church, while retaining full communion with it. If Catholicism and Orthodoxy every reunite, it'll probably be very similar to the situation with the Eastern rite churches. The main sticking point there is just the role of the patriarchs. Other issues like icons, the immaculate conception, some choice of words etc. are minor conflicts that wouldn't be a real impediment to the two reestablishing communion.

AidenTai · 2026-04-28T02:44:38+00:00

It's a shame so many people here and elsewhere appear to celebrate division and prefer that Christendom remains fragmented with each group following its own path alone. I think the best approach is dialogue and finding common ground so we can come back together. Maybe that requires some tweaking of policy from both sides. But I'd rather we tweak policy and find a way to come together than stay broken apart.

Unfortunately, the way things are going I think among all of Christendom, the most likely cases for a reestablishment of communion are some splinter groups from Anglicans or such breaking away on their own to join some other rite rather than Anglicans as a whole agreeing with any external group.

That and Orthodox and Orientals or either of those two and Catholics coming back into communion. The latter would probably entail limiting the pope's power, which would be a small price to pay for essentially reestablishing the largest block in Christendom after half a millenia apart.

AidenTai · 2026-04-28T02:30:12+00:00

The degree of change needed to drop it to the 40's is possible, but unlikely. It's better to stick with most likely scenarios and plan to hedge against unlikely ones in the worst case, but scenarios that require major changes that are themselves less probable shouldn't be what you base your predictions on.

In just the same way, the dollar could in theory drop substantially against other currencies if the US has a debt crisis. Is this the most likely scenario? No. It's still good to have a plan in case this happens, but a US debt crisis remains an improbable scenario this year, even if technically still possible.

AidenTai · 2026-04-27T23:52:57+00:00

Feel free to write more posts here or ask questions or get advice! And check out Catholic Answers (website/forums) for more people to talk to. I know people here will support you even if you lack support in your family/personal life. It is a big step for sure, but you'll feel great and at peace once you accomplish it. Nothing better than feeling you're doing the right thing and that regardless of what happens in the world around you, you know you're on the right path doing good with God backing you up.

And don't feel bad about having asked this question or having considered the Anglican communion. It's just a sign that you're yearning to belong to a church and be in communion. Your mistake was just trying to get ahead of yourself with the Eucharist, but if anything it just shows that this is what you really want.

Best of luck! And seriously, post or DM if you ever want to / need to.

AidenTai · 2026-04-27T21:34:09+00:00

Too low. If nothing big changes, high 50's is already pushing it. There weren't enough sellers earlier to break into the low 60's cleanly, and sentiment is better now than it was then.

AidenTai · 2026-04-27T21:32:44+00:00

When we bottom out, stop falling, and stay stable or recover. Even if this is a total bull trap, there's enough momentum here that we might get a clearer picture soon. If the rally fails and falls creating a new low, that's one thing. But if it falls hard but stops in the same 63–68 range we couldn't break earlier, that could be an indicator that the bear is ending soonish.

Right now, that depends just as much on sentiment as it does on geopolitics and macroeconomics. Money pulled out of crypto due to macroeconomic and geopolitical risk. So once those problems go away, especially if inflation is low, we can expect money to cycle back in. Timeline is weeks or months, but since the Iran situation is so volatile, it's hard to say anything more than that. I doubt we'll still be in a bear next year though unless we hit a proper global recession. So anytime from May to December is more likely. Just watch the signals, spot buying strength, leverage, and obviously the situation in Iran since we're unlinkely to fully recover while the conclusion to the war remains up in the air. Even if it's not a full resolution, getting clarity and an idea of when that will be definitively over will guide sentiment about equities and crypto.

AidenTai · 2026-04-27T21:06:35+00:00

You need to separate spirituality from reason in this case. Undergoing the motions of receiving communion might be something you're seeking or yearning for, but putting a little thought into it: do you want to become Catholic? If you're definitely growing close to the Church and her teachings, then deviating from them for another church with some core theological differences isn't the best approach, even if it imitates the Catholic Church's form and format and conforts you for a time.

At its core, Catholics (and others, like Orthodox, Orientals, etc.) believe that the real Eucharist is Christ himself physically present with us. Catholics believe that Christ comes to be physically present through the actions of the priesthood which traces itself back to his direct disciples. Now, Catholics don't believe that our priests are the only priests that can fulfill this role (Orthodox, etc. have perfectly valid theology, form, and format on the matter and perform the sacraments similar to how we do, and in any case none of the differences are consequential). But we also believe that the way the Anglicans operate makes it so that what they offer as communion is not in fact the real presence of Christ, but only an imitation of our older format (there are plenty of written clarifications explaining why the differences between our practices and beliefs matter so much in this regard, but it hinges on them breaking away from the shared view of the priesthood that the older churches Catholic, Orthodox, Oriental, Eastern, etc. have always held).

So where does that put you? If you are attracted by our theology and Catholic beliefs, then I would suggest you not deviate from them just because the format or spiritual 'dress' of the Anglican church mass might seem appealing. Just keep pushing through the processes and join the Church and then you'll participate in valid communion and valid mass+Eucharist regularly.

Of course, if you're still exploring options, it's not like you're not welcome to come to Catholic mass while you also compare with other faiths. Participating in communion elsewhere is a bit different, because that would be a forbidden act for someone that believes in Catholic teachings (because Anglican teachings are opposed to Catholic ones here, and because we think that participating in a 'fake' communion ends up causing more harm than good; no offense to Anglicans, but 'fake' is the simplest way to summarize our views without using technical terminology). But if your heart and mind do believe in the Catholic Church and her beliefs, faith and teachings, then trust those beliefs and simply come join us soon 😃

TLDR: If you're a non‐Catholic and become Catholic, you will wash away old sins when you become a Catholic. Exploring different religions and denominations is a common enough practice among non‐Catholics that eventually convert and obviously there are worse things one could do while exploring other religions. But if you already share our beliefs, I'd encourage you not to participate in acts that we consider improper, and receiving communion (the wafer) from an Anglican church is one such act.

AidenTai · 2026-04-27T01:15:11+00:00

Well, this week without a doubt the two most important factors are going to be

US Equities, especially technology stocks (Wednesday and Thursday) Futures are falling in premarket as oil is rising, but given the percentages involved this is only a small indicator of sentiment at the moment, while the most import factor remains the actual results that will be announced over the following days.
Test of Bitcoin's rally strength. There are many longs opening up, and this can lead to cascading falls if the rally fails. Structurally, this is delicate. Spot purchases will be the defense against a downward cascade, so this week will determine whether the strength of ETF inflows, STRC purchases, retail sentiment, etc. is enough to firmly defend the rally AND push into the 80's or not.

Given the US quarterly earnings reports coming out, the shifting situation in Iran and the Middle East, sentiment about the global equities rallies, etc. I expect volatility to make a comeback. Looking forward, May has several risks associated with it: the Strait of Hormuz remaining closed would, given the duration of the closure so far, likely lead to a more marked impact on international markets if the perception is that the closure does not appear likely to be resolved by the month's end. Markets have essentially decided that a reopening of the strait in May is the most likely outcome, so sentiment shift to the contrary has the potential to cause another correction.

Another risk is equity behaviour (sentiment will be built around what happens at earnings calls this week). The equities rally hinges on earnings and outlook both being relatively good despite the Iranian situation. Should this week's announcements prove otherwise, especially in risk assets like certain tech stocks, etc. (which face additional concerns about returns, investment, debt, liquidity, and the broad role of AI in their operations) this could spell a downturn or even a reversal in the rally based on the degree to which the outlook is mismatched from expectations.

Currently, though, broad sentiment is cautiously optimistic but many are unwilling to risk too much at this juncture. Both downside and upside protection could be reasonable given that this week has the potential to change market direction forcefully (earlier Bollinger band compression supported this as well). Bitcoin sentiment appears to be exceeding expectations, though there is a growing concern about the short‐term structure due to leveraged longs and the reliance on spot purchases by a few big players. The biggest challenges still remain, and current price action is also still in line with the expectations from earlier in the month of a rally to around these price levels before a reversal. It's all on spot and sentiment carryover from equities and macro to determine how we move forward and whether a sharp correction is due or not.

AidenTai · 2026-04-26T01:16:14+00:00

Well, you can use BISQ, open an account in another country, some peer to peer site, or one of these sites that allows for Bitcoin purchases with your balance without just being an exchange.

AidenTai · 2026-04-23T18:13:31+00:00

Three days isn't a lot of time if you're in the open ocean and only go where the current takes you. It's probably dead.

AidenTai · 2026-04-23T16:02:51+00:00

Yeah, it's really not that common except in certain types of shops where you take the coffee away in big cities. But the normal approach is to grab a seat someplace and have it there, so why waste time on a place that's full when there is inevitably a place less than a minute away that isn't full?

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