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Crypto Banter vs Ilya Mescheryakov: who calls BTC better?

17 times these two channels called the same coin in opposite directions within a week. Head-to-head on those calls: Crypto Banter 3 hits, Ilya Mescheryakov 10 hits. Every call below is quoted, dated and judged against exchange prices on the speaker's own deadline.
Crypto Banter 1180K subs
B
grade · roughly one call in four
38%
hit rate · 134 resolved
51/73/10
hit / miss / stopped
62%
30-day direction
A
grade · right about a third of the time
57%
hit rate · 173 resolved
99/70/4
hit / miss / stopped
57%
30-day direction

Same coin, opposite calls

BTC · Aug 29, 2026
MISS Crypto Banter ▲ → $84,000 (+2.0%) · deadline Sep 05
“I'm looking at a strong push up to the 84,000 by the end of next week.”
HIT Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ → $75,300 (-3.8%) · deadline Sep 28
“basic scenario, so as not to scare off buyers too much, and if we assume some further growth, then in most cases it will be enough for us to break above this low at 76500, drop somewhere around 75300 and after that conti”
BTC · Aug 28, 2026
MISS Crypto Banter ▲ (+2.3%) · deadline Sep 04
“even if we pull this into a bit of red by the weekend i still think the next candle is green”
HIT Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ → $75,300 (-3.8%) · deadline Sep 28
“basic scenario, so as not to scare off buyers too much, and if we assume some further growth, then in most cases it will be enough for us to break above this low at 76500, drop somewhere around 75300 and after that conti”
BTC · Aug 11, 2026
STOPPED OUT Crypto Banter ▲ → $69,500 (-0.5%) · deadline Nov 09
“And I'm preparing for a trade setup and a move up to 69 to $70,000.”
MISS Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ (+22.4%) · deadline Sep 09
“Yes, probably, either through a downtrend, or something similar now. With a subsequent downtrend to levels around 64 200 dollars.”
SOL · Jul 07, 2026
MISS Crypto Banter ▲ (-9.8%) · deadline Aug 06
“Sol right now, I'm getting ready for the mid 70s, which I think is an absolute strong buy.”
HIT Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ (-9.6%) · deadline Aug 05
“However, um, dump the longs, um, which are here, as I see it, need to. Therefore I would say that we can expect something roughly of this sort and trades would also form in a similar way.”
BTC · May 23, 2026
MISS Crypto Banter ▲ → $150,000 (+2.1%) · deadline Aug 21
“Every cycle, that's the highs, which means at some point, I'm looking at highs of up to $150,000 to $160,000.”
HIT Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ → $71,500 (-7.2%) · deadline Aug 16
“And yet, the assumptions at the moment are built around the idea that sellers will dominate. And, most likely, they'll push the price to the upper boundary of the previous sideways movement. This is $71500.”
BTC · May 23, 2026
MISS Crypto Banter ▲ → $150,000 (+2.1%) · deadline Aug 21
“Every cycle, that's the highs, which means at some point, I'm looking at highs of up to $150,000 to $160,000.”
MISS Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ (-0.2%) · deadline May 19
“We see that consolidation is continuing around 76,000, so there's a high probability that the level will be broken. Moreover, it's likely to be broken within the horizon of today's or tomorrow's day.”
BTC · May 23, 2026
MISS Crypto Banter ▲ (-16.6%) · deadline Jun 22
“Direction. Right now we are going up. Support. We can confirm here.”
HIT Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ → $71,500 (-7.2%) · deadline Aug 16
“And yet, the assumptions at the moment are built around the idea that sellers will dominate. And, most likely, they'll push the price to the upper boundary of the previous sideways movement. This is $71500.”
BTC · May 23, 2026
MISS Crypto Banter ▲ (-16.6%) · deadline Jun 22
“Direction. Right now we are going up. Support. We can confirm here.”
MISS Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ (-0.2%) · deadline May 19
“We see that consolidation is continuing around 76,000, so there's a high probability that the level will be broken. Moreover, it's likely to be broken within the horizon of today's or tomorrow's day.”
BTC · May 15, 2026
MISS Crypto Banter ▲ → $90,000 (-17.8%) · deadline Jul 14
“But I don't see why we're not pushing into the 90,000 over the next couple of months. All right. And start rallying up into these areas. Okay.”
HIT Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ → $71,500 (-7.2%) · deadline Aug 16
“And yet, the assumptions at the moment are built around the idea that sellers will dominate. And, most likely, they'll push the price to the upper boundary of the previous sideways movement. This is $71500.”
BTC · May 15, 2026
MISS Crypto Banter ▲ → $90,000 (-17.8%) · deadline Jul 14
“But I don't see why we're not pushing into the 90,000 over the next couple of months. All right. And start rallying up into these areas. Okay.”
MISS Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ (-0.2%) · deadline May 19
“We see that consolidation is continuing around 76,000, so there's a high probability that the level will be broken. Moreover, it's likely to be broken within the horizon of today's or tomorrow's day.”
DOGE · Apr 30, 2026
HIT Crypto Banter ▼ (-5.5%) · deadline May 30
“I look at Dogecoin. Dogecoin is obviously going really good, but because of where Bitcoin's at, at this point, I do think there's gonna be a push down to the low 10 cents again.”
MISS Ilya Mescheryakov ▲ (-17.0%) · deadline Jun 03
“It seems to me, quite bullish. If nothing changes.”
BTC · Feb 27, 2026
HIT Crypto Banter ▲ (+7.0%) · deadline Mar 20
“we can be going back to the mid 80s to the 90,000”
HIT Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ (-5.1%) · deadline Apr 04
“the main medium-term is a return to blue in blue range, a-eh, maybe even just to some upper boundary of this range, that is somewhere there 697 or 1.”
BTC · Feb 27, 2026
MISS Crypto Banter ▲ → $80,000 (+3.4%) · deadline Mar 06
“I all know I'm getting ready for a push up to 80,000”
HIT Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ (-5.1%) · deadline Apr 04
“the main medium-term is a return to blue in blue range, a-eh, maybe even just to some upper boundary of this range, that is somewhere there 697 or 1.”
ETH · Feb 13, 2026
MISS Crypto Banter ▼ → $900.00 (+11.4%) · deadline May 14
“If I look at it now, I'm preparing eat to go down to a thousand or $900. No problem.”
MISS Ilya Mescheryakov ▲ → $2,400 (-2.5%) · deadline Mar 11
“If only this level could be highlighted, which would be similar to Bitcoin. Like 80 for Bitcoin. Here, probably around 2350-2400. That's roughly like that.”
ETH · Dec 07, 2025
MISS Crypto Banter ▼ (+7.8%) · deadline Jan 06
“I think ETH is going to come down to one of these two levels and again another key level.”
HIT Ilya Mescheryakov ▲ → $3,200 (+14.3%) · deadline Mar 01
“probably, if there is a rebound, um, then it will be within a range not above there 3.200. And maybe, I think, even like, if it reaches 3200, 3250, I will try to close partial ether”
ZEC · Dec 02, 2025
HIT Crypto Banter ▲ (+68.2%) · deadline Jan 01
“Three hundred dollars to three hundred and twenty. And I'm seeing a push up to at least 450 to five hundred dollars.”
MISS Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ (+49.0%) · deadline Dec 31
“Therefore, probably, right now Zcash is going to drop even more.”
ETH · Nov 16, 2025
MISS Crypto Banter ▲ (-4.3%) · deadline Dec 16
“So I think it will. That playbook is dead. Crypto has run out of internal liquidity.”
HIT Ilya Mescheryakov ▼ (-36.0%) · deadline Feb 16
“most likely we'll see it, and maybe even a rather quick breakdown, but then also fly up again.”
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