Hindsight can be a cruel bitch. But I think your attitude of not acting on it, is the correct one. As long as it reached the price point that you were wanting it to go to then you are still a winner in my opinion.
Same here. I have never traded BTC in particular. I use to trade only Altcoins but now I only invest and HODL the best coins I feel after putting lots of research.
It's simple, it's better to be too early than too late. So when ever you have this think about a time where you were too late. Realize it could have been the same here, and start to be happy with the profit you locked in again.
For people like me who has a low investment, every dollar matters. I remember buying 2 Neo for $12 each and selling them at $23 thinking it won't go higher. Now it's at $50 and man, what a regret.
If you have a low amount of money to invest, try looking at the smaller altcoins with less than $100 million market cap. There are some good ones in there, and because of low market caps they have the potential to rise big time. Right now LBRY is looking very cheap, it dropped out of the top 100 even and currently at $25million marketcap, but it has been one of the healthiest to bounce back everytime after a dip. I can see LBRY easily going to $100 million, or at the very least $50 million. They have a working Beta already which you can try out. I think LBRY will be amongst the first generation of blockchains that actually go to market.
Thanks @pandorasbox! :) I will try to invest in LBRY. Btw, I checked your blog posts and man, you look like someone who knows about cryptos. Please continue creating blog posts like those to help newbies like me!
People have been saying this before in the comments, but if you sell Bitcoin you are doing it wrong! All the pro's are in this to earn bitcoin, not US dollars. Don't daytrade and try to gain 3-5% because it will only work two or three times before you lose out more than you gained. Only really big whales with trading bots and indepth knowledge are the winners at daytrading generally.
Just get coins with promise, and HODL them for a long time. The way to win at crypto is to aim for 10x gain, not 2x gain. As such, investing in Bitcoin is only 'okay' as an investment.. You really want to get in good altcoins, HODL them and then sell them at massive profit.... for bitcoin (not USD). Tips: NEO will still go higher, OMG will still go higher. Ethereum looks almost ready for a buy too. Stratis was super cheap but still looks very juicy (same potential as NEO but for western markets)
You had an appropriate game plan with a good target and followed through on it since you know better than to get caught up in hindsight bias. Good job sir!
You summed up the emotional roller coaster beautifully. If you make any financial decision where emotion is present, more than likely it will have been a bad decision.
I just recently implemented the SSS strategy for my crypto holdings that you recommended. Thank you very much for providing it. It suits my investing needs and personality very well and has made things quite easy going forward. It's a perfect balance of long term investment and profit taking at specific intervals that gives you the best of both worlds without an emotional attachment.
Hey @nanzo-scoop, I believe you are not the only one. Many people get stuck in the emotional investment in Bitcoin and other crypto, including me, lol.
Great article and very good advice! And good luck with your trading!!
Basically I tend to listen to you now; when you told me about your Steem strategy last year, I thought, 'yeah I'll do that as well' then I didn't, now I regret . .
I like your coolheadedness so you know, no pressure, just keep getting shit right! :-D
With cyrpto it is so hard to know when to sell.
Well, I haven't been trading. I have only been collecting Steem. I have been posting 3-5 blog posts daily. It's starting to pay off .
I have been learning a some about trading. It seems like the most important thing is to keep collecting and holding until you feel the flow is right. haha ;)
Awesome vlog. You are very right about emotional trading. It is tough to separate yourself. I sold off some Bitcoin as well. lol, that's the life. Everyone is a perfect trader in hindsight. lol. I do the same thing as well. I feel like bitcoin is at or near a top before a pullback. I think we'll be alright.
Also I can't thank you enough for the support on my posts. You really are helping me out a lot and I deeply appreciate it and all you do for this wonderful community.
Good points in this blog. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. The decision to buy a coin should be based on real analysis of the coin. I found that people keep buying coins without have any knowledge of them. This is considered high risk. I found this amazing platform: https://www.coincheckup.com I'm using this site that gives in depth reports on every tradable cryto in the market. On: https://www.coincheckup.com/coins/Bitcoin#analysis To watch Bitcoin Analysis.
great post as usual!
Great advice! Acknowledge it, but dont react to it! Relax and stick to your strategy! Wise words, will use it in the future
Hindsight can be a cruel bitch. But I think your attitude of not acting on it, is the correct one. As long as it reached the price point that you were wanting it to go to then you are still a winner in my opinion.
1st rule of bitcoin: Never sell.
2nd rule of bitcoin: NEVER SELL!
... ok you can sell a little to buy a new house, but never sell most of it :D
I was going to say exactly that. My bitcoin strategy for 4 years now, i can almost retire :-)
Even if I could by I house, I would only sell half.
Same here. I have never traded BTC in particular. I use to trade only Altcoins but now I only invest and HODL the best coins I feel after putting lots of research.
Great rules. I will copy that. :-)
hahaha , good strategy indeed.
We should make a coin called "FIGHTCOIN" LOL
Hodl! Why would you sell Bitcoin? It hasnt even hit 50k yet!
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Golden rule of Bitcoin never sell and if you sell don't sell all maximum 50% and you will sleep better at night.
And never buy pizza for 11000 bitcoins ;)
Yup this as well you should not do ;)
Back in 1996, a colleague used this definition when I was complaining about missing a sell opportunity (fiat market)...
Hindsight bias.
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Listen, it happens. It is really difficult to predict markets. In this sector buy and hold for years is the way to go.
I've been on the same emotional rollercoaster ahah. Now I just HODL
It's simple, it's better to be too early than too late. So when ever you have this think about a time where you were too late. Realize it could have been the same here, and start to be happy with the profit you locked in again.
For people like me who has a low investment, every dollar matters. I remember buying 2 Neo for $12 each and selling them at $23 thinking it won't go higher. Now it's at $50 and man, what a regret.
If you have a low amount of money to invest, try looking at the smaller altcoins with less than $100 million market cap. There are some good ones in there, and because of low market caps they have the potential to rise big time. Right now LBRY is looking very cheap, it dropped out of the top 100 even and currently at $25million marketcap, but it has been one of the healthiest to bounce back everytime after a dip. I can see LBRY easily going to $100 million, or at the very least $50 million. They have a working Beta already which you can try out. I think LBRY will be amongst the first generation of blockchains that actually go to market.
Thanks @pandorasbox! :) I will try to invest in LBRY. Btw, I checked your blog posts and man, you look like someone who knows about cryptos. Please continue creating blog posts like those to help newbies like me!
Thank you for sharing.
Crypt0's news advice : "Everything that you believe in enough to buy, Hodl until 2020." I'm going to try to stick to that!
I hope that strategy works for you!
Ty!
People have been saying this before in the comments, but if you sell Bitcoin you are doing it wrong! All the pro's are in this to earn bitcoin, not US dollars. Don't daytrade and try to gain 3-5% because it will only work two or three times before you lose out more than you gained. Only really big whales with trading bots and indepth knowledge are the winners at daytrading generally.
Just get coins with promise, and HODL them for a long time. The way to win at crypto is to aim for 10x gain, not 2x gain. As such, investing in Bitcoin is only 'okay' as an investment.. You really want to get in good altcoins, HODL them and then sell them at massive profit.... for bitcoin (not USD). Tips: NEO will still go higher, OMG will still go higher. Ethereum looks almost ready for a buy too. Stratis was super cheap but still looks very juicy (same potential as NEO but for western markets)
I am too stupid to trade so I just DODL.
You had an appropriate game plan with a good target and followed through on it since you know better than to get caught up in hindsight bias. Good job sir!
emotions play a big role indeed. Wow, love the music...wow..am a soul guy
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You summed up the emotional roller coaster beautifully. If you make any financial decision where emotion is present, more than likely it will have been a bad decision.
I just recently implemented the SSS strategy for my crypto holdings that you recommended. Thank you very much for providing it. It suits my investing needs and personality very well and has made things quite easy going forward. It's a perfect balance of long term investment and profit taking at specific intervals that gives you the best of both worlds without an emotional attachment.
Have a great night man!
Hey @nanzo-scoop, I believe you are not the only one. Many people get stuck in the emotional investment in Bitcoin and other crypto, including me, lol.
Great article and very good advice! And good luck with your trading!!
lets give it a week, your emotions are a bit as a roller coaster ride as the price of bitcoin.
People who tend to make decisions on emotions tend to lose lol ... It was a good price at $4k to get those profit gainzzzz :)
Basically I tend to listen to you now; when you told me about your Steem strategy last year, I thought, 'yeah I'll do that as well' then I didn't, now I regret . .
I like your coolheadedness so you know, no pressure, just keep getting shit right! :-D
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With cyrpto it is so hard to know when to sell.
Well, I haven't been trading. I have only been collecting Steem. I have been posting 3-5 blog posts daily. It's starting to pay off .
I have been learning a some about trading. It seems like the most important thing is to keep collecting and holding until you feel the flow is right. haha ;)
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Awesome vlog. You are very right about emotional trading. It is tough to separate yourself. I sold off some Bitcoin as well. lol, that's the life. Everyone is a perfect trader in hindsight. lol. I do the same thing as well. I feel like bitcoin is at or near a top before a pullback. I think we'll be alright.
Also I can't thank you enough for the support on my posts. You really are helping me out a lot and I deeply appreciate it and all you do for this wonderful community.
Loving the tips @nanzo-scoop will have to catch you up now that I'm back on getting some Bitcoin :)
Keep spreading the knowledge!
Good points in this blog. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. The decision to buy a coin should be based on real analysis of the coin. I found that people keep buying coins without have any knowledge of them. This is considered high risk. I found this amazing platform: https://www.coincheckup.com I'm using this site that gives in depth reports on every tradable cryto in the market. On: https://www.coincheckup.com/coins/Bitcoin#analysis To watch Bitcoin Analysis.