Saying I should have sold in December is a very understandable sentiment. It has no value whatsoever in terms of guiding you in how to invest in the present. It is impossible to predict the future with any actual certainty. Hindsight is, as they say, 20/20. I can go to Vegas right now and watch the ball on a roulette wheel land on black. If only I had bet $100,000 on black, I would have just made $100,000. That sentiment has no predictive value for the next spin. That sentiment is toxic when trying to decide what to do. If Bitcoin goes to $40,000 in December 2018 ( as some predict) then it will ratify your original decision to hold last December. If it crashes again then it will not. If you look at the 9 year history of Bitcoin the data suggest now is the time to get back in. If a scandal of some sort erupts or a new tech swallows all the VC money then we may see another pull back. Rather than lamenting your failure to sell in December (full disclosure: I didn't sell either) look to what the probabilities suggest will happen in the next six months to 2 years. I have decided to HODL. There is no way to know with any certainty if that decision will turn out to be correct. Forget that number in December 2017. It will not tell you where we will be in December 2018. Keep doing research now. There is a lot of money going into this sector. A lot of developement is occuring. Don't let the disappointment of the first 6 months of 2018 blind you to what may happen next. Good luck, everybody!
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