Bitcoin community and developer's support remains strong despite global panics as Bitcoin dips to its baseline (Read more)
On average, bitcoin prices have lost 45 percent to 50 percent of their value in each bearish wave, which Shah said is similar to Nasdaq's behavior 18 years ago.
"The Nasdaq's bear market from 2000 had five price declines, averaging a surprisingly similar amount of 44 percent," Shah said.
Source: CNBC
Bull and Bear Markets are a common sight
Bull and Bear markets happen all the time in stock prices and historical records show rebounds of the stock markets after major 'crashes'. They are largely affected by global events such as War, Oil scarcity, Economic turmoil and the dot-com bubble. As cryptocurrencies and stock-based products gain more popularity mainstream, many are unaware of the volatility of such markets. If you are new to stock markets and trading, such "roller coaster" charts will shock the hell out of you. You are not buying bonds. You are not getting fixed interests from the bank. You are a small fish in the big sea and when two sharks fight, you might get collateral damage.
According to Jordan Hiscott, chief trader at Ayondo markets, a brokerage in The City of London, an individual known as the "Tokyo Whale", already sold around $400 million worth of both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, he is likely the main catalyst for this year’s move down.”
Source: Forbes
HODLing and Beyond
Smart investment decisions take into account the risks and profits. When buying cryptocurrency, you should have already thought of what proportion of the investment will be lost if prices go down (risks)? Also how much gains are projected to be made. I feel that HODLing is a passive way to manage your cryptocurrencies. The active way is to constantly look out for new alternate coins and their value. Since Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are well correlated in terms of their market movements, look for alternative coins that are gaining or losing more value when compared to Bitcoin. In that way, we can actively minimize loses and maximize our gains.
Bitcoin's price fluctuations now are just the tip of the iceberg.
-tysler
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That's why you profit take in intervals and cost average when buying :)
That's why people shouldn't be so quick to sell! If you want money but still want to keep your crypto, take a crypto-backed loan with us.
Bear market might not be over, but certainly i am buying these levels.
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Bitcoin's price will go up. Why? Because the world needs Bitcoin. This is explained in detail within this article on Bitcoin vs Bitcoin Cash. We must understand why Bitcoin was created if we are to grasp its value.
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@workin2005/bitcoin-btc-vs-bitcoin-cash-bch-the-great-block-size-debate
Yes you are right!
The world does not need bitcoin, in fact the world doesn't even need humanity. Bitcoin with the difficulty going up and the mining pools created as result of it, the huge investments needed for mining and the early adopters hoarding tons of it it's effectively not as decentralized as you might think.
Could you please elaborate a little more with your consideration of proof of stake?
Thanks
Sorry, I expressed myself wrongly. What I wanted to tell is that If you have a lot of bitcoins or computing power, you can influence the network significantly. There are a couple of influencers and they can basically do whatever they want to maximize their profits, and that is what the world already has and don't need anymore.
I noticed you editied your comment to remove "Proof of Stake". How does owning a lot of bitcoins "influence" the "network"? I can only assume you're talking about the technical aspect of the bitcoin blockchain and to the trading for profit part of it? no one if forced to "trade" bitcoin. With regards to minining pool centralization, are you for example, reffering to the chances of transaction mutability because of a 51% attack? what is the problem with a mining pool getting more rewards for making the network more secure? I would like you to be a little more detailed if possible rather than posting these comments.
By owning a lot of bitcoins you can influence the price of bitcoins and proof of stake rewards you proportionaly more. My concern was about plutocratic centralization and not a technical one, the effects can be the same though which I wrote, but edited it to prevent further misunderstandings. A monetary centralization can also lead to a 51% attack, imagine Satoshi selling a significant part of his stake, with one transaction he could drive a lot of miners out of business and buy up their infrastructure for cheap.
I get your point, your scenario is in a world where fiat is still king and bitcoin is a mere traded commodity. in your scenario, do you envision that miners will instantly stop mining the second that satoshi's address shows sign of movement that indicates liquidation? You really need to be more detailed rather than making brief open ended comments. There are a lot of people reading.
Very detailed article you have there, it is a good read :) thanks
Thank you....appreciate your feedback. I enjoy your articles as well. Very informative.
Bitcoin has fallen more than 80% from peak to trough 5 seperate times. There will be a 6th and this is it. A full reset before the path to $500k begins...
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@heyimsnuffles/bitcoin-has-worst-quarter-ever-lmao-asshats-from-cnbc
This is how I see it based on the insane profits that was generated by cryptocurrencies especially bitcoin between December and January.Investors would be looking for a repeat of the incidence so they are silently buying it up and hodling until there is an upward trend that is certain to come.As for Altcoins. am sticking with steem for now.
Why don't we all just forget the value in fiat and prepare for when the world is instead priced in crypto. Less worries.
Wee should see better prices and bull run before Consensus 2018 in NYC.
Bitcoin can only go down by so much until smart money and institutions come flooding in. They are most probably pushing price down in CME Futures to ensure they get a better entry price. The price of Bitcoin is also getting very close to it's cost of production so price should rise in the near future...
Look for price to retest $6000 which will be a key level. Price bounced off this level in Feb. and eventually went to $12K. Also back in Nov 2017, this level was the origin that caused price to go out to $20k. But we need to break daily trend line and buyers need to take out the sellers at $8000 & $8500 (green rectangles) before I'm convinced price wants to move higher.
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The main thing is not to miss the rebound.
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Litecoin not helping at all go a check https://litepal.io/ it should be ready 2 days ago now they even turn off website so litepay is a scam and litepal going to be scam so sad.
When you check who sells and who buys coins, then it is very clear that big wallet buys and small wallets sell...Choose your side!
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what will happen if bitcoin drops from here to 4k or less.
hold or buy more. maybe set personal targets for sell-off and a point of loss. Eg. when Bitcoin reaches 10k = sell. Bitcoin below 4k = hold or buy. Bitcoin at 2k = sell to reduce losses.
thankyou for the suggesstions.
I think this is the time to hodl onto your coins. About 1 Trillion of the paper money is about to go into the crypto-market. Thank you
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sorry I can't understand your Russian articles :p
Yes we go up up up and beyond, go buy some, any
I really enjoyed this article, especially this part here "You are a small fish in the big sea and when two sharks fight, you might get collateral damage."
Good point.
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I will continue to average down, I am not worried about any movement down. I am in this for the long haul and spending what I can afford.
yes long haul for me as well
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Hodl is a term for those that don't understand the fundamentals of making money . I'll explain yes people got rich from holding back then but the money is made now from the people marketing ICO's, Trading , Shorting and producing the mining equipment . Everybody now if they can do math know that if the price of most cc's go down mining equipment ROI makes it a bad investment compared to asking leveraging that money in the marketing in trading think of forex . Http://satoshipapi.io Http://satoshicash.io is for sale <
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Good post! Only hodl bitcoin and trust in the blockchain !
I'm actually happy the price is lowering as I do not own enough
The pice is stagnant, it could begin a downtrend too, but it seems like uptrend which is confusing...
Bitcoin eased from session highs Monday amid profit taking following its rebound from a nearly two-month low a day earlier.
Bitcoin rose 3.13% to $6,986.8 on the Bitfinex exchange, easing from a session high of $7,132.0. Bitcoin rebounded from a low of $6,432.40 on Sunday, just shy of its Feb. 6 low of $6,000 which followed the so-called crypto bloodbath.
Yet, investors remained wary of yet another bull trap in bitcoin. A term describing a false signal indicating that a downward trend in a security has reversed and is heading upwards when, in fact, the security will continue to decline.
The slump in bitcoin over the weekend was predicted by some technical analysts, who last week cited a bearish trading pattern, the “death cross,” as a signal of further downside.
It remains to be seen whether further downside pressure awaits the popular digital currency amid recent comments from technical traders, citing current prices in bitcoin as a zone of support - price levels that trigger buying.
There is lack of evidence, however, to support the view that current prices would attract fund inflows into the market as demand remained subdued.
Data from coinmarketcap.com showed the total market cap of cryptocurrencies fell to $262 billion – at the time of writing – down from just under $300 million last week – and more than 300% down from the more than $800 billion at the turn of the year.
The slump in the wider crypto market so far this year has weighed on crypto-funds with at least nine funds said to have closed, Bloomberg reported.
Crypto-funds are down roughly 23% in 2018, according to Eurekahedge Crypto-Currency Hedge Fund Index, easing investor euphoria which followed a more than 1,000% gain at some crypto-funds last year.
Ripple XRP rose 2.04% to $0.48980 on the Poloniex exchange, while Ethereum rose 0.13% to $384.02.
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@ngaga/bitcoin-eases-from-session-highs-after-rebound-from-nearly-two-month-low
Bitcoin Eases From Session Highs After Rebound From Nearly Two-Month Low
Bitcoin eased from session highs Monday amid profit taking following its rebound from a nearly two-month low a day earlier.
Bitcoin rose 3.13% to $6,986.8 on the Bitfinex exchange, easing from a session high of $7,132.0. Bitcoin rebounded from a low of $6,432.40 on Sunday, just shy of its Feb. 6 low of $6,000 which followed the so-called crypto bloodbath.
Yet, investors remained wary of yet another bull trap in bitcoin. A term describing a false signal indicating that a downward trend in a security has reversed and is heading upwards when, in fact, the security will continue to decline.
The slump in bitcoin over the weekend was predicted by some technical analysts, who last week cited a bearish trading pattern, the “death cross,” as a signal of further downside.
It remains to be seen whether further downside pressure awaits the popular digital currency amid recent comments from technical traders, citing current prices in bitcoin as a zone of support - price levels that trigger buying.
There is lack of evidence, however, to support the view that current prices would attract fund inflows into the market as demand remained subdued.
Data from coinmarketcap.com showed the total market cap of cryptocurrencies fell to $262 billion – at the time of writing – down from just under $300 million last week – and more than 300% down from the more than $800 billion at the turn of the year.
The slump in the wider crypto market so far this year has weighed on crypto-funds with at least nine funds said to have closed, Bloomberg reported.
Crypto-funds are down roughly 23% in 2018, according to Eurekahedge Crypto-Currency Hedge Fund Index, easing investor euphoria which followed a more than 1,000% gain at some crypto-funds last year.
Ripple XRP rose 2.04% to $0.48980 on the Poloniex exchange, while Ethereum rose 0.13% to $384.02.
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@ngaga/bitcoin-eases-from-session-highs-after-rebound-from-nearly-two-month-low
can i buy bitcoin now or? i need to wait
Great article keep the good work
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Here is my short analysis of ETH or BTC price:
https://steemit.com/trading/@examachine/ethereum-long-term-technical-analysis-was-it-a-normal-correction
Awesome blog!
Bitcoin prices have had fluctuations like this before, i am not bothered because the importance of bitcoin is non-negotiable. It'll bounce back
Yeah, I'd have to say that measuring and trading according to beta of the prices can still be a bit messy. Unless you have a large amout of money and time to watch movements all day, I'd just buy at what you percive to be the dip and hodl
This is an orcrested fall to suppress the price of bitcoin. the so-called fourth dimension action.
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@digitalpapiro/the-fourth-dimension-of-bitcoin
Well, the cryptocurrency markets are seeing a shakeout happening still. The interesting part is that Bitcoin's dominance has gone up. The good news is that the marketplace is around where it was in November of 2017. So, some people thought that they were late to the party...well, right now, it is like getting in "early" before the second boom. We don't see the market going too much lower before heading back up, though it may bounce within a certain range for a bit.
There are no guarantees in life, but we do think the market will head back up. This is such a revolutionary technology that has made such a big splash in the pond that it will keep going. Patience is a part of the game.
One key thing to remember though is that many of these cryptos are absolute junk. An analyst said one thing interesting...that there could be $100 billion or more of junk coins to be shaken out of the marketplace before things go back up. This also explain's BTC's dominance going back up.
Also, keep in mind that the regular stock market has been getting hammered as well.
So, we continue to build our portfolio's and trade the bounces. We put some information out there about how to profit during these times where the market is flat, and we will have more information on that this week, so, keep you eyes peeled!
Bitcoin has the right balance of pros and cons. That's why it's so popular.
Good approach. it better to trade then holding.
It takes a lot of education and conviction to become a Hodler of last resort.
Yes there's a chance it will come back much stronger right now, but a lot of those people have either cut their losses by now or are sitting on pins and needles at the momen
"You gotta know when you HODL em, and know when to fold em." -Kenny Rogers
I am part of the former...I HODL! The money I have put into crypto is looked upon as some type of investment. When my grandmother gave me some stock in AT&T years ago and there was no internet to check prices on the daily, I would peruse the newspaper here and there to see what was happening. The truth is that I wasn't hoping to cash out that stock in a short amount of time...I was looking at the long term. The same can be said about my viewpoint on crypto and Bitcoin: I'll be hodling and looking at some of the key dates and events throughout this year and next. This is an exciting time in the history of crypto assets and I'll be sure to stick around to see what happens in the long run. -Respect