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November 25, 2015, 11:22:54 AM
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The exchange price of BTC to why an unstable currency? Sometimes the ride is sometimes down and what influence it? I'm curious because I often see often up and down. Then how do you all to get the BTC that much ?? I'm still a beginner and do not know anything please help...

Every currency is unstable, we are just not very aware of it.
Exchange rate Russian rubl to US dollar:


Exchange rate Japanese yen to US dollar:


Bitcoin swings more than these currencies but not as much as others. Today bitcoin mvoed 1.25%. Others moved 27%. http://coinmarketcap.com/
It's all supply/demand.
legendary
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November 25, 2015, 10:39:48 AM
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Bitcoin is not like any fiat currency like usd and eur with constant value. Bitcoin can be better described as virtual assets which value depends upon the demand and supply. If demand increses (more people buying) price will grow up but if supply increases viceversa happens. I like to let you know that total bitcoin can be supplied is limited to 21 million so if the uses of bitcoin keep on growing than definately you will see much more rise in its price in future.
legendary
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November 25, 2015, 10:35:30 AM
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it's because the market is in a heavy speculation phase, when will be in a heavy adoption phase with a very big market cap the price will be more stable for a long time

this does not mean that swings will not happen(gold for example still has its instability phase despite 6T marketcap), but at least you will not see +50% in 3 days or something
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November 25, 2015, 10:12:48 AM
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The exchange price of BTC to why an unstable currency? Sometimes the ride is sometimes down and what influence it? I'm curious because I often see often up and down. Then how do you all to get the BTC that much ?? I'm still a beginner and do not know anything please help...

although there are ~15million coins in circulation.. only a few thousand coins are in exchanges that would make the difference between $300-$400. or $300-$200.

so it is not like you need to sell/buy 5million-15million coins to cause movements, you only need to spend 5000 coins to move the price by an average of $20. meaning if 25,000 coins was to be bought or sold in any one day the price will move +-$100.

now the more complicated question, why people would suddenly buy or sell..

well there are many reasons.
and if you can find all of the reasons. and know which days that most positive reasons happen at any one time. you can predictably buy, knowing the price will rise to make a profit. when you sell after a rise

and if you can find all of the reasons. and know which days that most negative reasons happen at any one time. you can predictably sell, knowing the price will fall to make a profit. when you buy back more coins after a fall.

but if we all knew these reasons. we would all be able to 'get rich quick'.. so i am sorry to inform you there is no guaranteed evidence of when its best to buy and sell as most evidence of good or bad reasons may turn out to be speculation without bases/facts backing it
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November 25, 2015, 10:03:43 AM
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Bitcoin has been relatively stable for the last few months but had a spike like 2 weeks ago where it rose to 450$. But for close to a year its been around 320-340$ so for now i think there is low risk to have bitcoin funds.
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November 25, 2015, 10:03:37 AM
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It goes up and down by a series of factors, but mainly (I think) is the whales, people holding lots and lots of Bitcoin that put them to sell (lowering the price) or hold them (raising it). Although there is quite a bunch of Bitcoins, it is not so hard to influence the market due to it not being so widespread and not being so controlled. It is not as with dollar or another much more wide-spread currency. Fewer people selling or buying are required to made prices move significatively.
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November 25, 2015, 09:54:29 AM
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The exchange price of BTC to why an unstable currency? Sometimes the ride is sometimes down and what influence it? I'm curious because I often see often up and down. Then how do you all to get the BTC that much ?? I'm still a beginner and do not know anything please help...
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