I think that first mistake that people make when invest in Bitcoin is that they expect only profit and they are very disappointed when the situation turns out different.
There is no investment that only brings profit. So from the start you have to have the strategy what to do when price starts falling and how will you deal with losses.
You have to know clearly what will you do on long term and short term strategy.
Always diversify your investment, don't expect miracles to happen and count with losses.
They think that if you invested in bitcoin you will earn a profit easily after you invested, Investing in bitcoin is not easy you need alot of skill and patience to become successful and you need to control your emotions on every situations like this.
You need to study trading before entering this game but your hardwork is worth because you can earn alot of profits here when you're already professional trader, That's the reason why other saying that bitcoin are shit due to lack of patience and lack of knowledges about crypto.
I don't get why you say we need to be professional.
If you aim at scalping/daytrading then yes, that's for pros.
But HODLERS can be even kids and they make profits in this era.
Look at how much the BTC price grew up year after year.
If a kid bought $500 worth of BTC one year ago without selling, he would be having fun now.
It's that easy: buy and hold for 1-2 years.
The cryptomania has just begun and has a long way to go.
It's stupid to sell now,
you need to learn to hodl at least 1 yearIt is indeed stupid to sell now, when bitcoin price has already went down around 50% from its all time high levels.
But is it really wise to say that every time this happens, just hold and wait for 1-2 years and you'll be able to reach new highs? If it's really that simple then the entire bitcoin network would just be a goldmine. While there are distinctions between bitcoin and the tulip mania, the psychological side of things are the same when it comes to FOMO.
How not to lose money during a dump? Either sell as soon as you see a trend reversal and take your existing profits, or if you are holding bitcoin for the long term, do exactly that. But holding for 1-2 years expecting a profit isn't going to always work as i said. It could take a decade to crypto to pick up its hype again and it's not always viable for people to do so, especially if they are buying BTC on credit(margin trading).
Who cares if it may not work.
In all cases you should spend only what you afford to lose, not your life savings!
Example. Your life savings are $5k
Buy just $1k or $2k worth of BTCSo even if BTC price in the 2020 will be still $10k or less, who cares, keep hodling.
If you even lose that $1k you can keep living, and if you sell your Btc at that point, you earn nothing.
So you better hodl and wait for the big pump to come
"If it's really that simple then the entire bitcoin network would just be a goldmine"If we can educate more people to stop trying the scalping game and learn the hodler game, yes, it will become a goldmine : )
So let's spread the word and teach the Hodl trading style to the emotional sheep