I've been in this crypto space for a while now and there is this mentality instilled in people that seems selling ones coin is bad and one is heading to failure which is very wrong at least from my perspective.
I've always been on the track that investing in Bitcoin simply means buying low and selling high, which I think is one of the keys to success in the crypto Industry. I always tell people that the moment you buy at a certain price and it starts rising possibly to a price that you feel ok and contented with, then you should feel free and confident to sell atleast to get the profit first and always use stop loss just incase the price drops, rather than having a little portion of Bitcoin and letting it get liquidated just because you want to preach and prove HODLing, trying not to feel odd.
So my question is:
~ Do people hodl just because others are HODLing?
~ Why do people hodl rather than sell and buy again when low
~ What is your major reason for HODLing and how do your survive the bear market?
First of all, there's no shame in selling Bitcoins if you need to, or just feel like doing it.
Why hold? Fiat is inflationary and it's losing its value BY DESIGN. Bitcoin is deflationary by design, meaning if it manages to just maintain the same level of popularity/demand, it will only appreciate in value long-term (despite occasional spikes and dips). So, if you don't have a desperate need to cash out, it make sense just to hold. Of course, you're make more profit by buying the dips and selling the tops, but that's easier said than done. Vast majority of speculators would get wrecked trying to time the market. Holding (+ DCA'ing) is the easiest and least demanding strategy.