4. I wanted some money, always comes in handy
Damn, man. You had money. Bitcoin is money. I hope you have something to spend it on, because now this money in fiat is definitely losing value every day...the clock is ticking.
5. My gut feel - Since inception BTC has always followed a trend of a really high jump in price, followed by a few dead cats bouncing, followed by carnage... which i believe is still to come in the next month or so.
This is the best reason to make a move. If you're not feeling it in your gut, you should unload. The challenge I have is that we haven't seen a dead cat bounce all year and you're worried because you think one is coming? Why? A shake out is good for future growth.
If BTC drops to less that 2K, i might buy back in... but I'll probably only buy BCH or see what other BTC fork comes out of November.
Great to hear this.
Buying decisions are so hard when based on price. I remember the summer of 2015 when the price had fallen back to the low $200s. I loaded up a bit, but not as much as I could have. I think now "what was I thinking?!" Why wasn't I buying more. And of course Ether is in the same territory and I totally think it's too high to buy, but today with Ether is no different than 2015 with Bitcoin.
It's hard to make sense of it. Hindsight is a mother fucker.
Well, thanks for sharing your story. Good luck to you. I hope there's some "fuck you" spending earmarked for your wallet-free stash.