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Topic: The philosophy of buying when others panic sell... (Read 2750 times)

legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1000
@theshmadz
This is the moment all buyers wait for.

Don't kid yourself.

That panic selling sweet spot is much lower down than this.

Mat! Long time no see!

Are you feeling better these days? more importantly sleeping better?

*edit*

I guess I should at least address the original post since I'm crapping in his thread trying to catch up with an old friend (not really, but I do value MatTheCat's contributions)

So my "The philosophy of buying when others panic sell..." is that I am a crap trader.

The only way I have been able to consistently increase my btc position has been to simply set a tranche on either side of the price and hope for volatility, (last couple days been very nice Wink I just make sure that I have my tranches set deep enough to account for whatever occurance. For example lower tranche ends at 288, upper tranche to 4000. worst case outcome is I get cleaned out on either side, If I get cleaned out on the top side, oh well, I cash out a tidy sum. I get cleaned out on the low side, now I've got a ton of coins, but they might be worthless. Oh well, it's been fun, just wait and see if it recovers (lesson learned from that crash after the 32 spike.)
newbie
Activity: 53
Merit: 0
Believers in the Bull who do not pay their due to me will always pay their dues when their faith waivers, I assure you, you will pay your dues to me. When your losses exceed 50, 60, 70, 80 % you will not be able to refuse the irresistible draw of Oski!

The sooner you worship me, the less you will lose mortal.
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1057
Marketing manager - GO MP
FYI: I exit unprofitable positions immediately.

Holy smokes he's a pro trader!

I'm not really good at it. Other people have satoshi dice, I have btc-e (I can't really use anything else others charge too much fees)
newbie
Activity: 31
Merit: 0
As much as I try to plot and plan, I almost never do better than buy-and-hold. But that's probably just because this is a freak of a market.
sr. member
Activity: 280
Merit: 250
FYI: I exit unprofitable positions immediately.

Holy smokes he's a pro trader!
legendary
Activity: 2156
Merit: 1070
Finish the following sentence: ElectricMucus is an idiot because.....

he doesn't understand the fundamental value of the bitcoin protocol. He only focuses on the "currency" aspects and trading. He is very shallow in his ideas and ideologies. He has been so far incapable of wrapping his mind around the solutions that the bitcoin protocol offers the world.
member
Activity: 67
Merit: 10
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1057
Marketing manager - GO MP
legendary
Activity: 1330
Merit: 1000
dafar consulting
PS: I don't respect trolls.

Don't worry I respect myself. Smiley

Only because you're an idiot
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1057
Marketing manager - GO MP
PS: I don't respect trolls.

Don't worry I respect myself. Smiley
legendary
Activity: 4200
Merit: 4887
You're never too old to think young.
Nerves to steel might be required

No nerves of steel required. You just have to not be a wimp and sell.
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1057
Marketing manager - GO MP
How has the hodl bullshit influenced me?

FYI: I exit unprofitable positions immediately.

Tell us how you sold out coins at lower price and you want to buy back and how you are smart.

You mean trading? I do this almost every day.

Define what is:
a) "unprofitable positions"  (did you exit at $5 USD/BTC ? )
b) "immediately" ( 3 year ago ? )
d) what you think is "trading"  ( selling 100 BTC 3 year ago and buy 3 satoshi yesterday )



a) While I don't recall which trades I made all back then, some time I probably sold at around $5 and some time at $1200 or $200, etc
b) within 3 days to a week, some times shorter if I feel up to it.
c) trying to increase my capital, beat the market in a sense
hero member
Activity: 840
Merit: 1000
This is the moment all buyers wait for.

Don't kid yourself.

That panic selling sweet spot is much lower down than this.
legendary
Activity: 1414
Merit: 1000
How has the hodl bullshit influenced me?

FYI: I exit unprofitable positions immediately.

Tell us how you sold out coins at lower price and you want to buy back and how you are smart.

You mean trading? I do this almost every day.

Define what is:
a) "unprofitable positions"  (did you exit at $5 USD/BTC ? )
b) "immediately" ( 3 year ago ? )
d) what you think is "trading"  ( selling 100 BTC 3 year ago and buy 3 satoshi yesterday )

legendary
Activity: 1204
Merit: 1002
RUM AND CARROTS: A PIRATE LIFE FOR ME
Besides the penis wagging, so far, unless you bought above $1000, no one should have ever lost money long run, more or less. Bitcoin has yet to have a "Down" that isn't followed by an "up".

Nerves to steel might be required, but thus far buying when others panic would only do you good.
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1057
Marketing manager - GO MP
How has the hodl bullshit influenced me?

FYI: I exit unprofitable positions immediately.

Tell us how you sold out coins at lower price and you want to buy back and how you are smart.

You mean trading? I do this almost every day.
legendary
Activity: 1414
Merit: 1000
How has the hodl bullshit influenced me?

FYI: I exit unprofitable positions immediately.

Tell us how you sold out coins at lower price and you want to buy back and how you are smart.
legendary
Activity: 1330
Merit: 1000
dafar consulting
Saying that somebody is an idiot because one does certain things isn't an insult, it's just descriptive of an idiotic action.
To rephrase this: People influenced by the hodl bullshit are idiots.

The irony is all the idiots influenced by this hodl bullshit have no money to buy coins with. Grin

So basically people holding are idiots... because they heard holding was a good strategy.


Anyway stop crying little kid, or should I say idiot
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1057
Marketing manager - GO MP
How has the hodl bullshit influenced me?

FYI: I exit unprofitable positions immediately.
legendary
Activity: 1414
Merit: 1000
ok but then it's just an insult.

so stop insulting.

Saying that somebody is an idiot because one does certain things isn't an insult, it's just descriptive of an idiotic action.
To rephrase this: People influenced by the hodl bullshit are idiots.

Now describe yourself.
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