HODL

Some_Tax2898

I believe in cycles, but I don't trust them. HODL

Zer0boii

Don’t trade.. you already bought at 100-126k, not great trades.. just HODL for 10 years and don’t look at it Although if I were you I would just put like 50/70% into a global accumulation fund once you get back to 100-125k Also I would put a percentage into MSTR & Coinbase Also you need a gold allocation

AstroRoverToday

I HODL and accumulate during bear cycles. During bull runs I use the "extra" fiat to take a nice vacation. It helps me balance investing for my future while also enjoying my hobbies while I'm generally healthier than I will be later in life. I HODL since I don't want the stress of trying to time the market. Less stress = longer health span (all other variables kept the same).

bigmo1312

HODL

MCL-Jonathan

True. Maximise your income follow by stacking more Bitcoin. Especially during the Bitcoin bear market period (right now)! HODL it for at least 1 cycle you will see how much Bitcoin appreciated

Boring-red

Nobody knows for sure is the thing. I’m not a HODL. I stack aggressively when it’s dipping then whenever it hits a number I’ll stack a lot slower and eventually when it hits a number I’ve decided upon I’ll sell a good portion. Keep that money aside invest it elsewhere. Then when we hit a bear cycle start aggressively buying again. I’ve done this cycle since 2019. I haven’t timed it perfect at the top but every time I’ve sold I’ve been really happy with the profit I was able to take. So it works for me. If I tried to be perfect I’d end up going insane from the stress.

Krobarred

Yes! HODL

MCL-Jonathan

Great conviction. I respect that. But don’t disappear for 10 years. 😄 I’d still manage **two bags**: **A HODL bag** you never touch. **A swing bag** you gradually DCA into during bear markets and DCA out of during bull markets. The goal isn’t just to own Bitcoin, it’s to **grow your Bitcoin stack** over multiple 4-year cycles. Make the bag bigger, not just wait longer. ⏰₿ [Bitcoin Bear Market DCA Playbook](https://youtu.be/JXvr49ECTuo)

Least-Situation-3477

don't do leverage folks. i always knew it was stupid and to just HODL. but i got greedy, made money then lost even more. fuck me...

FitCompetition1804

I believe in Bitcoin long term and I also believe the 4 year cycle is real, until it isn’t. So far the 4 year cycle is tracking per usual. So I plan to use the bear market drops of the 4 year cycle to accumulate. What I’m less comfortable with is using the 4 year cycle bull market to sell. Besides timing the exact top, which is almost impossible, what if it doesn’t drop to levels expected as I wait to re-enter the following year? In that scenario I’ve just put myself in a position where I’ll have less BTC than if I just HODL’d and stacked harder on the drops. That’s a gamble I’m not willing to take.

Similar-World-6668

The true HODL mindset isn't just about avoiding sales, it's about the conviction to keep accumulating via DCA through all the noise and doubt. That long-term focus is everything.

IBAN-IBON64

HODL BTC only 💪 comme Satoshi

__Ken_Adams__

Go ahead & try it yourself. Many of us have tried it and it only solidified our conviction that HODL & DCA are the better option. It's not as easy as it sounds but if you want to prove it to yourself & most likely underperforn the HODLers be my guest.

NewAmerica2025

It amazes me how many people just don't get it. It's called HODL. You don't sell, the price goes up. If everyone sells, well, you see the results. Same Bitcoin, same anything.

OldUniversity9799

Hitting the refresh button like it’s going to change in a few mins 😂 HODL

Hacken_io

Nothing changes. Those who HODLed it will continue to HODL

NewAmerica2025

This. The value of bitcoin can only go up if we collectively agree to HODL no matter what. With all of us holding and never selling, we have the potential for it to be worth millions.

Romsel87

Yeah HODL till retirement and than Steak N Shake all day loooooooong errrday

Time_Basis2535

Break off 30% maybe every five years other than that HODL

heisindc

The silk road Wired article turned a lot of people onto bitcoin. I dodnt do drugs, but still bought some because I thought it would be cool to trade worldwide for goods. I sold some for various reasons but still held a bit because HODL became a thing. And, like every HODLer, I love to remind my family and friends about the price, even now, when I told them to buy at $2000, $20000, etc. I just didnt have any money at the time....

dav3therav3

HODL in for the long, bought some more at £48k to top it up. Hopefully we get another cycle to see my stack rise again. Or maybe the institution capital might keep playing the game to squeeze Coinbase and Strategy into oblivion!

BarnacleOwn604

1. Buy BTC on any exchange 2. Educate yourself on what you’re buying, what a seed phrase is, what self custody is, what cold storage is 3. Send to cold storage 4. Secure your seed phrase somewhere safe and offline 5. DCA what you can afford weekly or monthly and don’t worry about selling or liquidating 6. HODL 7. Continue HODL’ing

RevenantHaunter13

Start learning how to use it. The moment you understand how this thing works, you realize it is priceless. Money won't even be able to buy it anymore 10 to 20 years from now, it's that valuable. That's how. Just DCA and forget that you even are buying it regularly. Put in cold storage as it gets bought and HODL and you'll be golden.

CryptSander

HODL

OutlandishnessLimp25

HODL

Foreign-Concept-1184

Excellent article. Few will take the time to study it and then apply the deep truths of "scarcity"... Glad I stopped by to read it. HODL

AgentSmith2077

HODL untill 2029 then re-evaluate what to do.

AddordableRep865

Set stop losses or be a true HODL

BSP9000

I bought in 2022, sold last year, and bought again this year. As a trader, the volatility and semi-predictable cycles are a plus. I have no idea if the long term returns will be better than SPY so I don’t HODL. If I had to pick one, I’d buy stocks instead.

__KubaS__

I heard about HODL HODL did you heard about it?

Myc0n1k

I own restaurants and yes. You can definitely DCA with bitcoin and make a killing when you HODL long term.

WatchDecent2822

The knowledgeable people told everyone to HODL while they dumped during the last ATH. They'll be back when the next hype cycle starts in a year or two.

SlooperDoop

I'm 58. 3 or 4 times in my live I've started over with nothing. Divorce, just wanted a fresh start, Laid off and ate Ramen for a couple years getting a degree, etcetera. Financial you have zero impact... (assuming you were HODL'ing and not daily spending). You just keep doing as you've been doing...all your daily expenses have been covered and still are. Mentally...it will help if you do a lot of research into crypto security. You will be comfortable investing again when you trust your of tech level enough. OR just invest in more secure methods (ie ETF).

No-Wrap3568

I hope you won't use your hot wallet to HODL because it's definitely not safe. For day to day spending, small trades, it's good. That being said, Sparrow should be a good option for you

eltoniq

Do the meme where you HODL but you’re a skeleton, cause you be dead. Haha. Doesn’t stop people from HODLing forever though.

No_Investigator3369

I was about to give this a HODL high five but I think you're right.

ShittingOutPosts

Forced HODL? Or were they able to convince you to hand it all over, assuming you still had some when you were arrested?

disruptioncoin

Yes. Then I started my own bitcoin-tangential business and earned several dozen bitcoin for myself, only to then spend them all long before it reached current price levels. Never making any of those mistakes again. Buy and hodl. No matter the price, just fucking keep buying. Don't try to time the market. Don't "take profits" that are bullshit compared to the 10x that has happened over and over given enough time and will happen again. Don't treat it like savings you can dip into to treat yourself. JUST BUY AND HODL GOD DAMNIT. EVERY PAYCHECK, whatever is left - just buy and hodl.

Applecity82

I take profits now. I don’t believe in the HODL mentality. What goes up must come down. Maybe I miss some profits if I would like f waited longer to sell. It I can’t time the top. I take profits and buy back when we go back to a bear market

FizzyWizzy369

You’d kick yourself if you sold and years later when it reaches a million. Just buy some more and HODL.

Sparky90032

The shakeout is REAL! HODL forever ♾️

RevolutionSerious132

Because HODL!

BlyG

Classic maxi move: HODL through the top like a legend, then spend nights doing regret math like a degenerate trader. Diamond hands, glass emotions. Just DCA the pain away, king — therapy is for fiat cucks.

captainorganic07

HODL logic can be so stupid sometimes. Take profits. Don’t blame yourself, this subs culture may change.

ChronicBurnout3

If you could time buying and selling anything with consistency youd be a billionaire in a week DCA, HODL is the only proven method

NoBrosCrypto

Just remember that when you sell the top, you pay tax. I did the maths. Let’s say I bought $10K worth at BTC $25K and made 5X by selling the absolute top $125K. So now I have $50K and made $40K net profit. $12-15K in tax. So now I have $35K total left to buy back in. If I just held, my BTC dropped in value to $25K since it’s about half the high. I’m only $10K ahead with a whole lot of risk if I timed it incorrectly. Then with the $35K I have to time the absolute bottom whilst being completely out of BTC. Would I have held out to $60K?? Or would I have jumped back in at $80K? In which case I’d be about on par having not sold anything. Always easy in hindsight but the reality is different. HODL is easier and less stressful. Hope the above gives you comfort.

Gears6

> I keep replaying it in my head. I had chances to sell high last year and just... didn't. Told myself I was in it for the long haul, that timing the top was a fool's game, all the usual HODL logic. And on one level I still believe that. But some nights I do the math on what I left on the table and it stings. I am still a Bitcoin maxi but I'm constantly thinking I could have doubled my BTC in a single year. Like anything, you learn. I've done that a few times with stock. One time, I earned $400k on a stock. Didn't take the gain, and figured I'm in for the long haul. Saw the stock shrink to a fraction of that, and now I'm taking a gain of $150k instead many years later. Learning from that, I now take some gain off the table, and go after more lucrative opportunities. With that said, you cannot agonize over something you don't know. You could've sold the BTC at $80k and at $120k you could've said damn, I lost out on 50% growth! 👀 So the rule I have is, buy things when they seem low (based on whatever metric you use since BTC is hard to evaluate) and sell some when they seem overpriced. Then also don't solely rely on a single source of investment, especially something as risky as BTC. In other words, I sold some stocks recently and bought some BTC. I'm contrarian.

Phenix621

Stop being a bitch and HODL.

HopefulChampion3150

Let me give you my perspective. what i regret is not buying at 15k because i thought it was going to go down to 8-10k… this was less than 5 years ago and if you look at current valuation it is more than 4x. Dont regret buying, regret investing money you cannot afford to HODl cuz if you are gonna HODL there’s is no selling at the top.

Dapper-Bee490

Ofc m8. HODL

year2039nuclearwar

Timing the top, fool's game, usual HODL logic. To me, I suspend all that for cryptocurrency, the volatility is too high and especially when the 4-year cycle is as predictable as it is. The cycle is probably just all us degens making sure it happens in the dates it's meant to happen. I like to think we make our own destiny.

Sparky90032

No fucks Given! HODL’ing forever ♾️

Adventurous-Soil528

I’m not a bitcoin maxi so that’s probably why HODL ing doesn’t affect me as much. I have no problem busting holding through everything. I don’t even think about the price of bitcoin. I just auto DCA every Friday. I own stocks/etfs through my brokerage 401k, Roth, and brokerage.

FuckSteveHuffman3

What are you talking about? It's not wrong to HODL bitcoin. 

rizzlejee

I only started buying at that point. And now I'm continuing to DCA all the way down and will continue all the way up too. And HODL forever until I can use my BTC to pay for my expenses

DonTheHolder

Don't overthink. HODL. Remember the pizzas.

eltoniq

Shit all this time I've been told to HODL. WTF do I do now? I've done my research. Just tell me, buy or sell?

Electronic_Quote399

Assuming you're correct about all that, no it isn't the same. The post is talking about $trump official. What he did is the opposite of a rug pull. The family as whole control about 80% of the supply and thats the same amount they had on launch. Since so much of the supply was locked up, the price went sky high, then crashed just as violently. What they should have done is sold off some of the supply in chunks to suppress the initial rally. Since they got greedy and just wanted to HODL, the early Asians who sold the peak are the ones who rugged the trumps. Keep 80% of your supply locked up, your coin is gonna crash because of thin liquidity when others sell it.

DrSpeckles

Yea I reckon you might be right. I doubt BTC will be worth much at all, its just a useless HODL coin and if thats what you are after youd invest elsewhere. Has to be one on which lots of other things are built. SOL or possibly ETH.

Sausas

permament HODL

ProfessionalLink61

I started DCA at $100k and has been tough to continue, definitely hasn’t paid off yet but stay the course. I’m down quite a bit but HODL!

YouCanJustSayNewYork

This bro is probably a scammer. He keeps plugging his portfolio and pretending to HODL

Cool-Mountain-1811

!!!HODL!!!

trogdor1234

HODL until you sell it for more dividends.

thelonghand

Is this fake? No fuckin way he’d sell and certainly not that much or it’s over… HODL THE LINE!

Automated__Alpha

HODL

IllustriousPie5224

Pre-committing exits is the only way I stopped panic-selling too, wish more people talked about this instead of just "HODL."

IAmSomewhatDamaged

Damnit. See, I don’t make a ton of money at my job. I do just FINE for where I live, but nothing great…. So I’ve always just accumulated since I started (lucky timing in which I bought a little chunk in late 2022 when it dipped below $17k). Since then, I just slowly and steadily DCA. I’ve always latched on to the “only buy and HODL long-term.” I’m up a decent amount, but I WISH I would’ve cashed at least half of it out when we were around $120k. I always feel like it’s safer that way, especially because I don’t have a ton of extra money to take more chances. But I think I’m going to be ready to sell at least half of my BTC this next Bull Run.

MCL-Jonathan

My approach is a little different. I separate my portfolio into a **HODL bag** and a **SWING bag**. For buying, I use **two DCA strategies**: **1/ Schedule DCA** using a **bell-shaped capital deployment**, with the largest allocations in the middle of the bear market. My current Schedule DCA is planned to finish around **Q1 2027**. **2/ Dip DCA**, where I deploy extra capital only when Bitcoin has major corrections during the bear market. Anything failed to be deployment from dip DCA capital will get back to the schedule DCA bucket next year onwards. As Bitcoin starts trending higher, I gradually stop buying, build up cash, and wait patiently. **For me, it’s still too early to take profits for sure.** When the time comes, I’ll use the same principle on the way out: **the way you DCA in should also be the way you DCA out.** Don’t try to nail the exact top. Scale out gradually into strength and euphoria, just like you scaled in during fear. **Buy in fear. Sell into euphoria. Rinse and repeat.** That’s the a good playbook to follow. [Bitcoin Bear Market DCA Playbook:](https://youtu.be/JXvr49ECTuo)

Jealous_Diamond_4321

honestly just stick to the blind DCA if you already HODL, the mental energy of trying to time tops is not worth it for most people i tried the whole sell at ATH buy back lower thing once and ended up just watching it run without me, never again

Speedevee

I think now’s a good time. Maybe spread your purchases to be once a month for the rest of the year. Be prepared to take profits in 3 years or HODL forever.

MCL-Jonathan

I agree, especially during the bear market. This is when I’m stacking the hardest. But I also believe it’s important to understand Bitcoin’s rhythm. Accumulate during the bear, then gradually take profits when euphoria returns near the cycle highs. That’s how I approach building wealth over multiple Bitcoin 4 years cycles. Did that with my HODL and SWING bags concept. [Bitcoin Bear Market DCA Playbook](https://youtu.be/JXvr49ECTuo)

Squeiner

Nobody is against this. (Also you were looking for "averse", not "adverse") People are against the idea that anyone has the ability to predict the market with enough accuracy to get it right consistently, so they caution against attempting this tactic given its obvious risks, instead favoring a tried and true, proven and simple way to accumulate wealth over time.  Look up the origin of "HODL" and you will have your answer. Pit pat piffy wing wong wang...

Business_Office_7978

All very good points cheers! No.3 I wasn’t thinking about that!! HODL on retirement account makes perfect sense at 30% CAGR.

Zombie4141

This is the right answer. Family, health, job loss, bills stacking up. You can only HODL if you’re within a budget and have no expensive emergencies.

Jaded_Ad2046

HODL

MarvelousJarro

HODL!!!

ozera202

Dude the whole community is dead , this has been such a lack lustre bull run for alt coins, every Week I’m DCA /HODL but this strategy has not been working for us who entered 2021

EmJay6010

Hard lesson to learn but many make it. Never trade based on emotion (sentiment). Have a plan, follow it, adjust as needed. But have a system and follow it. If you want to trade BTC like a stock asset, then trade it like its an asset. Have your stop losses at technical points you have set, buy back at planned buy back points that is supported by whatever technical data you have or beliwve. Or if you are a believer, and plan is to HODL, invest only money you are prepared to lose and not impact your life. That way when you see the price drop, and like a big portion of BTC holders currently, are underwater, you are less tempted to make emotional trades as it was money you were prepared to lose anyways

ElectronicSalt1435

Dang son, you HODL'd, bought the dips, and HODL'd so more and now you're all dipped out.

Sparky90032

Dont fall for it! Saylor trying to sell to drop the price so we’ll sell and he”l buy back at discount HODL and turn off your phone 📱

HipOut

You clearly are because you’re posting in here and raging at everyone like a angsty teenager. I’m much more comfortable owning bitcoin instead of STRC even if I do miss out on any short term gains. I’m not a swing trader I’m a HODL’er. If you’re such a saylor fan boy you’d realize he supports all different type of people being able to do all different types of things with bitcoin, leverage, short, hold, etc which is why he has created so many different financial instruments This whole infighting is lame af. It’s cool what saylor is doing for Bitcoin but some also think it sucks and that’s fine too. At the end of the day Bitcoin doesn’t need saylor. Doesn’t need Lyn Alden doesn’t need Brian Armstrong doesn’t need anyone.

Sparky90032

I will never sell also! Learned my lesson twice! Never again HODL ♾️

Sparky90032

Saylor trying to lower the price of Bitcoin so he can but more at discounted prices. HODL my friends, they’re trying to get us to sell! Dont fall for it!

Far-Department-4196

No one can HODL forever guys

TheresNoSecondBest

>Why wouldn't HODL's sell some at all time highs and then rebuy when it drops? That would mean you would start selling already in 2024, before the halving. That's when we crossed the 2021 ATH. It's very easy to trade the pattern when looking to the past. Impossible to see the future one. There's also a chance the pattern will change dramatically. >predictable patterns Give me the numbers for the future, we can come back to this in a few years and laugh about it.

Ok-Promotion-4896

Why wouldn't HODL's sell some at all time highs and then rebuy when it drops? I don't understand the concept of never selling if you're convinced there will be a predictable patterns of wild sings.

Greedy-Helicopter-99

You are making this wayyyy to complicated...HODL 'till retirement...then sell 5% each year. Go spend it. Done.

Civil_Pin_9682

Well, it's not really a gamble as in heads or tails and you win or lose everything. But if you buy now for 60K you couldn't tell if it will go to 50 or 70. So it's sort of a gamble but with lower stakes. All you can do is HODL and hope for the best, that's pretty much a gamble. I mean i doubt if Kamala got elected we ever got to 100K in the first place. It was mostly Trump's promises that got it there. The real money was to be made at the beginning. I remember buying and selling BTC for $80 to $200. Wish I kept a couple :) But right now I think there are better options to invest in. And seems like a lot of people agree.

RavenclawLaw

HODL your bitcoin, invest your cash, and rent. Even with the government’s revamped housing initiative, owning real estate is not as good investing and living off passive income (unless part of your investment goal is to be a slumlord). The average, middle class American will eventually end up a renter, whether or not by choice (i.e., assisted living). Home ownership is like holding onto a 1957 Chevy Bel Air. Is it nice? You bet. Is it worth something? Yes, to some. Is it practical? Not really, unless you’re rich. Invest and hold your assets, so that future renting will be in the best possible circumstances.

shelby_xx88xx

Clarity Act getting passed will be the catalyst that signals the bottom IMO. DCA right now if you believe in BTC. These are the exact times you look back at later and think "why did I not buy more". Trying to time the top or bottom is a fools game. The big mistake I have to overcome is not selling more when we are ripping up and establishing a war-chest of USDC to DCA in times like this. For me, the greed and never wanting to sell is the real challenge. HODL in down-trends like this is nothing. I just wish I had my USDC war-chest to scoop up the cheap BTC right now. I will have to be content staking and earning my DeFi yields and being patient.

Turbulent-Land-5664

When I saw the last all-time high, I sold a bit because I needed to pay a legal bill, but then I was able to recover my position when it dropped again significantly so I feel good about that. Otherwise, I never trade. It’s always HODL.

Evening_Let_2930

2 years from now you will be glad you did. HODL all the way

Ok_Subject_2447

Stay humble and stack sats HODL crew

Plastic-Product8157

Literally at the bottom (or around it) of the bear market… bad choice brother. HODL

WarpFactor777

Well, what else if there to say? It's not an equity where one can analyze a ballance sheet, or look at a price to earnings ratio, or discuss the board of directors, or listen to the quarterly reports, or analyze the safety of the dividend. That pretty much leaves nothing to talk about but memes and cute shit like HODL, FUD, etc.

Omnishambles22

Clearly, this many people's first time. Crypto is fine. HODL or get out.

Hitachi22

Exactly right. Telling all his followers to HODL while dumping his bags on them. Absolutely worst thing to do.

DeadPhish-710

He then sold all those LTC at a price much higher than today wile posting on Twitter wearing a LTC shirt that said JUST HODL. https://imgur.com/a/yGQPFQn

Demonyx12

DCA + HODL = no timing needed 80% BTC, 15% ETH, 5% (wildcard) Drops mic.