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Hi Fam, I am new to crypto investment and crypto mining, I have a plan in mind with this upcoming merge, just tell me if it's bad or not, I plan to sell all my bags after the merge because I believe there will be a massive sell off, and I will buy back at a lower price, is this making sense or not.

Do you have a good reason that massive sales will occur after the merge? I don't think the merge has anything to do with the massive sales you're referring to. If you have a clear reason for what you are asking, it never hurts to try based on your estimates.

If you have a reliable source that there'll be a massive sell-off, then it's a no-brainer that it's a good move. You're already ahead of everyone in the information game and all you need to do is be great on execution. However I find it hard to believe that people will be selling their bags after the merge. It could even be a reason for people to FOMO and buy everything that they can get their hands on. At this point, everything is speculation and guesswork, and I wouldn't really bet too hard on your info right now.

I personally don't have any idea on what might happen after the merge. There are speculations about it over the internet but we don't know what will exactly happen. I have some coins in Eth chain and other chains but I don't have any plan in selling those off since I plan to hold it for a long time. Though if you think that there will be a massive sell of then go, believe in your strategy.

^ Unpredictable, that is all I can say.
But here is my advice if I were you, sell all your altcoins and convert them into BTC, for sure if there is a massive sell it is easy for you to divert into a stablecoin that can avoid losses but if you prefer holding into a long term don't mind of what I have said to you.
It is hard to have a prediction now, I don't have also any idea about merging ETH, but bare in your mind holding in long term is safe than selling at an early stage. If you made a decision, don't regret it because nobody knows what will happen in the future but it is also worth it to try with a small amount that you can afford if you really believed it.

If you have made a deep research about the topic and you know that you are a profitable trader and this is what your system is telling you to do then you need to follow whatever conclusions you have come up with, just make sure that in the case your prediction is wrong you can reduce your losses as much as possible, because that is the main difference between the traders that really become successful and those that have short term success but later on they are unable to keep up with that success and lose their money instead.

That makes sense and that's the usual trading that we do.

If you see that you're in that much profit and you're analyzing that there's a sell off after the merge then just do it. It is your plan and that's what you can see.

You don't need for others validation to say that you're doing the right thing because it really is the typical action in trading.

I can't say if it makes sense or not because what you are trying to say doesn't have any proof or a good source that there will be a massive sell of after the merge. If you really wanted to do that then I think you should continue what you are planning to do since it's you who will decide what to do and we are only giving you an idea or advise if it makes sense or not. I would also say that it is very unpredictable even if there's a merge that will happen soon.

There is already a known counterpart to this method. Buy the rumor sell the news. Rumor: With Merge, Ethereum will become a more valuable network. News: Merge moment.

Especially in airdrops and similar events, prices start to show a downward trend before the event. If you expect a decline after Merge, you may consider making the sale earlier, because people with similar expectations may take action before you do. Please do not take my comments as investment advice. Also, you can see what happened at previous big events by examining the graphs. Thus, you can make a more accurate decision. I wish you good luck.

that doesn't even make sense. The main purpose of ethereum merge to fix the total supply that is still remain unlimited and how can you call that as a thing to trigger massive sell off? People are thinking to hold their ethereum in their wallet. They have more ability to stake their ethereum to get passive income as well. As a miner and you shall move to the another coin like etc and leaving ethereum but are you sure wanna selling whole of your ethereum to buy at the bottom price?
You must remember that your prediction was not actually true and it's being determined by the market itself but you must see fundamentally how good ethereum merge is.

Much better if you read the whole context about the upcoming merge so that you will get enlightened and will not be fud by people who want to made fun on situation them scare those people who don't do a research. And also its up for you to decide what's best for you since if the merge gives you stress then sell it off since peace of mind is more important rather than getting afraid on certain situation.

Be careful, sell off could happen anytime like before the event. It could be "Buy the news, sell the rumors".
It's very difficult, The Merge even is one of the biggest event in cryptocurrency market right now, it's not only for Ethereum but even on Bitcoin and other altcoins.
We need also to wait the result of The Merge, if everything will be done or some issue, we don't know.

agree with this one eth price for now is remain stable, and bull in yesterday market. usually news like merge or fork is give bull because its kind of good news well its for me tho.

and according this binance will support of potential ethPow fork that give ratio 1:1 why sell now if you can another coin for free https://www.bnbchain.org/en/blog/binance-will-support-potential-eth-fork-via-eth-pow-airdrop-on-bnb-chain/

What comes up always comes down. Of course, it makes sense and that's what they call taking a profit. We are just not very sure whether the price could right away plunge so you better just read the TA well. Or you miss a bigger profit if this triggers the bull run because everybody seems to have prophesized we are at the bottom already.

Sounds good idea all around - always a good idea to sell before major upgrade, and buy soon after if you are going to accumulate long term. Ether seems good for long term anyhow.

I don't know, for me, it seems unwise to do all in, whether it's buying or selling. It will always be safe to do a DCA (dollar-cost averaging) to be able to manage your profits and loss better instead of buying or selling at one blow. However, if you decide something after some consideration and you're sure it will give you profits, then go for it. As a newbie, I suggest you not be greedy, cause actually, the crypto world is really unpredictable, what you think will happen sometimes won't happen as we want. But if you are actually ready with the consequences, I think it's really great chance.

"I believe there will be a massive sell off" can you please tell us what are the reasons that you think there will be a massive sell-off after the merge? Because I think there will be not much price drop after merge.

Well yea if a sell-off is going to happen, then selling it first then buying when it goes down would naturally be a no-brainer move. It's a simple idea and most traders follow the same idea imo, but the problem here is that it's hard to identify whether a sell-off is indeed going to happen or not. If you 100% believe that it's going to happen then feel free to do so. If it were me though I'd split the part I'd buy and leave another part to hodl just in case, profits are minimized but the same could be said to the risks I'd take.

It is a good idea to sell them if you are confident in your thinking about them, but only if you are certain that a profit will be made. Once you are confident with your decision you should move on because when you asked above I think you will be confused by various advices. I'm not saying everyone's advice is bad, but just listen to people's advice when you're not sure about something. Once you are sure, you should confidently follow your decision.

That's a good plan but I recommend seeing what happens next because we all don't know if there will be a big sale or if the price will stay at the current price.
Indeed many say that the price could rise high after the merger, which is speculation from the people.
I'm curious if you have bought ethereum, bitcoin, and other coins because they are still at a low price.
And hopefully, you can still be patient, waiting for the price to increase.

This make sense if you can sell on profit after the merge since traders is buying ETH lately when merge announced. There's really a chance that there might be a sell off happened but that's not guaranteed because there's a chance too that the price will pump more once the merge effect is good on Ethereum ecosystem.

Taking profit is the best thing to do if you are uncertain with the market. Avoid being FOMO after you sell so that your judgement will not be clouded when you are buying back again.

Everything will be great if it turns out the way we think it should, but if it doesn't turn out the way we think, ethereum will not decrease and will increase continuously, we not only no longer have the opportunity to buy at low price, but also lose part of the profit. Everything is very unpredictable so it is impossible to say that it will decrease immediately after the merger event ends.

There is a possibility that after the merger there will be a massive sell-off that will occur because at this time it seems that some investors are buying ETH coins to participate in the event, so there is a possibility that it will happen but we better see first how the ETH coin price moves after the merger and if later there are signs of a decrease in price then sell immediately.

Just do what you want to do with your money, the form of investment you choose is definitely your best choice, because DYOR always recommends it. For sure, don't be careless and don't just get hit by Fomo

everyone has a prediction that they think is most correct. what is your idea in my opinion is not wrong, but can you be that sure with your predictions? what if after the merger there was a massive purchase, I don't think it is appropriate to sell it now, moreover there is no movement at this time when the day of the merger is approaching. there is usually a boom before the price plunges. this in my opinion.

It will be a double edged sword, I guess. What if the moment you sold your bag or assets, is also the point wherein the price started to increase? The problem here is lack of assurance. Indeed, the idea is good bat it is lacking assurance. I think it will be better to let alone your bags, then just prepare money to buy or reinvest to a coin of your choice, a matter of adding more amount to your investment. The reason why is because it would be safer simply because you still have your money with you; if ever the prices don't go up, no lesses would be decared, and also you'd still fulfill your idea of buying more during the downfall of the prices, right mate?

It does make sense.  As we can see before the ETH merge event, the market is greatly hype, I think the hype coming from the event will eventually die after the event so we would be expecting that a massive dump will occur since many will be cashing out to take their profit.  So if you plan to take advantage of the possible situation then it is a good move to sell before the big dump happen and accumulate when the price dump.

Well ask yourself what's your reason to think there would be a drop in crypto-currency market price. First let's talk about the Ethereum merger, it's not hard to understand that this merger isn't for the downfall of Ethereum but a thoughtful decision they have to take moving forward to ensure even more improvements.
I personally don't understand the FUD that is surrounding this up coming merger and none has giving any reasonable fact as to buy they think the market would be affected negatively.

Mergers like this would almost impossibly never stop happening and they are just but necessary decisions, I think it's no sense selling all content of your portfolio, if you have negative feelings about the Merger then you can check out some of the coins most vulnerable if things goes bad and sell them off rather than selling all. You may just be buy them at same price or more expensive than you sold off.

some people think this merger is related to the massive sales because initially there will be adjustments for the start of the new system. it doesn't matter if you sell it first, this is a safe way if you are sure of your prediction. we have our own predictions I prefer to hold it because the current market is very safe even though the merger day is near.

pump or dump either of them could be happened. we cannot say exactly. it's better of doing DCA from now. these are bottoms for all cryptocurrencies and most of stocks as i know. ethereum merge will lead  the road to the moon or maybe not. but always keep in mind that most of crypto investors are waiting for  ethereum merge,  all eyes on ethereum now. the purpose of ethereum is not reducing the ethereum gas fees but to turn from pow to pos. ethereum foundation has stated it recently. so do your own research about all of these . good  luck.

The merge may not result in a massive sell-off as expected; however, any investment involves risk; therefore, you should conduct additional research on the merger; however, you should not sell off all of your crypto bags in the hopes of buying back at a low price; otherwise, you may lose everything. Keep your crypto bags until the next halving before selling if you want to make more money.

Making sense, there will be a massive shift in value and supply upon the merge. But very risky and could backfire, so I would not do that.

What if the price goes up? What if the price goes down? What if the market crashes and bags lose value? All of that is a possibility. That's why I won't pursue this course of action. If you can handle these risks, then by all means, good luck to you.

It will be like a lottery. No one knows exactly how ETH will behave after the merger. There's no sure sign that it will fall or rise sharply after the merger. Your plan of short-term speculation through the merger is too risky. Right now, ETH has already risen quite a bit, approaching the $1,800 mark, even though it was worth about $1,400 2 weeks ago. A classic case of the novice investor could happen. Either you will buy ETH and after that the price will go down, or when you sell it, it will go even higher. :)

Have been hearing people saying their will be a massive sell of but am not sure yet, everybody are just predicting and thing's might not be like that at the end, if you have done your research well and you believe what people are saying then I think you can just sell and buy back later, but I will advise you, since nobody is sure about what will happen after the merge then I think it's just better you sell off 50% of your coin and leave the remaining 50% and see what will happen, if their is a heavy sell off then you can use the 50% which you sell to accumulate more coin after dumping and if the coin keeps on pumping you will know you are having 50% and you won't be left behind.

If we do base up on common behavior or price movement whenever there's some big news or updates then there's usually a sell off but no one really knows if it would happen early or after the event that's what makes it hard to predict and made up decisions in regarding to this.

It's up to you in the end of the day and never intend to listen others suggestion yet we are all speculating on this market as always which does means that you do need to rely on your own most of the time.

The result of the merge itself is still unpredictable whether it will be successful and good for the next or not.
But if you have analyzed the situation and gotten the exact source to trust, why don't you split or divide it? So, you may get the chance of what you are saying after the before and merge to make high profits. But you also still have the least if something that you thought doesn't happen and goes unexpected.
Actually, this merge is still debatable. So, this seems to be very unpredictable, and gamble to decide 100% on it.

study and be careful on the news It can even be an excuse for people to FOMO and buy everything they can get their hands on no evidence or good sources that there will be a massive sale after the merger, not for a good recommendation

If you think it's true and right after you research if after the Merger there will be a massive sale then just do it because it's your right to do it and most importantly you do it in a favorable situation and buy it back at a low price.
no one can predict accurately after the Merger occurs and it all depends on your own belief and research to decide, and if it makes sense you will make the right decision.

If you are doing this just because of the famous quote "Buy the rumor, Sell the news" then I think there is no harm in trying as long as you are ready if things aren't going the way you are expecting it to be :).

Well, we've seen sometimes where a particular project had a sell-off after having good news or a new addition to the project happened. There is nothing wrong with your strategy, I think. It's just that, there is no assurance that a massive sell-off will happen after the merge, but if it will happen then you will have huge profits. Just be ready and since you are a newbie, just do more research.

if you're new to crypto, it's enough to filter what you're doing. If you're determined, go along with the news circulating for analysis for the merger. If there's a reason to wait for the moment, I don't think you're in a hurry to make a decision. quite dense and need more graphics for further categorization. maybe there are other actions that must be prepared in managing and executing

I haven't received any information yet what kind of effect can be after the merge of Ether. However, I am still optimistic that the ether will improve  from all the aspects. And it will certainly increase the demand for it. A new revolution can be seen on the Ether platform shortly.

Merge events will indeed happen but what do you mean by that massive sale and you have no source what you are saying here I don't know for sure and it is still a mystery to everyone to really know what will happen after the merge event this . So be prepared and always alert to do something with the assets you have so that there is no risk of big losses with the assets you own, keep looking for accurate information about this.

I think you are not alone, many people are doing things like you do, some think like that, for sure the crypto market today has a lot of predictions popping up, if you think it's best just do it, all of us have a goal as a crypto investment.

You need to consider now in my opinion crypto investment, greater self-confidence than analysis and predictions out there.

Makes sense. Most events in crypto are sell the news events then buy back in. I sold my ETH a few months ago for ICP because I believe it has higher upside.

I think merge is not effecting the price of ethereum, because market is in serious condition. BTC has just started to pump that's good, but if it dumps again then Ethereum will dump also, so I think you shouldn't expect dump after merge.

Well i can't really tell you for sure if your plan is a good one or not because, just like the rest of the people in here, i can not look into the future to see what will happen to the price of Ethereum once the merge happened. I can give you my best guess though. The first price movement already happened because of the merge when the news became public that it will happen sooner than most people expected which means in a few days now. Back then the price shot up to almost 2000$ per Ether.
Now ETH is running sideways again for the last few weeks. I think the merge itself will not have a big immediate impact on the price. I don't think there will be a instant massive sell off.

If you still decide to sell everything, then it seems to me it would be reasonable to at least divide everything into two parts. Sell one, leave the other as it is. So, in any case, you will not remain in a huge minus. Although perhaps you foresee the future? :)

do not act rashly, you should do your research before selling everything. are you really sure after the merger will experience massive sales. But what if it's a start for ETH to reach a new ATH and rise slowly.
In 2021, Ethereum is showing a positive trend by experiencing more than one all time high. I am sure that with the changes made by Ethereum, the price of this crypto will increase gradually in the future because Ethereum is still the main choice for investing in crypto assets. I hope that the momentum of The Merge can be used by crypto asset traders to make a profit. Because in the future it will potentially increase.

Currently, it is difficult to make a decision. If he sells all his Ethereum and then it does not have any massive sales, he will regret the decision. The probability that ETH will increase after the merger is higher than the dumping. He seems to be going against a lot of people, I see a lot of investors buying into ETH and hopefully with this merge happening, they will then be distributed a coin forked from ETH and this is the free profit. I think this option is better than selling ETH and buying it back later, it's too risky.

How do you know from where that massive sale will happen after the merger?, I think you are doubtful by holding ethereum at this time. I myself will release it after merging later if the price will exceed what I bought before. but i will consider releasing my ethereum

It is obvious that the current increase in the price of ETH is influenced by the hype of the Merge event.  It is highly possible that after the event, the hype that is pushing the price of ETH will be gone, and that those who invested at the early stage of the hype might probably sell their holdings in order to get a profit.  These sell off and hype gone may crash the price of ETH at certain point.  Besides we are still in the bear market so it would be hard to maintain the hype cause by the merge event when the event is over.


Just consider the situation,

1. the current cryptocurrency market is at a bear market
2. the recent ETH hype is created by the merging event
3. People are buying because of the possible free money when the network is forked.

So after the event these 2 and 3 will be possibly gone making the ETH market goes back to the reality of being in a Bear market.  So is there any reason for the ETH market to continously increase the price if the hype and the people who are buying due to the possible free money are gone?  I think a dump is very much possible after the merge event.

If you are confident in such a development, then you can sell not only the ETH you have, but also open a margin short position. But there is no guarantee that the ETH price will dump after the merger, just as there is no guarantee that the price will start to rise immediately. Therefore, it is solely your decision what you need to do, since you are the owner of your deposit and it is you who will bear financial losses if your forecast turns out to be incorrect.

The truth is if you truly understand the underlying factors that accompany the much anticipated Ethereum merge you won't celebrate it so much and having so much faith to the point of believing that holders of ethereum will sell off after the merge, I will like to make you understand one very important point that will make you have a second thought before putting all your bag off into ethereum.

The upcoming ethereum merge is not like a fork event that happened sometimes ago where the ethereum classic was created out of the original ethereum and holders of the old ethereum where air dropped ethereum classic for free that prompting a massive sell-off which impacted the price of ethereum classic and since then the price of ethereum classic has not been able to compete with the price of ethereum in the market.

What you should understand about the upcoming ethereum merge is that the mug is just a connection of two ethereum networks that will aid some features in the ethereum network such as proof of stake consensus against proof of work, and this is thought to lessen the over depended on computing power computing that sorb up much energy and with environmental effect.

It really makes sense if you are in profit but if you are doing this because you are worried and in order to save from losing more, that is a wrong decision. I suggest for you to analyze the market trend first and see what will happen during this merge because we are still uncertain about it. But if you are right about what you have felt, then I would say go for it and support your decision. Taking some profit out from the volatility of the market is really a good idea and losing such an opportunity is a big mistake.

if the decision is very difficult, selling half can be an option. it is a safe choice. Ethereum is not like other coins which after a big event will be thrown away. Ethereum has many holders and they believe the current price of ethereum is still quite cheap. the merger event will take place in 2 days and prices are still stable and tend to rise. This is also supported by the BTC price which is also getting better. We'll see what happens after the Merger happens.

That's right, they think more about other strategies or other ways with targets that may not be the same as before. Don't really expect to make a profit or increase in price later.

developments made by Ethereum have been very long. the process is not simple. many investors are supportive and enthusiastic about what Ethereum is doing.
selling all assets would certainly be too bad. because a gamble is being carried out. if the price goes up after the sale, I'm afraid Ethereum won't drop as much as the price is discounting.
good advice when we can sell some to take profit moment. and we can hold the rest to see market conditions after the merger is complete.
but myself, still want to hold back at least 2-3 more years.

Today I read an article by one of the ETH developers, from which it follows that perhaps not everything will go well and there will be problems. This may not tell the price in a good way. It may not happen, but who knows.

I agree, everyone have all kinds of predictions and some will say that OP would be doing a great job by selling after the merge (not even know when exactly) and some will say that it is going to be a bad idea. I am one of the people who would say that it is a bad idea but at the end of the day we are talking about something that is going to end up with a bit of a problem in the long run if we just trust others with our ideas and predictions.

If you ask others your predictions then you are going to end up with a bad result since there will never be one correct answer. Do what you think is the best for your money and hope that it will get a good return in the long run so you could profit from it smartly.

Not bad. I don't think you can expect massive sales but yes there will be some people cashing in on the news of the upcoming Hardfork. However, if you've been holding back for a while I don't think this will be a problem, as you'll see a huge increase in value that day. Selling or trading has the potential to cause heavy losses at this early stage. There is potential, although risky and volatile.

First of all, what is that crypto coin you are planning to sell? Are those btc and some altcoins/tokens? But, as long as it's not Ethereum, then there is no need for you to sell them because they may not be affected by the possible dump and if ever they fell, just don't panic because they can always recover but you can opt to buy more coins.

You said you are a miner so what is that coin you were mining? Was it eth? When I visit the mining boards I see that some users are planning to sell their eth miners. Maybe you can also do the same thing because I think eth mining will become obsolete however I think you can still use it to mine other coins.

Well, just wait the merge if what will reallly gonna happen and if you can make profit if ever you will.sell.all your coins.during that event. All we can do is to predict  but there is no certainty in every prediction.

Maybe call the 90% of your bag. Like libert19 mentioned, it is better to do it before the change. This is not a small change that we are talking about anyway. All I can see for now is some ETH GPU miners are affected from this since ETH will now turn from PoW to PoS and I only found that out since I was looking for GPU lately and they were skyrocketing still though here in my region.

Just hold the rest so you would still somehow play it safe regardless and you can decide to buy more if it somehow did not impact ETH really bad. Considering how ETH stays top 2 for many years, I had doubts it would impact that bad.

I think it's best for ethereum holders for now, let's just wait and see what happens later. do not just look at the unstable market conditions at this time. I think it is very likely that the price of ethereum will be even better after the merging event occurs later. hopefully the price of ethereum continues to be pushed and gets better

Sell or hold, this is the main dilemma of the investor. And this applies not only to Ethereum, but also to all other coins that are in your wallet. Almost every coin has a news background that either pushes the price up or a dump. Currently, the attention of the majority is focused on the Ethereum merger and this is a great opportunity to make a profit. The main thing is to make the right choice.

It would be nice if you could provide the source of such article because if that is true then that is very serious, if one of the current developers of ethereum doesn't think that things are going to proceed as smoothly as they have made the community to believe then this is a problem, because when those problems emerge people are going to panic, people are going to believe that everything is going wrong and they will begin to sell their coins, and unfortunately the effect will not only felt by those holding ethereum but by those holding any kind of coin in this market as I think a generalized crash may follow.

In this kind of case you are of good position to conclude what ever you have in mind, because i believe buying will be more easier for you, because mining required many things and especially equipment and adequate electricity for the mining of bitcoin to take place, except it's a situation what you are mining is all this local token, you can mine if it's a token, but a process whereby it's Bitcoin, i will advice you to buy instead of involving into mining

It is not easy to make the right decision, therefore it is very important to do research and analysis before making a decision.
why not as long as it can make a profit I think it needs to be used,
maybe with the merger of Ethereum it will make the price go up we'll see

Here you can read it. I can't guarantee that all this is true, but maybe there is some truth in it.
https://twitter.com/splix/status/1569337177984700417

Agree, when it is lower level coins the news itself could be the carrying factor and when the news passes it is going to go down because everyone wants to get out. But have you asked yourself why they get out? They get out because they do not want to hold those low level coins and want to hold stuff like ETH instead. In this case, it is not just one merge and then over, it is going to change ethereum for good and it is going to have people buy it all the time to be able to stake more and more.

I will be one of those people and there will be a lot more people as well, the more money they make the more ETH they will buy in order to put that into a pool and make more money from the staking rewards as well.

This plan seems logical to me, it is likely that there will be some rise in prices after the merger, and then the price will return to its previous position later, so it may be good to try to take advantage of this rise and fall and get more additional profits, the merger actually happened and there was a slight increase in the price for that You have to choose the right moment to sell and then the right moment to buy again.

We've been through the merger and the price hasn't shown any sign of going up high so it's highly recommended to keep it on hold until then. This is because the market situation has not yet moved upwards. Besides that, the market has declined again and caused many altcoins to follow suit. You have to be more patient and keep waiting and holding your coins and even if there is no sign of increasing, it will be okay because eventually, the price will go up again.

More than a day has passed since the merge and there hasn't been any spike as many would expect and can see the price of ethereum has also dropped but not due to dumping occurring. The market is falling but very slow and tug-of-war, I just checked the price of ethereum, it's only down about 10% since the merger was successful.

It is really hard to predict the market, for those who have sold before it is also very difficult to decide to buy now because the price drop is negligible and now is not a good price to sell. Neither long nor short can profit from this event.

You are right, the price continues to decline because there are many selling because of the fear of high risks, but I expect that this movement will be reversed soon when the price drops to an attractive point to buy, then many investors will start buying from this point and this will lead to a rise in the price again due to the increased demand for purchase. Ethereum is a very strong coin and is expected to witness significant growth due to the move to the new network and this decline is only temporary.