BIP91 is miners agenda and should leave no one in surprise if 101% of them supports it. By and large it's to enlarge their pockets and not a care in the world for the users of Bitcoin.  Question to answer is, "Was Bitcoin made for miners or users?" Obviously miners are to render a service and get paid for it, so they don't decide for users. The Bitcoin core are about to prove to the cartel of miners, they are not indispensable and the world can actually do without the best man.

The price of Bitcoin have mow rallied and it's for you to decide if to take profit or to keep holding. More important is to stay abreast with the market and be well guided, though the price of Bitcoin have proven to be resilient and always bouncing back, it's however not enough to conclude it would always stay so, thus suggesting that whatever price might not be good enough for buying Bitcoin.

A newbie only signifies a newly created account, it does not tell anything about one's experiences and exposures as you can equally  see a number of newbies making meaning contributions in their posts, while couple of high ranking member drift off tangentially from topic on hand.

But with proper analysis, one stands a better chance for winning than does aimless shooting in the dark. It is possible to create some advantage with analysis then couple with some good money management,winning opportunities become less rare. If one is playing dice game for instance with chance of  70%, what it really means is that out of 100 bets, there is a likelihood to experience 30 losses in any order. Analysis would help a player on how to survive, atleast 30 consecutive loses. The ability to effectively deploy that would certainty create more winning opportunities fora  player. Not having good enough bankroll  and patience to stay with plan is usually the constraints most player face and not that analysis do not work.

If you're really out to have fun playing these games, you really cannot afford  out of pocket spending all the time, because it among other things puts a player under pressure to win and that is actually when losing becomes inevitable. After being a while with some dice sites - with several deposits, investing and other supported activities, it gets to a point where your daily faucets become reasonable to pursue any gambling fantasy you may have. Everything boils down to proper planning, there's no free money anywhere.

Yes the market was actually on a free fall, but got some respite when some miners started signaling for Segwit2x through BIP91. However, that is more or less a first aid, what a number of people fail to understand is that Segwit2x also proposed a hard fork to follow after 3 months of activating segwit, which would change the cords of Bitcoin and that where the BIP148 - UASF guys differ.

Not a bad idea to steer clear of troubled waters especially if one does not have a lot of fund, however knowing that market price doesn't continue indefinitely in anyone direction can create a lee way to lay ambush for the market, buying at significant support levels and sell off at resistance levels, on and on till the storm be over. For now the storm is not over yet.

I use Fibonacci retracement and Bollinger Bands for charting the market, your can see how market reacts at those levels!

That was on the 18/7/2017, price was $2300 as in the image and I actually bought some Bitcoin, because the signal to buy(bounce from 50% Fibo retracement level and oversold condition from Bollinger Bands) was strong enough for me.
  I don't see how that's spreading of FUD! Are you well aware that signaling of BIP91 was fast tracked to counter UASF that is billed for August 1st?  Notwithstanding that more than 90% of miners have signaled for Segwit2x and BIP91 locked-in, there is no consensus and Bitcoin core are still bent on BIP148.

Apparently Bitcoin is not all about miners, but users and companies that does business with it. With that, you don't require a mirror to see what is in your hand and it's certainly not a time for wishful thinking, follow the facts and you won't be caught up by any surprise.

http://www.trustnodes.com/2017/07/18/60-bitcoin-miners-started-signalling-segwit2x

On the 18th of July, after the market  hqd taken a plunge two days earlier, this was the picture on my trading desk. Looking at the picture and then the possibility of a split into 2 - 4 Bitcoin coins, what was going to be your decision? Do you think those indicators have anything to add in reaching a trading decision? In between when this shot was taken and now, market have moved from $2300 to Over $2700 and most likely testing $3000 before 1st of August!

I guess quite a number of people were trigger ready after the rebound from $1800,which happened to be the 51% Fibonacci level and again $2000 market level was supposed to be a psychological level. Not surprised mopping up got on the way shortly. Even in a massive selloff, market doesn't turn out a free-fall, there will away be checks and at these check points, tons of money can be made.

I see contradictions! If one has to put in lot of effort and work hard, then it has absolutely nothing to do with that word "instant." Instant would mean effortlessly  and no waste of time, but most of the money that have been made through Bitcoin is as a result of the value time adds to it, that is what HODL does and I doubt lazy people will find it interesting.

Now you are the one acting like a noob here. Op never said he invested in some hyip. By hype, he was referring to all the noise and buzz on Bitcoin from every direction. He obviously swallowed them hooks and sinkers and that explains the situation he is having. I think his nerves must have calmed  by now because a bottom to the price of Bitcoin seems to have been reached and a rebound is on course. If op took the advice given him here, not to join the FUDsters, he would probably be happy now. However the situation highlighted the fact that one has to properly equip oneself with right knowledge and skills in any business one intend embarking on to ever dream of success.

Just noticed  that payment for 10- 16th July already received in my Yolo Dice account, thanks Ethan-nx and the entire management of YoloDice!

Sounds interesting! Until now have not been active overthere, but I think this would be a push! Going to follow all above, let's make this work!

https://steemit.com/@victorycoin

It is a pity you were oblivious of the fact that Bitcoin had been in overbought conditions a long while and as such only ideal for very short term trading and not to buy hodl except you got a deep pocket. In all honesty, technical analysis is essential for trading Bitcoin, though it may matter less for altcoims with small liquidity. Applying it, you may never buy at top again and be able to figure when a reversal is passed a retracement. If you can afford to hold out then go ahead, but if otherwise, will suggest you keep tab on Bitcoin FUD induced selloff, sell half your stock and buy again after a great dip. You either day trade your way up or effortleddly hold and  wait.

Op was actually  looking  at making of hundred thousands of Satoshi and certainly not thousands of dollars from faucet claims.You would  be super lucky to accomplish the later, because even magic cannot do it. For thousands of satoshi, it's all possbile with sizeable faucet claim and some logic, because casinos are no Santa claus. Here are two instances, but don't ask me for the logic:

           

Today:

If gambling for fun actually translates to being indifference  to whether I win or loss, then I have no part in that! Am a mathematician and I play only roulette and dice as a challenge every time I play. What to call fun in it all, is that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general have made it possible and easier to have the house provide the funds and not from my pocket.

If really experience has no role to play in winning a game then it's a wonder what would. A lot of things in life work in cycles, if you don't have the eyes for it, you may never know they even exist, but if you do and can spot one coming, you can save yourself some colossal damage and live to fight again and again. Why does driving experience matter for a driver, if it adds nothing to safe driving?

I feel for newbies, the sucklings of Bitcoin community, all those not too enlightened or privileged to stay abreast with the show of immaturity going on around Bitcoin and especially for all the new converts to crypto-world. All these show of lack of order and sense of reasoning allowed to ravage the community can actually traumatize latest adopters and this was supposed to be a knowledge - based discovery! Is it a truism, that the more wisdom men claim to acquire, the more nitwitted they tend   

In every business, to get ahead, one have to be willing to take some risk or one is sure to end up with average reward. Don't follow the crowd, they would always show your all the reasons why the sun won't shine! Rather take your time to make full assessment of the situation and then make informed decision and take responsibility whatever the outcome. This could as well be a one in a life time opportunity to board a lunar flight right from your door steps.

Don't think the interests of banks are set in stones, they're known to follow profits where they can be made. If it were as easy, they would have already rolled out a number of products based on the technology, but their wings are clipped by the government agents - central banks.  Something worth noting is the fact that cryptocurrencies are digital assets and at one time or the other, a need to turn them to cash shall arise and that inevitably makes banks and fiats currencies indispensable in any complete cryptocurrency equation.