Of course, you should not believe such "representatives". And anyway, if it's about money, then no one can be trusted. Be sure to check all the information through the official channels of communication or on your own in the Internet. Scammers take advantage of the insecurity and laziness of newcomers, who often themselves are to blame for being deceived.
Newcomers! I want to appeal to you. Now spend your time on self-study trading in the crypto market. Read how to avoid cheating. And never trust your money to anyone. Any purchase and sale should be exclusively your choice after analyzing the overall market situation and currency.

I think that this will have a positive effect on the crypto market as a whole. Of course this will not give a start to the reversal (but the author did not claim it ).
I also think that the emergence of positive news prepares people for a reversal, but I don't claim that this news will give a boost to the turn.
Some time ago Google applied the decision (to ban advertising of crypto currency) added negativity in the market. Therefore, now, I think that the revision of their decision will add a positive to the general state of the market.

Crypto currency is what it makes sense to do for earning money. Only you need to strive to become an experienced trader. Every person who starts to trade, must realize that for trades he needs knowledge and skills. And if this person doesn't want to spend his time and energy on training, then no one is to blame for losing. In the lose, only he is guilty.

Beginners are constantly coming to the crypto currency market. In the market there is a constant circulation of people (beginners). It is through this circulation that experienced traders continue to earn. Do you think that no one new now comes to the market? I think - no.
Therefore, I think that the market is constantly self-cleaning. New people come - the smarter part of them learns and becomes good traders - and on the other beginners earn all experienced traders (old and new) - beginners who could not learn how to earn sell at a loss their coins and leave the market. And so on in a circle.
Of course this is how I see the market. I do not impose such an understanding of the market to anyone.

List of currencies I hold:
1. Bitcoin
2. Ether
3. XRP
4. Litecoin
5. Monero
6. BNB
A few words about the reasons for my choice:
- These currencies are in the top.
- This is one of the most promising crypto currencies.
- These are currencies to which there is a lot of interest, so the price of them will grow and they can always be sold.

If you invest in a project for a long time on the basis of fundamental analysis, you will need technical analysis periodically. I mean, sometimes you will need to conduct technical analysis to monitor the overall state of your finances. Personally, I do this and I recommend doing it to you. This can help you at some good time to sell your coins at a very favorable price and buy from scratch at a low.
As an example, we can consider December 2017. Those who had coins in long term storage had a stunning opportunity to earn a lot of money. As we see now all these people could buy the sold coins later at very low prices.
Of course, none of the analyzes could calculate the likelihood that there are such prices now, but the fact remains, in December 2017, all holders of coins could make excellent money. And I think that this is the meaning of long term trade.
Also, technical analysis will help you calculate the point of purchase correctly. Because at the moment when you want to buy a coin, there may not be a very favorable situation for its purchase, the price can be greatly overstated. And technical analysis will tell you this and you will be able to calculate a successful point of purchase for you.

I'm sure that you yourself created a order for sale, so your coins were sold. There's nothing wrong with that, you made a deal and closed it in a plus. Don't let FOMO ("fear of missing out") affect you right now. Now you are in a better situation than it was before the sale of these coins.

I didn't pay anyone for my training. I independently searched  all the necessary information, and the constant practice gave me great experience. I think that in their majority such courses have only one goal: to earn money on newcomers. In most cases, elementary information will be provided, which can already be found on the Internet. And plus to this, you most likely will be advised to listen to their trade advice and buy those coins that they will recommend to you (of course for recommendations you will need to pay extra).
I think that the best thing is self-education. Also here on the forum there are a lot of good traders who are happy to help beginners advice.
Here you can also find a lot of useful information and links to sources for learning. If you do not find the information you need, then create a new topic, and the forum participants will prompt you.

I think that now the situation has calmed down a bit. We observe the flat of bitcoin prices, which, I guess, will turn into growth or another fall before October 17th. If in the near future we overcome the $ 6,800 mark, then I think that we will have further growth in the area of ​​7800 $.
According to the latest news, Google removes strict restrictions on the advertising of crypto currencies (of course, they still have many conditions) from October 2018. I think this should have a positive impact on the market.
I expect that in the near future there will be a few more positive news, which will lead us to higher prices for crypto currencies.
But of course I don't forget preparing for a bad version of events.

Of course, the most important thing in trading, which should be taken into account, is the analysis of prices through technical analysis. But don't underestimate the news, as the news has a huge impact on the growth or fall in prices. Of course, no one can certainly say how this or that news affects the price, but important news will definitely have a strong impact. And in general, if the news is positive, then it should not be difficult for the trader to guess that it will positively influence the price increase (and vice versa, if the news is negative, it will negatively affect the price).

This is exactly what we have been seeing for a long time. Now the whole situation looks much better. Some coins come to life and grow in price, we see that there are periodically large volumes of trades. So let's hope that in the near future the world of crypto currencies expects good news and price growth.

I think now the market is self-cleaning . Nervous people will leave the crypto currency, and experienced, patient and persistent traders will remain and earn money on those who sell at low prices.

To start trading you need a desire and knowledge. You can start trading with almost any desired amount. It can be even 10 $. If you just want to try how this works, then choose a convenient exchanger for you (for exchanging fiat for crypto currency). There are different exchangers, they may have restrictions on the minimum amount.

As for the salary, it does not matter. If you can allocate a certain amount for the purchase of crypto currencies, then do it.

Many nervous people (newcomers and not only) after seeing the price drop also began to massively sell their ether. But this is not an indicator. Many experienced traders hold their ether. Since they understand its real prospects.

No one knows exactly where the bottom is. Every time the price went down everyone said that, behold, we had reached the bottom. But since then we have lowered the level of the bottom by thousands of dollars.
I myself 1 month ago didn't believe in such price marks, but now I have changed my opinion. I'm already ready for the eth for $ 80 and bitcoin for $ 3000.
Of course, I continue to believe in crypto-currencies, but I don't forget that the price can be any and I need to be prepared for it.

This is a very bold assumption. But in fact, I don't see any real prerequisites for such a price. Now the situation on the market is very tense. Every day more and more people sell their coins, in order to regain even a part of their investments. Of course, sooner or later the market will unfold, but don't wait for this in 2018.

P.S. I really want to be wrong.

Of course, there can be anything and I would be happy to bull run. But I'm looking at the truth. It is very likely that this year we will not see bull run. Sometimes the price will rise, and sometimes fall. It would be very good if by the New Year the price would have reached $12,000.

The purchase of altcoins is always too risky, and in general trading on the crypto market is very risky.
I don't think that everyone who bought at a high price is now crying. Of course, those who were inexperienced and filled with dreams of a prosperous future are now crying. Well, the rest, those who rightfully can be called experienced traders have long sold their own, bought expensive coins and earned on others.

Now many are in the same situation. I think that you need to understand well what is in your portfolio.

If these are good and promising coins, especially from the top 30, then I think that sooner or later they will recover in value.

If you have coins of doubtful projects, then the situation will be worse. There is a possibility that they will not survive in this bear market.

I also have some doubtful coins (but I bought them until December 2017), but now I don't see any reason to sell them, since the money received from the sale doesn't play a special role in my life.

I think that this is impossible. Of course no one can say exactly what will happen in 3-4 months, but there are no prerequisites for the fact that the price soared. At this point it would be great for everyone if the bitcoin price had risen to at least $15,000 by the end of the year.