It is because even they sell their scammed Bitcoins in bulk still couldn't affect the market price and trigger for its dump. That was a coincidence that during that time the market dumps a little bit and you are right, it turns back high again.
It sometimes we think negatively and interacted with what we've heard, and this is also a reason why we are easily get caught into FOMO.

Bitcoin could give us something really amazing and make my life amazing as well. It was full doubt when I started to be a part of this community but later on, it'll find how it works in my life and truly an explosive market where many of us can benefit from this. I know risk could be a hindrance for us why we are undecided to invest Bitcoin but if you'll never think of it and just enjoy the market, you'll find it not regrettable and really profiting, and that is what I've experienced in here.

Reading books could also be of big help and we can still be getting ideas from it but the problem is, some of them are outdated means that, it is good to go for online tutorials that are updated. Because when you are in trading, you can't rely upon into one thing but rather to gather ideas from different sources in order to evaluate what it more effective or less effective.

I was not thinking that this current market trend or we call it for Bullrun will be a trap and put us into a losing ends.
The reason why people come into Bitcoin investment is just because they'll saw a growing market and its profitability. May gaining assurance isn't at 100% due to its volatility but if have a record on it, it for sure the majority have to make money rather than of those who lose.

Anything could be possible but also we don't have to expect a lot as the market is not really that strong and the movement is quite slow compared to the last Bullrun. We know that ETH would follow Bitcoin but I'm not convinced that it will soars high and reach to $1k this year, it is actually high.

https://www.newsbtc.com/2020/02/09/ethereum-trend-bullish-bulls-aim-250/

A close competition happens in the basketball in which everyone's on the list is trying to prove that they worthy of praises.
Lebron James is not new to this and even awarded for many times but yet, he is old enough and be sometimes outperformed by new aspiring players just like Giannis, Doncic and the last year MVP finals Leonard. But the possibility for LBJ to win again is till at a high percentage knowing that many LBJ fanatics are still supporting him.

There is no harm to listen to other's opinion and may these are also helping to develop our mindset but of course, we also have to think and act wisely in accordance with our beliefs. In this kind of investment, we shouldn't have to rely on others all the time but instead, we have to stand our own. But much better also if we are open-minded person accepting some new ideas and for us to develop also, and this is very important in any investment and business.

It can be of free but what if you are acquiring other people to manage your funds in trading is a different story and surely you'll have to pay him/her for services. Yes, it might lead to a scam and so it agreed that we better not to deal with this kind of service rather having our own and so we also have nothing to blame in time there is lapses happen.

It all be at risk, even outside crypto investment but above all, we should have to think positive as will and may this risk will give us passive results. However, if we are in doubt for crypto and afraid of its risk, we better not to try. That is why, if we are thinking about this, we should have to plan first and be preferred for any circumstances that might happen to our investment.
Yes, $15k is quite big to start as a newbie and much better not use it all until such time that we are knowledgeable enough in this field. 

Those on the top list has already had a name and known to everyone, and obviously a coin/s to look first before seeing down.
It sometimes we also have to look those coins that being push during 2017 Bullrun for it may have their chances also to bring back its trend just like Verge which I invested before. But I'd never expected that this coin will work that so easy and all been relying on (some) investors to put their money as well.

Money talks and that is basically happening around in crypto. But have we ever think that this (shit) coins could survive even though they are already been listed in the market? It probably they'll not and there is no guaranteed assurance that investors will look into these coins. Of course, they are also looking for valuable coin/s that have a huge market volume and these (shit) coins had missed that one.

It's likely we have to emphasize that it is better to trade our own than relying on someone else or even much better to make use if legit trading bots. People are not suggesting to have this idea because they'll able to see what might happen to you and I think that successful traders aren't go that way but rather to trade their own and accept the risk. And I hope you are able to get it.

Hitting for another $500 is quite optimistic and quite far from reality. If you could see how ETH moves side by side, ups and downs, and being independent on bitcoin movements you can eventually think that ETH never reaches so high this year. Maybe you could think because of halving but it won't guarantee that it pushes altcoins to soars high, it might be for Bitcoin but not really it affects the entire crypto market IMO.

One thing I consider most in trading is to know our own limitations. Some people push themselves in trading even though they don't have such capabilities. Yes, knowledge could be gain as we go into trading but the question is, are we preferred and accept losses? Maybe not.

If we know a word enough, we simply skip from losing too much. Changing our mindset to a positive one and being contented of what we might get during our trades( even it is just 1% gains), it surely we will go far.

And to add for this, when all the supports coming from miners, investors, traders and users will no longer be inherent. It could be an odds to see like that but that is the only way I could think that it stops crypto. But, are we letting this thing to happen? Definitely, not, in fact, we even supportive to the market even we struggles so much difficulties cause we believe that this could help us to our life and our future.

I supposed to think about but the market shows not so aggressive to push Ethereum moving up.
But anyway, it was so early to think that it was impossible and may halving could give a twist that could help to uplift Ethereum for another peak again. However, even we can't able to see ETH soaring high again but still, people will always give trust to Ethereum and will keep supporting for its journey.

This is nothing new to the market, anytime soon the prices will fluctuate over and over again. Thinking for a 20% drop is not a big deal for us who believes and trusted Bitcoin cause it will just eventually change in the following days and show more improvements more than of its loss.

The fall could be of some reason but not a thing we have to think of being in the negative all the way.

We are still not getting far from any form of a pyramid scheme, cheating, and many questionable acts that will lead to losing. In fact, not only newbies could always be their victims but sometimes it happens also the old crypto investors. It is most likely that scammers are improving their strategies also so they could still catch their prey.  

With all the awareness that spread in the forum and even in social media it still, we could about complaints about this. It may be we could ever stop this thing of its existence.

I actually bought some Bitcoin in the 3rd quarter of that year (2017) and to tell you guys, I'm still in big regrets why I'd never sell it when the price reaches its peak. It was a big mistake but it never gives me losses by then since I sold it early 2018 and the price still in good but it actually most daring if I could sell it when the price is $19k ( it supposed to make it triple from my buying price).
But anyway, it passed already and we'll have to move on and face what is the coming. I know it will be fine in the year and onwards.

Bullish is what most people are thinking now, $15k is much reachable if halving will have a positive response from the community. However, the price still remains puzzled for everyone for we know the fact that it will moves somewhere else and nobody knows where.

if the market will pump a few weeks before halving, it was bright to see that bullish will not be going far from happening again (IMO).