Selling Bitcoin = Opportunity loss?!

[iluvpie60]

There is an opportunity loss in buying or selling bitcoins.

Example, you buy bitcoins today at 2,500 each and hold. Price crashes on August 1st due to update and hard fork and crazy stuff happening, bitcoin goes down to 1,000 USD and stays there for a year. You missed out on buying some other coins that have a greater chance of going up in price.

Say you sell your bitcoins at 2,500 each right now and don't buy back in because you think price will go down. Price goes up to 4,000 within this year and never goes back down, so you lose out on not buying back in.

Depends on what you want to do. Doing lots of research will help you make a better decision.

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[streazight]

I'd take advice from a financial specialist that knows about bitcoins before trying to sell or buy..

Bitcoin is unlike any other asset seen before. It's so volatile, goes up and down randomly, and is so easily affected by political and social factors that it's hard to predict, even for a "specialist". Bitcoin especially now is so unpredictable, the time it will take you to contact and ask a specialist for their opinion/research, it may be too late. The price may have already spiked or plummeted.

At the same time this makes it attractive because even experts on the field of finances cannot predict what it is going to happen so the average person can in fact compete with people like this and even beat them at their own game when it comes to bitcoin.

Investment as a whole can be considered a pretty risky business. It is true that even experts in the field of finance cannot predict some outcomes but in respect of other assets bitcoin is rather stable and is increasing steadily and it has been this way since a long time.

It was only a few cents when it started 8 years ago and right now its value is around twenty six hundred dollars. Considering these factors it can be said that bitcoin is a safe option to invest as well as trade in.

[Potato Chips]

I'd take advice from a financial specialist that knows about bitcoins before trying to sell or buy..

Bitcoin is unlike any other asset seen before. It's so volatile, goes up and down randomly, and is so easily affected by political and social factors that it's hard to predict, even for a "specialist". Bitcoin especially now is so unpredictable, the time it will take you to contact and ask a specialist for their opinion/research, it may be too late. The price may have already spiked or plummeted.

At the same time this makes it attractive because even experts on the field of finances cannot predict what it is going to happen so the average person can in fact compete with people like this and even beat them at their own game when it comes to bitcoin.

Investment as a whole can be considered a pretty risky business. It is true that even experts in the field of finance cannot predict some outcomes but in respect of other assets bitcoin is rather stable and is increasing steadily and it has been this way since a long time.

It was only a few cents when it started 8 years ago and right now its value is around twenty six hundred dollars. Considering these factors it can be said that bitcoin is a safe option to invest as well as trade in.

You can certainly beat those people, what you can't beat is the rich people who spends thousands of bucks for bitcoin lol.

Bitcoin is not increasing steadily, it has its ups and downs too particularly on its early years where the price keeps going back and forth. but because we have a huge improvement these past few years. most people are 100% sure that it will continue to increase even though its past involvements doesn't guarantee anything. 

there is no 100% in this world so it wouldn't hurt to sell your bitcoins from time to time. have a little gift for your hardwork. if ever bitcoin goes down--well I hope not, your hardwork will not be futile as you have bought things with it

[bluefirecorp]

You can only say opportunity loss when you sold your Bitcoin without gaining profit. There is always an opportunity when selling or buying Bitcoin, you only have to check the price by that you'll know when to buy and sell to gain profit.

Yup, you say right! I not know why reason many people don't sell when highest price and after the price fall down, they sell it although not take loss, but they say that  is make they loss more Just because of their greed, they blame market =))

I understand that, it's their fault, they are too greedy to make a lot of money, but then they do not believe in bitcoin anymore, and they are willing to sell it when it's low in value. I call them weak.

Those kind of people don't study bitcoin because they don't have enough knowledge about bitcoin to hold when they see some negative thoughts then their knowledge is enough to make them don't believe to that negative thoughts or make that person get enlighten so its negative beliefs about bitcoin will be gone and make that negative person turn into a bitcoin believer.

Before investing in anything, it is important to gain and learn from two things that are knowledge and experience. The former is important because without knowledge it would be rather silly to venture money into something one does not understand or has any comprehension about. The latter is crucial because a person can only become skilled when he has experience and only then can he make the right choice during crucial decisions.

[stergium]

Many posts discuss the possibility of exchange earnings with selling Bitcoin (and buy later). Other posts discuss the Bitcoin exchange rate, it seems that many agree there is a strong upward tendency and the volatility is hard to predict. It seems dat selling Bitcoin results in a serious probability of an opportunity loss. Selling Bitcoin can only be motivated by an (partial) exit. Do you agree?

I think it depends on who is holding the bitcoin, they sell bitcoin for different purposes because they need money to spend their life or they want to buy something. But if you keep the bitcoin in the future you will probably maximize your profits because in the future bitcoin will grow even further.

Exactly because we do have different purpose, and I believe of the total number of holders of bitcoin, only few
are really holding it for long term despite more people are saying they will but when time comes
they will be tempted to sell especially when they really need the money.

Correct, true long term holders of bitcoin are very rare, there are many that like to get good profits and will be tempted to sell bitcoin for fiat and cash out, or they will be tempted to sell for altcoins that have a faster growth rate than bitcoin in most of the cases.

but the trend is now changing, people now realized the importance of long term investment and therefore they are investing their money for long term. long term investment is in fact more safer as compare to short term investment. specially for those people who do not have experince in trading and still they are welling to investment money. so in such situation long term investment is the best option for him where there is always low risk of losing money.

[Mia Wallace]

but the trend is now changing, people now realized the importance of long term investment and therefore they are investing their money for long term. long term investment is in fact more safer as compare to short term investment.

The reason is that earlier there were kids playing in the virtual market who wanted to make instant profit with what ever they invest but now real investors are coming in and they know how to make a real profit rather than wanting to make some short term profits.I have my investments intact and i have a price in mind whenever i am selling.

[deppil]

Yes right, do not rush to sell bitcoin at the moment, I suggest to hold at least until the end of the year and we will get a fantastic price, maybe 2 times from now or more than $5000/btc.

That would be nice, but is is right to sell then?

Waiting until the $ 5,000 price may take a very long time, and you have to have the patience to wait for the price up to that level and I'm not one who can wait too long. I think the bitcoin price is very volatile or up and down, I'll take advantage of the opportunity when the price goes up to sell it I think it's not a waste of opportunity because I will buy again when the price is low

[error08]

Mostly of my "sell transactions" ends with regret because bitcoin price increase after that, so I decide to sell only small portion of my bitcoin to ensure I have savings for another rise. There is no problem if someone want to sell his bitcoin, whether for profit or need money because there is some chance to buy back. But for now, I guess bitcoin price will fluctuate a lot due to uncertain hard fork of blockchain and better to keep your bitcoin save in wallet.

[South Park]

There is an opportunity loss in buying or selling bitcoins.

Example, you buy bitcoins today at 2,500 each and hold. Price crashes on August 1st due to update and hard fork and crazy stuff happening, bitcoin goes down to 1,000 USD and stays there for a year. You missed out on buying some other coins that have a greater chance of going up in price.

Say you sell your bitcoins at 2,500 each right now and don't buy back in because you think price will go down. Price goes up to 4,000 within this year and never goes back down, so you lose out on not buying back in.

Depends on what you want to do. Doing lots of research will help you make a better decision.

Correct, timing the market is very hard, that is why we must take a decision and stick with it, if you are not going to get bitcoin then stay out of the market and if you are going to hold bitcoin then do it for the long term, not only this gives you better profits it is easier.

[CODE200]

Not really as long as the bitcoin you are selling is the amount that you only need. but somehow yes if you are going to sell all of your bitcoin and then that will be opportunity loss. And selling is bitcoin is helping the fluctuation of the bitcoin price too but if the buying walls are greater than selling then that means pump. selling and buying of bitcoin have a big affect in trading industry.

[lixer]

Not correct at all, All depends on the circumstances if the price is rising then selling bitcoin = opportunity of loss wut when the price is down it is a smart move because you can get more bitcoin by buying back at a lower price. that's why many people said not easy to get profit in bitcoin because we need to have good knowledge in trade.

It is common sense that if a value of the currency you've invested in, is increasing it will somewhat be your loss when a more marginal profit can be attained. The value of bitcoin has increased hundreds of dollars in only the last couple of days and it will touch the three thousand dollar mark in a couple of days. With these statistics it is wise to hold selling bitcoins for those who've invested in it and wait for a more favorable opportunity.

[Dudeperfect]

Yes if bitcoin price is going to rise in the future similarly like the performance so far then there will be serious opportunity loss of the trader, however, it is not simple as that. I believe that the movement of bitcoin helps in the growth of bitcoin so if the holder is spending (not selling) some of his bitcoins then it will automatically increase the price of his rest of the holdings. So it is kind of interrelated with each other and hence it makes little bit complicated.

[ethereumhunter]

There is an opportunity loss in buying or selling bitcoins.

Example, you buy bitcoins today at 2,500 each and hold. Price crashes on August 1st due to update and hard fork and crazy stuff happening, bitcoin goes down to 1,000 USD and stays there for a year. You missed out on buying some other coins that have a greater chance of going up in price.

Say you sell your bitcoins at 2,500 each right now and don't buy back in because you think price will go down. Price goes up to 4,000 within this year and never goes back down, so you lose out on not buying back in.

Depends on what you want to do. Doing lots of research will help you make a better decision.

Correct, timing the market is very hard, that is why we must take a decision and stick with it, if you are not going to get bitcoin then stay out of the market and if you are going to hold bitcoin then do it for the long term, not only this gives you better profits it is easier.

i have bad experience in the past, its really sad in that time. but after that, i always check the market conditions first before i make decision to sell or to buy. the market is changing and no one can predict the up and down of the price but we don't need to be greedy to expecting big profit. but for bitcoin, i think if we hold for a long enough, we can make big profit in long term and we can see that the price is increase in future.

[shine1123]

Many posts discuss the possibility of exchange earnings with selling Bitcoin (and buy later). Other posts discuss the Bitcoin exchange rate, it seems that many agree there is a strong upward tendency and the volatility is hard to predict. It seems dat selling Bitcoin results in a serious probability of an opportunity loss. Selling Bitcoin can only be motivated by an (partial) exit. Do you agree?

I don't think so. Everybody have their own strategy and my strategy is selling bitcoin when the price of bitcoin is really on top, i always predict like "i think the price will not increase anymore" and i selling all my coins directly and when the price goes down, i will buying back again the bitcoins and repeat. Selling bitcoin is not always opporunity loss.

[AmiranAbdul]

Yes, selling bitcoin can lead to a possible loss of profits. Those who were among the first and did not sell their coins today are at least millionaires. You need to keep your coins for the future.

[logicgate]

Yes right, do not rush to sell bitcoin at the moment, I suggest to hold at least until the end of the year and we will get a fantastic price, maybe 2 times from now or more than $5000/btc.

That would be nice, but is is right to sell then?

Waiting until the $ 5,000 price may take a very long time, and you have to have the patience to wait for the price up to that level and I'm not one who can wait too long. I think the bitcoin price is very volatile or up and down, I'll take advantage of the opportunity when the price goes up to sell it I think it's not a waste of opportunity because I will buy again when the price is low

When the next time if you buy bitcoin i think you need to save it for Long time because if you save bitcoin for long time, your future will be more shiny and its price will be more high, so save bitcoin for long time will make your future very good.

[Theb]

Yes, selling bitcoin can lead to a possible loss of profits. Those who were among the first and did not sell their coins today are at least millionaires. You need to keep your coins for the future.

Minding your statement, you are missing a lot of key points. You will only incur loss if and only if you sell your Bitcoin at a lower price when your bought it, so their is no point of being millionaires in order for you to identify who really have gained profit or not. In fact if you are a trader you are not expecting your trades to be always in the millions (that is depending on your investment capital). Well other than trading their is a much safer way to profit and that is investing but the downside is it will need more time in order for you to see a bigger gain.

[Novun]

If you buy and sell bitcoin you are a trader. As a trader, you have to invest time and resources to make your decisions and do the trades. This means if your profits from trading are lower than the added time investment and stress caused, then it's not worth it. With that time and energy, you could be doing something non bitcoin-related to make money.
Investing, however, doesn't require you to stress as much or waste a lot of time researching.
Which one you prefer is depending on your personality. They are just different.

[fasdorcas]

Yes right, do not rush to sell bitcoin at the moment, I suggest to hold at least until the end of the year and we will get a fantastic price, maybe 2 times from now or more than $5000/btc.

True! Bitcoins have great potential to pump in the end of year, giving investors another ride to moon. Probably investors will be on the top of the world by the end of 2017. But selling is not lost opportunity. It’s good get you more profit if you do selling on the right time. 

[South Park]

Many posts discuss the possibility of exchange earnings with selling Bitcoin (and buy later). Other posts discuss the Bitcoin exchange rate, it seems that many agree there is a strong upward tendency and the volatility is hard to predict. It seems dat selling Bitcoin results in a serious probability of an opportunity loss. Selling Bitcoin can only be motivated by an (partial) exit. Do you agree?

I don't think so. Everybody have their own strategy and my strategy is selling bitcoin when the price of bitcoin is really on top, i always predict like "i think the price will not increase anymore" and i selling all my coins directly and when the price goes down, i will buying back again the bitcoins and repeat. Selling bitcoin is not always opporunity loss.

Predicting when we have reached the top is not as hard as people think especially in bitcoin, when bitcoin reaches the top, then there is a small decrease in price and after that the price will remain in there for weeks, so you have a lot of time to sell and get your profits.