Is Bitcoin Volatility A Bad Thing?

[EdenHazard]

I dont think volatility is a bad thing. Bitcoin volatility is because the matket still small. If it is bigger it will have smaller volatility and the volatility now only because bitcoin seeking its true price through supply and demand. When it reach $100k and i think it posibly going to that price we will see small volatility. At stock market smaller market cap stock also have bigger volatility.

Volatility is the norm for trading but Bitcoin is also a payment method, and people do not use it to pay. This is because Bitcoin is very volatile. I do not know what you want to talk about with $ 100k. My imagination was not enough.

volatile caused by the decentralized system and with the high price might makes people getting interested to put more money in bitcoin . that time the market will turn uncontrollable , price gone wild and the real volatile are there.

people buying in panic also selling it in panic, sometimes i feel it is a chaos.

[btc-facebook]

the whole market is completely speculative, therefore it is not bad and this is a given and it is not worth thinking about these kinds of issues, they will not be solved

That's why bitcoin consider as risky investment since the value is unpredictable.
For me personally, I was so amaze that bitcoin able reach this far but in other I'm also happy that I've start to invest bitcoin , 3 years ago, and my feeling was right to keep invest on bitcoin rather than my own fiat !

[Siren]

In my view, if you know how to work this volatility in your advantage, its definitely not a bad thing. You have to jump and take advantage of it and make the best out of this unstable price. However, there are investors who don't like how bitcoin price moves, doesn't want to take risk, so it is somewhat not good for the market. But then again, traders love this kind of swings because as I have said, they learn how to tight rope and make financial gains so I can't really say that is a bad thing.

[ritsel02]

Bitcoin's volatility is not bad, the price swings created challenging and interesting opportunities for the traders for they could benefit through it.The advantage of this volatility is a greater chance to increase our holdings by buying it in cheaper price and selling it at higer price.But this volatility needs technical skills and good strategy in order not to lose our money.

[bribed]

I dont think that volatility in the crypto markets is a bad thing. I mean sure, it bears more risks for investors, but people should always do their research and never invest more than they are willing to loose. If they dont respect these rules, its their own fault.

In my opinion volatile markets are a good thing for traders and I guess all investment bankers in the world are jealous that we still got those highly volatile markets in crypto. They can only dream of this volatility.

On the other hand this can affect the overall picture of a currency like BTC, some people might loose due to the volatility and stop believing in the currency, that could be the downside of it.

[Strygwyr]

For the now, my answer is no but in the future maybe my answer will be change to yes. Because in the long run investments volatility is a not good thing.

How can you say such statement, when we already knew that volatility is also an advantage? Yes, there are no control in its price, but hey its volatility isn't always as negative as you say it is. As you can see its already $15k ~ $16k per Bitcoin and as predicted it will soon reach $20k, so you need to watch out.

[syberwolfen]

For the now, my answer is no but in the future maybe my answer will be change to yes. Because in the long run investments volatility is a not good thing.

Volatility is something unique aboutthe bitcoin but the range of volatility we are going through in the phase of last couple.of months is crazy and will create negative impression for the investors I mean there are two ways it could lead one it might scare the investors that it might drop anytime but on the other hand if we notice the better part of volatility which is nothing but the trend whenever there is a dip again the value pumps and sets a new benchmark like the lower limit and bitcoin does not drop down beyond that and I feels.its $10,000 now .

[bubble pop]

Steam dropped bitcoin support citing "high volatility" as a motive.

When amazon stock jumped from $18 to $1,200 over a period of years, was this high volatility a bad thing?

If bitcoin's value increases from $6,000 to $16,000 over a period of months, and HODL'ers benefit, this high volatility is bad?

Where does the idea of high volatility being an unnecessary evil come from?

Are there good arguments or evidence which support the concept of high volatility being a negative circumstance?

In a sense, volatility simply means the price of something moves a lot, its not that bad if the vast majority of motion is in an upward direction?

 

Like all things in this world the volatility have the both side the good and the bad side because it is a case to case basis. Like for example the bitcoins have a lot of demand and because of that the people are investing a lot in this and a lot of money are coming inside the bitcoins and that makes theur value rise up and that is a good thing because our holdings will also grow but what happens when the people do not invest anymore the value will start now to fall because no demands at all and that is how volatility works it needs to be successful all the time because they will lead into bankruptcy if not.

[Akash1243]

Well volatility is one of the reasons why bitcoins are great for investments but it is bad for a currency.It does has two sides as if there is a drop in prices the people would had invested before would think that volatile nature of bitcoins is bad but on the other side there are people who would invest in bitcoins as the price got down so they would think that volatility is good.Bitcoins being volatile makes it moves alot up and down creating many opportunities to invest in them and also that bitcoins has proven that even in long run it is profitable.

[Hamstead]

Bitcoin's volatility is not bad, the price swings created challenging and interesting opportunities for the traders for they could benefit through it.The advantage of this volatility is a greater chance to increase our holdings by buying it in cheaper price and selling it at higer price.But this volatility needs technical skills and good strategy in order not to lose our money.

That's  right,  in that way of up and downs of bitcoin price it gives us chances to earn more profit.
Of course,  you should monitor the flow of price in the market because this will guide you when is the right time to buy and sell bitcoins. But mostly of us are more on holding rather than of seeling. That's  why,  even the price is down but still they manage to hodl because they always  keep believing that it will rise more.

[Saveplus]

First thing we know about bitcoin price is that volatility of its price and this is the surprise  thing that investors would always check .Bitcoin has no impact if the price does'nt flactuates anymore.This is not bad because from the start we did not know where it ends or it became stable for the future.

[FrueGreads]

First thing we know about bitcoin price is that volatility of its price and this is the surprise  thing that investors would always check .Bitcoin has no impact if the price does'nt flactuates anymore.This is not bad because from the start we did not know where it ends or it became stable for the future.

From a trader point of view, what you are saying is correct. Traders love volatility and that makes it a good thing for bitcoin. From an investor point of view, someone who buys and holds, they simply don't care if the price is going up and down or not. We are actually on a uptrend since the bitcoin was created, so they are happy with their investment. From a user point of view, I guess that volatility is bad, specially if you want to buy things with BTC. You might end up paying way to much, and merchants might end up losing, if the price goes down.
So I guess it all depends on what bitcoin is to you, and what you want to do with it. Right now, the best thing is to look to bitcoin as an investment or as a trading asset. From those perspectives, volatility is either indifferent or a good thing.

[justspare]

Overall: volatility is a good thing. High volume futures speculation in turn may influence exchange rate pricing and vice versa. IMO, there needs to be fluctuations in price to incentivize its widespread uptake and eventual use as a placeholder of tangible good and services value. When we get to the placeholder stage, volatility will be gone, but value will be installed.

Yeah I agree to you volatility is good thing it bring profit to the home and if bitcoin become less volatile its profit rate will get effected as well and this is not acceptable at any cost and less volatility mean that bitcoin get controlled and people will not follow it anymore and on top of all this the profit we are earning is just because of the volatility and the decentralized nature and this is the best feature of bitcoin for the investors,

[speem28]

First thing we know about bitcoin price is that volatility of its price and this is the surprise  thing that investors would always check .Bitcoin has no impact if the price does'nt flactuates anymore.This is not bad because from the start we did not know where it ends or it became stable for the future.

Yes its true that we know that in the first place but based on how the price of bitcoin fluctuates is really bothering. Even if it doesn't fluctuate like that anymore in the future assuming that it will be more stable than this, it will still have a huge impact on us considering that its price increase will be more frequent compared to before where a dump will balance the pump or worse.

[Happy Miner]

If bitcoin only went up at such a rate, then it would be good. But this can not continue for long. After a sharp rise, there will always be a period of falling, when you can go broke. That's what makes investments in bitcoin so risky.

[icecream sandwich]

Steam dropped bitcoin support citing "high volatility" as a motive.

When amazon stock jumped from $18 to $1,200 over a period of years, was this high volatility a bad thing?

If bitcoin's value increases from $6,000 to $16,000 over a period of months, and HODL'ers benefit, this high volatility is bad?

Where does the idea of high volatility being an unnecessary evil come from?

Are there good arguments or evidence which support the concept of high volatility being a negative circumstance?

In a sense, volatility simply means the price of something moves a lot, its not that bad if the vast majority of motion is in an upward direction?

 

I think it can be bad when the value falls because being volatile is being not stable so the value might go up or moght go down and peopla always want to go up it is because the bitcoins are in high demand in this period of time but what if their era end all those holders their holdings will go down too and they do not wanted that and that is a bad thing because they will mot invest in bitcoins anymore and that will totally go down.

[Kersh768]

Steam dropped bitcoin support citing "high volatility" as a motive.

When amazon stock jumped from $18 to $1,200 over a period of years, was this high volatility a bad thing?

If bitcoin's value increases from $6,000 to $16,000 over a period of months, and HODL'ers benefit, this high volatility is bad?

Where does the idea of high volatility being an unnecessary evil come from?

Are there good arguments or evidence which support the concept of high volatility being a negative circumstance?

In a sense, volatility simply means the price of something moves a lot, its not that bad if the vast majority of motion is in an upward direction?

 

For me, it is a bad thing. It is the risk that makes me doubt about investing to Bitcoin. Ofcoourse, no one wants to lose money especially to an investment. We can't control its volatility so the tendency for irs value to fall in an instant won't be gone. If it will be more stable, surely more people will be interested into Bitcoin.

[Barcode_]

The huge volatility in bitcoin is not a bad thing, it is a common market trend in crypto-currencies market, but it might pose some dangers to new investors who are thinking to get rich with crypto-currencies overnight as they might loan a huge amount of funds from banks to invest in it, and if there is a huge price dip, it could spell troubles for them.

[supine]

I don't think so. Because of bitcoin's volatility, a lot of windows of opportunity is opened and the chance for a successful investment increases. The only thing that we should be mindful about is when to invest, because if the volatility is not monitored well by a person, the investment could end up as a failure.

[cryptodyn]

Yes, I think this volatility is a bad thing as I scares people.
Some people hate gambling and at the moment, this is pretty much what bitcoin is.