Is Bitcoin Volatility A Bad Thing?

[mcqueen95]

volatility is not a bad thing, it is a good thing for cryptocurrency. Bitcoin weekly volatility reached up to 60% per annum during the previous year (figure 1), but other coins pair saw even bigger swings. Bitcoin is definitely the most  liquid coin. its order books show the deepest buy and sell offer, therefore a big trade will have a smaller price impact, hence a smaller price volatility. Bitcoin is, however, still more volatile than any fiat currency pairs.

When comparing Bitcoin trading versus fiat currencies, i observe that  BTC and CNY is the most volatile market (figure 2). this is mainly due to previously zero trading fees on Chinese exchanges that bumped up volume.

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[biuifyus]

I think the volatility of bitcoin is good, because it's a normal investment.

Bitcoin holders can buy and sell profits based on volatility.

That's when more people will join in.

[lixer]

No, I think Bitcoin volatility is not a bad thing, it is an opportunity for everyone. Early adopters of the Bitcoin market want the price to rise all the time, those who want to enter later expect the price to drop be bought. Speculations are constantly running, money markets are such that it is difficult for everyone to be satisfied at the same time.

No There is nothing bad about the bitcoin volatile. Bitcoin is a currency It is variable. If everything was permanent, then nobody would understand the need for stability. Bitcoin is temporary, there is nothing to be surprised about. Bitcoin's price is different for one time, it is a normal rule

Bitcoin is a new currency which is trying to attract the people for the adoption, usage and the application in the different fields of the life therefore, if this currency gets stable at this time, then it will be really difficult for the people from different life styles to use it.

Almost more than 80 percent of the people are using it on primary purpose because of the volatility so that they can get the profit and the secondary purpose is the features and benefits of the crypto currency over fiat currency.

[Streamlink]

Nope, it is a good thing because, without the volatility, many people can not make money with bitcoin trading. The more volatile bitcoin is, the more money we can earn. Moreover, I believe that the volatility is what make bitcoin so popular to the people

Not just many, no one would be able to do good job in trading if the prices would become stable. Even the most successful traders need the volatile market to use their skills and techniques for making money with bitcoin. Nobody is going to support bitcoin with fixed prices, I don’t think so anyone from general public wants this. Only the governments would favor this thing because it may make them able to regulate it.

[Lubang Bawah]

A decentralized system and with a very small marketcap will certainly make very high bitcoin volatility, to me this does not matter because the important thing is someday the bitcoin price could reach at least $ 50k.

[Escf4]

Bitcoins volatility is not a bad thing at all ,it only represent that the value of bitcoin and other altcoin are not stable in the digital market , the good is the value of bitcoin can rose high because of its volatility and this would determined if we will sell our bitcoin or just hold it and wait for the right time to sell your coin.

[Techie5879]

Volatility isnt a bad thing, sure its a bit unstable now, but thats just due to a bit of lack in mass adoption. Its decentralized and so every world news affects bitcoin, the intensity just varies. I think volatility is good stuff, it always keeps the asset interesting, and also I view it as a kind of interest that I would have gotten had I kept that amount of money in banks, its just much more sometimes, or negative  other times

[pecson134]

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?

 

It is dependent on who the end-user was. If we are talking someone who are doing bitcoins that is focusing on trades and investments, then this would advantageous on their part since it is the way they can profit greatly. Online product owner like in steam who sells games are the ones who are not receiving a good outcome in this constant change of bitcoin prices and in is evident in their statement that even refund would deal a great blow on them because on the transaction fees.

[goldcoinminer]

Bitcoins volatility is not a bad thing at all ,it only represent that the value of bitcoin and other altcoin are not stable in the digital market , the good is the value of bitcoin can rose high because of its volatility and this would determined if we will sell our bitcoin or just hold it and wait for the right time to sell your coin.

It will rise high because that is the destiny of bitcoin.
Therefore we should be optimistic on the future of crypto and we have to hold longer and wait until our target price will arrive.
Our main purpose here is to always sell with a profit and that is possible even if the market is volatile.

[KnightElite]

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, the volatility of the bitcoin is a good thing! I can easily earn money because of the pumps and dumps that are always happening. There are many people who are afraid to make investment to bitcoin because they say it is too volatile but for me, the volatility of the bitcoin is an advantage.

[Intersan]

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, the volatility of the bitcoin is a good thing! I can easily earn money because of the pumps and dumps that are always happening. There are many people who are afraid to make investment to bitcoin because they say it is too volatile but for me, the volatility of the bitcoin is an advantage.

That is true, many people thinks that having a volatile market is bad and a problem. Especially those who don't know about cryptos.  They prefer trading fiats without considering the digital coins. If volatile is not an advantage, think about those young bitcoin millionaires.  They invested when bitcoin was very low and when the price skyrocketed they are the ones who became the most fortunate.  Volatile market has room for price growth and  by embracing it, having self-discipline especially in time management and good financial management anyone from us could be the next one catching a big fish.

[setialovers]

In 2017, we saw bitcoin price have high volatiling. Begining 2017 bitcoin price only around $1000 and end year 2017 bitcoin price become more than $9000. I think bitcoin will have high volatiling and thats good thing

[Just John]

Not at all when you are an investor in the market. Volatility helps investors make profit. But the volatility of bitcoin is not good for bitcoin as a currency because prices have to keep changing in accordance with the price of bitcoin.

[plasmafrog75]

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?

 

It can be said that Bitcoin is a currency that can change the world but besides there are many people who do not like Bitcoin despite many advantages and disadvantages, in my country Bitcoin is not welcome by this money. can bring many risks for the market today.

[A_Green]

Bitcoin volatility is the thing for which many traders invest in this particular cryptocurrency, thanks to the volatility there is a chance to earn a lot of money quickly.

[crazy-pilot]

I thinki Volatility  could break markets at all Bitcoin could goes so down if Volatility will be very high so its not good for that market , we could ear alot with that Volatility  but could loss so much with high Volatility .

[xhoondilan]

Volatility could be bad in a way that you can loss your money in a short time and you cant just predict it. Unlike other investment security that there is just a small movement every now and then so can still save some of your investment buy selling it in higher price before it get dip.

[Adamant06]

Volatility could be bad in a way that you can loss your money in a short time and you cant just predict it. Unlike other investment security that there is just a small movement every now and then so can still save some of your investment buy selling it in higher price before it get dip.

Because people tend to experience the pain of loss more acutely than the joy of gain, a volatile stock that moves up as often as it does down may still seem like an unnecessarily risky proposition. However, what seasoned traders know that the average person may not is that market volatility actually provides numerous money-making opportunities for the patient investor. Investing is inherently about risk, but risk works both ways. Each trade carries with it the risk both of failure and of success. Without volatility, there is lower risk of either.
Volatility can benefit investors of any stripe. Many more conservative traders favor a long-term strategy called buy-and-hold, wherein stock is purchased and then held for an extended period, often many years, to reap the rewards of the company's incremental growth. So for that I think its not a bad thing after all.

[warr1979]

Volatility could be bad in a way that you can loss your money in a short time and you cant just predict it. Unlike other investment security that there is just a small movement every now and then so can still save some of your investment buy selling it in higher price before it get dip.

Because people tend to experience the pain of loss more acutely than the joy of gain, a volatile stock that moves up as often as it does down may still seem like an unnecessarily risky proposition. However, what seasoned traders know that the average person may not is that market volatility actually provides numerous money-making opportunities for the patient investor. Investing is inherently about risk, but risk works both ways. Each trade carries with it the risk both of failure and of success. Without volatility, there is lower risk of either.
Volatility can benefit investors of any stripe. Many more conservative traders favor a long-term strategy called buy-and-hold, wherein stock is purchased and then held for an extended period, often many years, to reap the rewards of the company's incremental growth. So for that I think its not a bad thing after all.

Yes, that's right, investment needs to has risk.
More risk, the investor can earn more profit from that investment, but the percent to lose money also not small in that investment.
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency investment really good example for this theory, because the total money lost and earned from this market is large than many bubbles in the past, as far as I know.

[Bobocantik]

For me bitcoin volatality is the best feature of bitcoin. Because we can do a lot of activities in volatile price, trading and investing are the most common activities that brought by price volatality. I think bitcoin will not become popular if its price was stable. No one will attempt to invest in something that has stable price, because profit is what we aiming for in every investment that we have. That's my thought.