I only started trading because of the high volatility. At first I was thinking about getting like $30 dollars profit in a day when BTC was worth $70 back in march 2013.
But when BTC started to keep rising over > $100 I was waiting and waiting for BTC to get under $90 again so I could buy back in but it took so long and then I learned about how you could profit from Bitcoin going down in value, I learned about going "Short".
At the same time I learned about "leverage" which means I could make 5x as much profit but also 5x as much loss with the same budget. A moving of $20 would mean 5 x $20 = 100 with just 1 Bitcoin capital which normally would needed 5 Bitcoin capital on exchanges like MtGox, Bitstamp and BTC-E.
Until now I never trade at those exchanges anymore but stick to my favourite trade platform Plus500. All this also led me to trade in other currency pairs like EUR/USD, EUR/JPY and trading in stocks like Facebook.
My biggest profit call with Bitcoin at Plus500 was 1030 EURO in just 45 minutes, you can see it in this screenshot I made:
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It was the moment when BTC spiked $20 down in 5 minutes and I was so sure it would climb back up very quickly so I went long when it peaked down. 45 minutes later I got 1030 euro richer.
Does anyone else had any fabulous experiences with going short on Bitcoins?