Is holding for 1 year considered short term or long term?

[quickie69]

Many many people say they are holding this, holding that for the "long term" but please tell me what exactly is your guys definition of "long term"?
For me, 1 year is considered long time. I began investing this January and I will hold one year and cash out everything January 2019. So by your definition, is this more short term or long term? Is 1 year enough time to see gains? 

[adroitful_one]

Many many people say they are holding this, holding that for the "long term" but please tell me what exactly is your guys definition of "long term"?
For me, 1 year is considered long time. I began investing this January and I will hold one year and cash out everything January 2019. So by your definition, is this more short term or long term? Is 1 year enough time to see gains? 

I would consider it long term. Some of my trades literally only take 10 minutes if I get lucky. Yes, 1 year is plenty enough time to see gains. However, the cryptocurrency market has gone down by quite a bit every January for the last few years. So you may want to keep an eye out come December at the price of your coins and sell then.

[Thefrolly]

One year is long term. And holding for long term is better than short term but not in all cases. You should research where your coin would be in one year. May be it can rise it between and drop again at the end of the year. So you should know what is good for your coins long term or short term.

[CodyAlfaridzi]

Many many people say they are holding this, holding that for the "long term" but please tell me what exactly is your guys definition of "long term"?
For me, 1 year is considered long time. I began investing this January and I will hold one year and cash out everything January 2019. So by your definition, is this more short term or long term? Is 1 year enough time to see gains? 

What most people mean by "long term" is holding through ups and down until they get crazy profit like 10x-100x of initial investment.

Yes, for altcoin, you can consider 1 year is long term. I agree with that. If you are investing in a solid and promising coin, 1 year should be more than enough for the dev team to make something that could rise the coin value. It's usually about 6 months.

[saenko]

Many many people say they are holding this, holding that for the "long term" but please tell me what exactly is your guys definition of "long term"?
For me, 1 year is considered long time. I began investing this January and I will hold one year and cash out everything January 2019. So by your definition, is this more short term or long term? Is 1 year enough time to see gains? 

If you look at all, one year is really a lot to get at least a minimum profit. But everything depends on your portfolio and coins. Some even a year do not show what you expect from them and hope.

[BTCLovingDude]

it depends on a lot of things.
mainly, what coin?
bitcoin is the only thing that i consider worthy of long term investment and long term in that context is 1 year or more. it can be 10 years too.
but altcoins i do not trust as long term. for them any long term is 1 month tops, nothing more.

also it depends on the strategy that you are using.
as a trader, long term hold means nothing. and in altcoin market if you hold, you lose. but if you trade daily and stay in each altcoin for a short time of their pump then you make a lot of profit.

[kolesozw]

Many many people say they are holding this, holding that for the "long term" but please tell me what exactly is your guys definition of "long term"?
For me, 1 year is considered long time. I began investing this January and I will hold one year and cash out everything January 2019. So by your definition, is this more short term or long term? Is 1 year enough time to see gains?  

It if's about BTC or ETH, I'm counting an year as a MID-term.

About alts, I'm counting an year as a long-term, and for some projects even very long-term. Most alts useful cycle is 3-9 months.

[tdeannova]

Many many people say they are holding this, holding that for the "long term" but please tell me what exactly is your guys definition of "long term"?
For me, 1 year is considered long time. I began investing this January and I will hold one year and cash out everything January 2019. So by your definition, is this more short term or long term? Is 1 year enough time to see gains? 

1 year has included long-term investment and for short-term investment may be 1 month - 3 months. Everybody has a different perception of this. However, I advise to avoid short-term investments, because the market is not yet normal and hold your assets, if necessary buy back to be a long-term investment.

[Yuuto]

Many many people say they are holding this, holding that for the "long term" but please tell me what exactly is your guys definition of "long term"?
For me, 1 year is considered long time. I began investing this January and I will hold one year and cash out everything January 2019. So by your definition, is this more short term or long term? Is 1 year enough time to see gains? 

I'd say medium.

Long term is holding indefinitely, until a opportunity comes to sell. For example, when the next pump cycle for bitcoin comes. Long term holding doesn't have to have a minimum amount of years, it's just that you're prepared for anything to happen before that selling opportunity.

1 year isn't short term, and isn't long term. Therefore, medium term investing should be the right term to use.

[Starla]

investing to hold for a year I think is too long but for people who are a lot of money does not matter, if I prefer 5 top altcoin to trade every day it can more quickly gain profit

[Julen]

I would reconsider setting january 2019 as a fixed date to sell your coins.  As a previous poster mentioned, the market seems to dip every year in January.

What i would do instead is set a value goal, once your coins are there you sell.  If this is in June 2018, so be it, sell, you've got what you want, is it December, fine as well.  It might as well be June 2019 though, that's something you need to keep in mind.

Setting a date might cause you to end up with a loss, break even or enormous profits.

Something to consider i'd say.

[Budugbass]

For me the investment is more than 6 months and above.. i'd say as long term investment. Which's obviously on my knowledge.. one investment or some investments, will bring us to a high profit if we're able to pick the right coins and can be examine some coins that are worthy adjusting to the holding period that we will do. Well anyway that's good enough for the long term, in 1 year it seems that it can providing a high chance to earn profit, especially holding Btc/Eth i think.

[gon]

It's industry dependent and yes, here 1 year is a long term holding.

I think an year is a long term in most IT niches. For example, I'm coming from web development niche where FBA sites are selling for 24-36 months profit.

[ramsay snow]

it is not a year long. long-term investment should be at least 2-3 years. it can be considered as a medium-term investment for 1 year.
a lot can change and develop in a year, but you have to pay attention to the coins you choose

[Bittoshi]

Many many people say they are holding this, holding that for the "long term" but please tell me what exactly is your guys definition of "long term"?
For me, 1 year is considered long time. I began investing this January and I will hold one year and cash out everything January 2019. So by your definition, is this more short term or long term? Is 1 year enough time to see gains? 

If you try to hodl and not to trade on a daily basis, holding for a year is some kind of medium term I would say. There are people who hold their coins for years and they can be considered as long term hodlers.

[olumyd]

In crypto, anything longer than 24 hours is a long-term, because of volatility and the fact that anything can change within a very short period and without a moments notice.

I would say 1 year is a VERY LONG TERM investment.

[abahcoin]

The long-term investment strategy I do is to buy coins at a low price and take back the investment fund and 10% profit, The rest of the coins minus profit 10% + capital is used as long-term investment.

[olumyd]

The long-term investment strategy I do is to buy coins at a low price and take back the investment fund and 10% profit, The rest of the coins minus profit 10% + capital is used as long-term investment.

I see, your strategy is to turn over short-term profits and reinvest capital elsewhere. Good Short-term -:- Long-term game if everything goes according to plan always. 10% is surely more than enough for a short-term investment, and even most banks don't such within a year.

[Webberson]

Many many people say they are holding this, holding that for the "long term" but please tell me what exactly is your guys definition of "long term"?
For me, 1 year is considered long time. I began investing this January and I will hold one year and cash out everything January 2019. So by your definition, is this more short term or long term? Is 1 year enough time to see gains? 

Predictions are always made in optimism, as to the height a currency would attain, which is why most people engage in holding a coin for future profit. It should also be known that holding a coin is not a guaranteed success, as the market may take a turn from your anticipated range. Holding for a year is therefore, considered as a long term.

[Cnut237]

Many many people say they are holding this, holding that for the "long term" but please tell me what exactly is your guys definition of "long term"?
For me, 1 year is considered long time. I began investing this January and I will hold one year and cash out everything January 2019. So by your definition, is this more short term or long term? Is 1 year enough time to see gains? 

Everyone has their own perspective. I would say 1 year is very short-term. You are likely to see gains, but nowhere near as much as if you held for longer.
From a traders perspective though, even a few hours can seem long-term