How many bitcoin parabolic rise and bubble crash have you been through? 1, 2, 3?

[majorX]

I'm sure in time there will be plenty who look at those that bought in the hundreds and wish they had that kind of opportunity

This. I keep telling this to friends who lament not getting into BTC when it was ___ price that was cheaper. They keep not buying.

They will never buy. Especially when the price is now higher than they could buy first. I thinking the same way 

[adamstgBit]

3

each time i think its going to fly away 

[N12]

June, April, November.

[vokain]

i count 15.5 to 7 as #4 for me.

+1

I wasn't around for June 2011, however, so I'm at 3.

I consider bitcoin the compact immersion training course for market psychology yet!

+1

[ThatDGuy]

Two here since I've actually had any.

It only hurts the first time!

[notme]

Since $1.... I don't know how you define bubbles, but there has been a lot of action.

[Elwar]

All, (in since $1) and it always feels easier on the down leg than the up.

On the down the plan is simple - hold tight.

On the up the plan is less simple (sell tiny bits to lock in a bit of fiat gain in case it all goes wrong), but the excitement of a rising market creates emotions that make you question whether your plan is optimal because you know the correction is coming and you want to have taken advantage of the run up...

I agree, when the price is going up I am useless. All sorts of questions and unknowns, at X$/BTC how does that affect my life, job decisions, mortgage payoff, etc...

After all of this crazyness I have stopped thinking about it. I am just keeping my BTC in my wallet and not worrying about it until after the new year.

[beenyce]

Two here since I've actually had any.

It only hurts the first time!

+1

[erre]

First time for me.
It hurts.

[piramida]

nah these last two are baby crashes. the slow painful slide down from 17 was the real bitch. slowly sucking hope from the bravest

[Chalkbot]

I got my first bitcoins after the 2011 bubble/crash. I actually didn't know there was a bubble in 2011 until some time later.

[NamelessOne]

Four if we are counting August 2012.

[David M]

All of them.

Been dollar cost averaging since $2.

[ThatDGuy]

First time for me.
It hurts.

The next ones are a lot easier though.  When the "crash" brings the value down to above where you bought at the height of the previous bubble. Dem's good feelins.*

*If you didn't sell

[Jrock]

Been through all 3. Sold and bought back in many times. Most of the time at a profit. Other times at a loss.

[rampantparanoia]

watched the rise in April, bought in on the crash.
Lived through November, didn't invest any new cash.

[oOoOo]

jun'11, apr'13, nov'13 (obv.)
fun everytime

[live627]

Only April and this one.

And the stress... oh, the painful stress...

[David Rabahy]

Brought my $10K (USD) in late-April/early-May (average basis just under $100); I have 94.75549464 BTC + 1 BTC (Casascius coin Christmas gift from my son) -- I gave 4*.2BTC away but am helping the recipients learn about Bitcoin.  Is there a list of crashes?

[mb300sd]

For everyone else who's managed to hold on through it all...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pID03RrmKow