Is risky to invest this period

[uswa56]

it's strange if we think that investment must be profitable, there is always the potential for loss when investing, the most important thing before investing is to make sure to Inderstand the risks that can occur, in general, profit will be directly proportional to risk, so the higher the profit, the higher the risk .

There must be a risk, but in investing what we have to look for is a way to minimize the risk of loss, there is no investment without risk and the amount of risk depends on the profit that will be obtained.
but of all that there are several aspects that must be considered before starting to invest, as said that it is risky to invest in this period when the Bitcoi price is in a good trend and I agree with that because the possibility to stop the positive trend or vice versa is quite big.

[Minor Miner]

it's strange if we think that investment must be profitable, there is always the potential for loss when investing, the most important thing before investing is to make sure to Inderstand the risks that can occur, in general, profit will be directly proportional to risk, so the higher the profit, the higher the risk .

There must be a risk, but in investing what we have to look for is a way to minimize the risk of loss, there is no investment without risk and the amount of risk depends on the profit that will be obtained.
but of all that there are several aspects that must be considered before starting to invest, as said that it is risky to invest in this period when the Bitcoi price is in a good trend and I agree with that because the possibility to stop the positive trend or vice versa is quite big.

This period is still suitable for investment if holding for a long time. Although bitcoin has recovered more than 50% since the bottom, there is no guarantee that bitcoin's uptrend will be stopped, bitcoin is unpredictable. Compared to ATH, this price is still cheap to collect, if just waiting for a lower price to buy is not a good idea because if bitcoin crosses $30k and doesn't fall back, you will buy at a higher price. I remember when bitcoin hit $15k, many people didn't buy and said they would buy when it dropped to $12k, but it didn't happen in the end.

[Semar Mesem]

There is no best and safest period for investment, when the market looks promising then we should never think that the market will not drop, in fact the chance for a market drop is higher when the price is rising, conversely when the price drops then buy immediately so there is a chance to see the price skyrocket Again.

[huu78]

I think now is not the right time to enter, so you should hold it, my prediction is that bitcoin will still fall even deeper.
but if bitcoin already down so deep, that a good time to buy, we just need to pay attention.

[ancafe]

I also thought about this but when said thinking positively most likely he invested at a much higher price and maybe even before the price of bitcoin fell but for now if it is done below the price of the last few months it feels this is not possible especially for now bitcoin has also increased a few percent from before which is indeed if you look at the price now.

It doesn't really matter even if he buys at a slightly higher price, because he can wait for the process of the next price increase to cover the price at the time of purchase. That's why he needs to set a strategy and if he has already made a purchase at a high price, then the opportunity to avoid losses is to wait for the increase.

But on the other hand, if you invest in altcoins it makes more sense but if it's bitcoin it feels a little doubtful if only $400 is left.

I don't think so, the OP didn't mention the altcoins that made his friend lose money in investing and I suspect his friend panicked and sold the bitcoins he had when the price was below the purchase capital.

[Doan9269]

There's no risky period to invest in bitcoin no matter how because some people make money out from their investment on either short or long time investment or trading, this now depends on the kind of leverage you're taken while investing, many people that trades still make their cool money trading each day, how we all trade differs from each other, we also uses different patterns and everyone trading can't have same result because they see different things.

[soramon]

On this april the current market situation is stable but i think there is a chance that the price will going down. If someone want to invest their money i suggest to have a patiance. Wait for market correction and you will get cheaper price.

[Mario Yamasaki]

Investment certainly contains risk, now the market is moving positively and in my opinion now is the right time to buy more, many analysts believe this year the price can reach $ 100K, if we always think about risks then don't ever think of profit.

[coinerer]

From the look of things bitcoin price will not come up soon, I guess is better to hold on till when it will show strong signal before putting in money again to escape losses and people who their investment is long over due are already victims of the Price dropping. We should try to be careful this period that bitcoin has not direction. Imagine a friend investment $2000 but what is currently left in his wallet is $400, and the deep is still bearing down the nuds.

Hold on, but if you must buy now be wise to use spare income.

If your friend's $2000 drops to $400 it means your friend invested during the ATH and now his investment has almost drop 80% This means that he has a huge loss so he should hold these bitcoins for a long time until the price of bitcoins again crosses its previous ATH. But if he is not able to do so.  And patiently without holding it.  If he sells, he loses 80% of his investment. In this case he can follow DCA to recover his loss quickly then his loss will be recovered quickly when bitcoin price will start increasing

[Tony116]

I also thought about this but when said thinking positively most likely he invested at a much higher price and maybe even before the price of bitcoin fell but for now if it is done below the price of the last few months it feels this is not possible especially for now bitcoin has also increased a few percent from before which is indeed if you look at the price now.

It doesn't really matter even if he buys at a slightly higher price, because he can wait for the process of the next price increase to cover the price at the time of purchase. That's why he needs to set a strategy and if he has already made a purchase at a high price, then the opportunity to avoid losses is to wait for the increase.

If he does not sell, there is no loss, but that is also a problem because no one wants to invest without profit or have to buy at a high price and with too little profit for a long time. That shows us that, although Bitcoin is a good investment, it also requires a strategy and a plan to give the best return. Investing without knowledge will only waste time, sometimes at a loss.

But on the other hand, if you invest in altcoins it makes more sense but if it's bitcoin it feels a little doubtful if only $400 is left.

I don't think so, the OP didn't mention the altcoins that made his friend lose money in investing and I suspect his friend panicked and sold the bitcoins he had when the price was below the purchase capital.

Even if he bought bitcoins at ATH, it wouldn't be possible to suffer such a big loss, I also suspect OP's friend invested in altcoins and not bitcoins.

[Xcode7]

On this april the current market situation is stable but i think there is a chance that the price will going down. If someone want to invest their money i suggest to have a patiance. Wait for market correction and you will get cheaper price.

we don't know when the correction will occur, currently the market price movement is quite stable without any significant movement, but if you look at it since the beginning of the year the positive trend has continued, which means it is not impossible that it will continue.
I think that there is always a risk at any time and in this period I think it's still not bad to invest, all possibilities are still possible.

even personally I still dare to invest at this point, by seeing the fairly positive price movement since the beginning of the year I'm sure this will continue and last a long time.

[mvdheuvel1983]

Hold on, but if you must buy now be wise to use spare income.

This is the basic investment advise for people intending to invest in Bitcoin both in the bull and in the bear market.
- invest what you can afford to lose or use spare cash
- do not take out a loan to invest
- DCA will protect you. You could do this monthly, weekly or daily.
- do not keep most of your coins in a centralized exchange.

And yes, investing wisely is to invest strategically. Your risk management strategies must be air tight.
https://www.coinbase.com/learn/tips-and-tutorials/how-to-minimize-your-losses-during-a-falling-market
https://www.quora.com/Should-I-take-out-a-loan-to-invest-in-cryptocurrencies

[leonair]

From the look of things bitcoin price will not come up soon, I guess is better to hold on till when it will show strong signal before putting in money again to escape losses and people who their investment is long over due are already victims of the Price dropping. We should try to be careful this period that bitcoin has not direction. Imagine a friend investment $2000 but what is currently left in his wallet is $400, and the deep is still bearing down the nuds.

It is a fact that the price of Bitcoin will not recover its full value anytime soon but since Bitcoin has been in a deep deep for a long time, it seems that it will now slowly start pumping and recover its previous ATH for a long time.  Which we have seen many times in cycles.  2017 ATH Bitcoin fell down to just $3200 something but Bitcoin didn't stop at this price it recovered again and made ATH more than 3x from ATH of 2017. So it is a good plan to hold tight for already boughted bitcoins.

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If your friend's $2000 drops to $400 it means your friend invested during the ATH and now his investment has almost drop 80% This means that he has a huge loss so he should hold these bitcoins for a long time until the price of bitcoins again crosses its previous ATH. But if he is not able to do so.  And patiently without holding it.  If he sells, he loses 80% of his investment. In this case he can follow DCA to recover his loss quickly then his loss will be recovered quickly when bitcoin price will start increasing

Op's friend didn't really invest and he didn't lose 80% of his investment.  The op only asked us to feel it. You may have misunderstood this.  But according to the op he says one should never sell bitcoins at a loss.  Bitcoins should be held for a long time if necessary.

[wmaurik]

Investment certainly contains risk, now the market is moving positively and in my opinion now is the right time to buy more, many analysts believe this year the price can reach $ 100K, if we always think about risks then don't ever think of profit.

What do you mean if we always think about risks then never think about profits? Shouldn't everyone who invests have to always think about these two things before investing in anything, because a large profit rate is of course also accompanied by a significant level of risk so there is no reason to forget one of them. Analysts can say anything at this point and no one has to trust them completely because they are not the gods of the future for Bitcoin and for cryptocurrencies either.

[SOKO-DEKE]

On this april the current market situation is stable but i think there is a chance that the price will going down. If someone want to invest their money i suggest to have a patiance. Wait for market correction and you will get cheaper price.

we don't know when the correction will occur, currently the market price movement is quite stable without any significant movement, but if you look at it since the beginning of the year the positive trend has continued, which means it is not impossible that it will continue.
I think that there is always a risk at any time and in this period I think it's still not bad to invest, all possibilities are still possible.

even personally I still dare to invest at this point, by seeing the fairly positive price movement since the beginning of the year I'm sure this will continue and last a long time.

The only fact about purchasing bitcoin at a discount is that it is difficult to foresee the market, particularly when attempting to determine when the price of bitcoin will actually be low.Therefore, it is very difficult to acquire Bitcoin at a low price since we do not know when the correction will occur as you said. When you know you will make a lot of money, sometimes the most important thing is to be patient and wait until Bitcoin rises in value before selling. Because some individuals buy $20k and sell it for $25k, while others might buy bitcoin at $25k and wait patiently for $50k. One you can be patient enough to meet your price target, you can buy at any time.

[bastian466]

From the look of things bitcoin price will not come up soon, I guess is better to hold on till when it will show strong signal before putting in money again to escape losses and people who their investment is long over due are already victims of the Price dropping. We should try to be careful this period that bitcoin has not direction. Imagine a friend investment $2000 but what is currently left in his wallet is $400, and the deep is still bearing down the nuds.

Hold on, but if you must buy now be wise to use spare income.

Using reserve funds to increase investment during a season like this provides peace in the sense that the funds we spend are cold funds outside of the hot funds needed each month.  invest ready to lose so any time to start there must be a risk do not easily jump to conclusions this loss is still the first step the price can still change the time of the bull will definitely come

[gunhell16]

When you are in the crypto space, and you want to invest in cryptocurrency, maybe the most minimal risk for me is Bitcoin, and besides this I can say that the risk is high for sure.

Why did I say this? because, when the value of Bitcoin increases in the market most values of other cryptocurrencies also fall in the market because they cannot keep up with the movement of Bitcoin, and only a few cryptos can keep up with the flow that Bitcoin does base on what I have observed in some halving has passed.

[Mahanton]

From the look of things bitcoin price will not come up soon, I guess is better to hold on till when it will show strong signal before putting in money again to escape losses and people who their investment is long over due are already victims of the Price dropping. We should try to be careful this period that bitcoin has not direction. Imagine a friend investment $2000 but what is currently left in his wallet is $400, and the deep is still bearing down the nuds.

Hold on, but if you must buy now be wise to use spare income.

Those are just paper loss and it wont really be considered to be a total loss as long you arent selling or still deciding to hold.This is the main risks or main thing on dealing up with this market on which
it would really be just normal if we do speak about volatility which is something the main thing that we would be encountering and also the sole reason on why investors do really make out profits and
at the same time you would be losing money. If you couldnt be able to bare up with the risks then this market isnt for you because volatility would be the main thing that you could
be facing on and this is why its never been that simple if you are really that aiming to be profitable from it.

[Cling18]

Invest what you can only afford to lose especially in cryptocurrency where there's no assurance of when you could gain your target profit. When you buy potential coins like Bitcoin and other top coins, you have to forget your invetsment for a while and expect that the value of your holdings could drop down. Just hold until the bull market approaches which is a perfect time for you to gain profit.

[ancafe]

If he does not sell, there is no loss, but that is also a problem because no one wants to invest without profit or have to buy at a high price and with too little profit for a long time. That shows us that, although Bitcoin is a good investment, it also requires a strategy and a plan to give the best return. Investing without knowledge will only waste time, sometimes at a loss.

The problem the OP said was more about bitcoin, his friend only left $400 in his wallet out of an authorized capital of $2000, our assumption is that maybe the selling period was done at an inopportune time where the buying price was below the selling price, thus making his friend suffer a loss of assets he owned. Making an investment certainly requires a strategy, so that the investment period you are making does not experience problems as told by the OP.

Even if he bought bitcoins at ATH, it wouldn't be possible to suffer such a big loss, I also suspect OP's friend invested in altcoins and not bitcoins.

No losses when he implemented a long term strategy and the bitcoins were not below the buy price. It could be that his friend invested in altcoins as you suspect, but I think he suffered a loss in bitcoin, his condition could be trying to cut losses because he experienced a panic when the bitcoin price fell below the purchase price.