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[BTC-blaad]

With extra cash you can boost returns, but it does break that strict consistency and can expose you to larger drawdowns if the market dips right after you pile in. Using discretionary income for those extra buys is a good way to keep your core DCA safe while still taking advantage of opportunities.
Just keep buying the same amount regardless of market moves, and you’re basically averaging out the price over time.

If conditions are declining, regardless of the funds you use, you'll still experience a loss after buying, unless the price itself can remain stable after buying with discretionary funds or whatever funds you've set aside. However, your suggested option is also a good one if your goal is to continue buying regularly and averaging the price over time, as price drops and rises vary significantly from month to month. Regardless, I expect Bitcoin to surpass $100,000 again by the end of this month and return to its most recent ATH level next month.

I'm not really sure about that, expectations vs reality are two words in Bitcoin market that really don't belong in one sentence. I mean we really don't know what the future will be, it could be that we will surpassed $100,000 again and says that we are still in the bull-run. Or the prices continue to go down and no one expected it and then all indication points that we are in the bear season already. So it's better to be just in the middle right now, don't expect something big and or face the reality that we could be in the bearish season and with all of your extra or discretionary funds ready to buy or do DCA for the rest of the cycle and HODL.

Expectations and reality in the Bitcoin market are like two strangers that never seem to meet. One day you’re dreaming of a fresh $100k, the next you’re watching the chart dip and wondering if the bear’s already in the house.
Sitting in the middle, keeping expectations low but staying ready to pounce with any extra cash, is a solid play. It lets you DCA through the noise, keep your rainy days stash intact, and still be positioned to scoop up more if the price slides further.

[Tmoonz]

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I'm not really sure about that, expectations vs reality are two words in Bitcoin market that really don't belong in one sentence. I mean we really don't know what the future will be, it could be that we will surpassed $100,000 again and says that we are still in the bull-run. Or the prices continue to go down and no one expected it and then all indication points that we are in the bear season already. So it's better to be just in the middle right now, don't expect something big and or face the reality that we could be in the bearish season and with all of your extra or discretionary funds ready to buy or do DCA for the rest of the cycle and HODL.

You stated that all indications point to us being in a bear market, then you say that we might not be in a bear market.

Either way there should not be a problem with continuing to buy, even if a person might want to still be careful to not be going "all in" merely based on the price falling recently.  We frequently need to be careful in regards to our engaging in gambling versus investing practices, and so yeah, I get a little bothered when guys get overly excited about dips, even though I don't find any problem having systems in place to buy more bitcoin during dips, but there is still a balance that newbies have to be careful in regards to changing their buy amounts too much based on price fluctuations, since they might get themselves into a trading kind of mentality rather than an investing kind of mentality, which might just end up resulting in overdoing it in one direction or another.. when newbies likely need to be just ongoingly buying without too much reference to BTC price and yeah, if they are buying weekly, they might even sometimes end up missing some  of the dips based on ups and downs of the BTC price changes.

That’s quite a solid distinction there, and it’s such a shame that it gets overlooked far too often in this space. Bear market or not, it doesn’t in any way change the core reality. The real danger in Bitcoin investment isn’t the current condition of the market, but rather how investors choose to respond to these market conditions. As far as bitcoin is concerned, dips and volatilities are a normal phenomenon, but you know what’s not normal? When folks allow every turn of event in the market to dictate their next decision on how much they’ll buy. And this is exactly the point where long term investing often drifts into short term gambling.

The issue  isn’t really about buying during a dip but when someone chooses to go away from their strategy and even their current position to double or triple their allocation just because you feel that’s a very smart approach. This kind of shift slowly pushes investors from an actual investor’s mindset to more of a trader’s mindset and the worst part of it is that, they wouldn’t even realize it. And just as you rightly said, this shift most likely ends with being too overexposed at the wrong time or hesitating at the right time.

In my overall judgement in regards to how anyone may react to every current condition of the market in their investment decisions making is that majority will only end up learning the hardest way resulting to their negligence of not giving attention to what should be considered as a principal factor which is volatility and while much attention should be given to buying Bitcoin without referencing to current btc price, over emphasizing on buying the dip can of course can unknowingly turn a planned investor mindset to that of a trader.

[7juju]

This Bitcoin price action seems a bit different than other times. You will see that the price has been in a gradual and gradual downward trend and is currently at a lower price. The Bitcoin price is part of a temporary reaction that could soon start a bull run. DCA investors continue to buy Bitcoin regardless of the price, so the price drop is the right time for them to buy aggressively.

Real investors are not worried about the price of Bitcoin because most of them know that the price will increase significantly soon and the correction period is very short. The price correction may continue for a few more days and prudent investors are continuing to buy Bitcoin.

That's why you have DCA strategy so you don't have to be bothered with price action cause you can't actually tell the future , we are bearish at the moment , and same time the market can still take urge turn in to bullish anytime so we know we can't keep watching the market every time, so to avoid such stress that's where DCA comes in which is the purchasing of bitcoin with a fixed amount in a given time either weekly or monthly, at different price intervals either up or down  (which same time saying don't be bother with the market movement) because DCA is all about accumulating bitcoin no matter the market conditions either when the price is low or high.

You are right with your DCA explanation, but I just want to point something out that buying bitcoin through DCA must not be with a fixed amount. There are weeks or months that an investor might decide to go high or low with his DCA amount depending on the level of things that he might want to achieve within that time, and also depending on the level of inflow the investor got within that week or month. The point is just that DCA amount can vary from week to week or month to month. It mustn't be a fixed amount before it will be considered DCA.

[Bigjoe33]

With extra cash you can boost returns, but it does break that strict consistency and can expose you to larger drawdowns if the market dips right after you pile in. Using discretionary income for those extra buys is a good way to keep your core DCA safe while still taking advantage of opportunities.
Just keep buying the same amount regardless of market moves, and you’re basically averaging out the price over time.

If conditions are declining, regardless of the funds you use, you'll still experience a loss after buying, unless the price itself can remain stable after buying with discretionary funds or whatever funds you've set aside. However, your suggested option is also a good one if your goal is to continue buying regularly and averaging the price over time, as price drops and rises vary significantly from month to month. Regardless, I expect Bitcoin to surpass $100,000 again by the end of this month and return to its most recent ATH level next month.

You have made some valid points, but where I have a little problem is the statement in your last line, that you expect Bitcoin to surpass $100,000 again by the end of this month. How sure are you about that statement? You know it can be very misleading since we can only be predicting the price and not sure of the next minute price. Offcourse, we know that Bitcoin can go up to that, or even fall below where it is now, and we can't really be certain about its price at the end of the month or even the year. Due to its volatility, it  can spring up or down, and investors are just left with the mindset of consistent buys and Hodl since it can still become a store of value in future, even though we are not sure. So stating that you expect bitcoin to surpass $100,000 is not a sure statement to make to me

[Rockson1]

I'm not really sure about that, expectations vs reality are two words in Bitcoin market that really don't belong in one sentence. I mean we really don't know what the future will be, it could be that we will surpassed $100,000 again and says that we are still in the bull-run. Or the prices continue to go down and no one expected it and then all indication points that we are in the bear season already. So it's better to be just in the middle right now, don't expect something big and or face the reality that we could be in the bearish season and with all of your extra or discretionary funds ready to buy or do DCA for the rest of the cycle and HODL.

In one sentence can you explain what you meant by all you wrote here, so if we don't know what the future holds for Bitcoin investors, does it mean we should not invest, I don't know if you have heard about the history of Bitcoin being recurrent and that is what we call hope,, if you are really a good Bitcoin investor, you would have known that as Bitcoin investors who is aiming for the future, our main focus should be buying Bitcoin daily, weekly or monthly with our discretionary income, as long as we do this, I don't think we will stress about ourself about Bitcoin price decline, infact this will make us ro see any decline as a very good opportunity to buy large at a reduce price.

I just went through your statement, and I noticed that you are more concerned about the price of Bitcoin, my advice to you is, you should not, rather it will be better for you start buying now, continue tomorrow and in the future and hodl for a long-term, atleast I have seen where you said something about buying thtough DCA method, at the look things the market look a bit confusing so why will anyone want to get ready again when we are supposed to be buying, if I may ask when do you think is good to buy Bitcoin? My simple answer is now, everything and continuously, i don't know for you but I will like to hear your own opinion on this.

[Popkon6]

With extra cash you can boost returns, but it does break that strict consistency and can expose you to larger drawdowns if the market dips right after you pile in. Using discretionary income for those extra buys is a good way to keep your core DCA safe while still taking advantage of opportunities.
Just keep buying the same amount regardless of market moves, and you’re basically averaging out the price over time.

If conditions are declining, regardless of the funds you use, you'll still experience a loss after buying, unless the price itself can remain stable after buying with discretionary funds or whatever funds you've set aside. However, your suggested option is also a good one if your goal is to continue buying regularly and averaging the price over time, as price drops and rises vary significantly from month to month. Regardless, I expect Bitcoin to surpass $100,000 again by the end of this month and return to its most recent ATH level next month.

I'm not really sure about that, expectations vs reality are two words in Bitcoin market that really don't belong in one sentence. I mean we really don't know what the future will be, it could be that we will surpassed $100,000 again and says that we are still in the bull-run. Or the prices continue to go down and no one expected it and then all indication points that we are in the bear season already. So it's better to be just in the middle right now, don't expect something big and or face the reality that we could be in the bearish season and with all of your extra or discretionary funds ready to buy or do DCA for the rest of the cycle and HODL.

Expectations and reality in the Bitcoin market are like two strangers that never seem to meet. One day you’re dreaming of a fresh $100k, the next you’re watching the chart dip and wondering if the bear’s already in the house.
Sitting in the middle, keeping expectations low but staying ready to pounce with any extra cash, is a solid play. It lets you DCA through the noise, keep your rainy days stash intact, and still be positioned to scoop up more if the price slides further.

If you are holding Bitcoin, then I don't think it is necessary to research the market, now you will continue holding Bitcoin according to the DCA method and if you research the market repeatedly, then panic will arise inside you. As a result, you will not be able to hold your Bitcoin holding for a long time, there may be disruptions. So if you hold Bitcoin according to the DCA method, you should rely on Bitcoin regularly, you should remember that the Bitcoin market will definitely increase, but if you can hold Bitcoin for a long time according to the plan, then you will definitely get the most benefits.
For this reason, you should focus on buying Bitcoin regularly, if you look at the Bitcoin market repeatedly, you will definitely be scared to see dumping. Because at present, only weak holders are giving up Bitcoin holding during this Bitcoin market correction. And those who are investing in Bitcoin for the long term following the DCA method are taking the opportunity to buy Bitcoin at this time.

[Cgrexp]

Expectations and reality in the Bitcoin market are like two strangers that never seem to meet. One day you’re dreaming of a fresh $100k, the next you’re watching the chart dip and wondering if the bear’s already in the house.
Sitting in the middle, keeping expectations low but staying ready to pounce with any extra cash, is a solid play. It lets you DCA through the noise, keep your rainy days stash intact, and still be positioned to scoop up more if the price slides further.

Long-term investors generally do not pray for the decline to last. New investors may hope for a break in the decline, but those who have already accumulated a lot of Bitcoin do not want that. Sometimes a decline can be beneficial for long-term investors, but some may run out of money or others may become afraid, which is not the best investment approach. Also, you should not judge the investment stage and situation of others because they may be at a different stage than you are currently.

[Kaliandra]

If an investor has cash flow, he can buy dips at any time. He can deposit BTC through DCA from discretionary income. And as you said, he wants to take advantage of the opportunity, I agree with your idea. Because this is an opportunity for investors, and if he wants to take advantage of this falling market, he should invest only from his discretionary income. He should invest without any pressure. Investors who invest under pressure not only ruin their mental state and patience, they also struggle to grow their portfolio. Because he cannot understand what to do due to pressure, he decides to sell the investment later. So he should only create a discretionary fund and an emergency fund and then take the opportunity to buy the dip with any risk. So that his mentality is always stable and active.

It is true that anyone can take advantage of the drop in Bitcoin price if they want. But you have not analyzed the issue of buying in dips correctly. If someone starts doing DCA with 50% of their discretionary income, then if the price of Bitcoin suddenly drops, they will invest more aggressively. By doing this, they will get some Bitcoin at a lower price. But I never think it is right to buy Bitcoin with emergency fund or reserve fund. Because no one can understand when people's financial problems and emergencies will arise. That is why I personally do not support buying Bitcoin from emergency fund and reserve fund. And if you invest for a long time, you will not notice much difference between buying Bitcoin in this type of dip or not.

It is absolutely true that if we invest in BTC for the long term, it will not have a significant impact if we buy at a low or high price. However, if we consistently use the DCA strategy for years, we will naturally get BTC at a low price and at a high price.

Using emergency funds to buy BTC when the price is falling is not a good idea because we never know when we might need those emergency funds. It's better to keep emergency funds for emergencies and use discretionary income to buy BTC, which makes us feel more comfortable mentally. However, the decision is up to each individual, and the risk is borne by each individual.

[Finebone]

Using emergency funds to buy BTC when the price is falling is not a good idea because we never know when we might need those emergency funds. It's better to keep emergency funds for emergencies and use discretionary income to buy BTC, which makes us feel more comfortable mentally.

I support your theory about emergency funds, as the name implies, it should only be used for real emergencies, not for investment, and anyone that takes that dangerous step of investing with his emergency funds just because their is a dip in the market is no longer investing, but he is just gambling, because at that time his Bitcoin investment is vulnerable to any emergency that arises during that period of madness.
The best we can do is to advice ignorant investors not to take such a step, because in the end, everyone will make their decisions themselves.

[Showlove01]

This Bitcoin price action seems a bit different than other times. You will see that the price has been in a gradual and gradual downward trend and is currently at a lower price. The Bitcoin price is part of a temporary reaction that could soon start a bull run. DCA investors continue to buy Bitcoin regardless of the price, so the price drop is the right time for them to buy aggressively.

Real investors are not worried about the price of Bitcoin because most of them know that the price will increase significantly soon and the correction period is very short. The price correction may continue for a few more days and prudent investors are continuing to buy Bitcoin.

That's why you have DCA strategy so you don't have to be bothered with price action cause you can't actually tell the future , we are bearish at the moment , and same time the market can still take urge turn in to bullish anytime so we know we can't keep watching the market every time, so to avoid such stress that's where DCA comes in which is the purchasing of bitcoin with a fixed amount in a given time either weekly or monthly, at different price intervals either up or down  (which same time saying don't be bother with the market movement) because DCA is all about accumulating bitcoin no matter the market conditions either when the price is low or high.

You are right with your DCA explanation, but I just want to point something out that buying bitcoin through DCA must not be with a fixed amount. There are weeks or months that an investor might decide to go high or low with his DCA amount depending on the level of things that he might want to achieve within that time, and also depending on the level of inflow the investor got within that week or month. The point is just that DCA amount can vary from week to week or month to month. It mustn't be a fixed amount before it will be considered DCA.

You are absolutely correct and this also depend on your discretionary income because how big or small, is what causes the variation in our DCA accumulation, if our discretionary income is huge we would decide to increase our accumulation amount and if it is low we can also decide to reduce so that it doesn't cause problem and if it is constant then our DCA accumulation amount will also remain constant for that particular point in time untill there is a change.

[Emjay24]

This Bitcoin price action seems a bit different than other times. You will see that the price has been in a gradual and gradual downward trend and is currently at a lower price. The Bitcoin price is part of a temporary reaction that could soon start a bull run. DCA investors continue to buy Bitcoin regardless of the price, so the price drop is the right time for them to buy aggressively.

Real investors are not worried about the price of Bitcoin because most of them know that the price will increase significantly soon and the correction period is very short. The price correction may continue for a few more days and prudent investors are continuing to buy Bitcoin.

That's why you have DCA strategy so you don't have to be bothered with price action cause you can't actually tell the future , we are bearish at the moment , and same time the market can still take urge turn in to bullish anytime so we know we can't keep watching the market every time, so to avoid such stress that's where DCA comes in which is the purchasing of bitcoin with a fixed amount in a given time either weekly or monthly, at different price intervals either up or down  (which same time saying don't be bother with the market movement) because DCA is all about accumulating bitcoin no matter the market conditions either when the price is low or high.

You are right with your DCA explanation, but I just want to point something out that buying bitcoin through DCA must not be with a fixed amount. There are weeks or months that an investor might decide to go high or low with his DCA amount depending on the level of things that he might want to achieve within that time, and also depending on the level of inflow the investor got within that week or month. The point is just that DCA amount can vary from week to week or month to month. It mustn't be a fixed amount before it will be considered DCA.

I believe that buying Bitcoin with fixed versus variable amounts depends on the income nature of the investor since a fixed income earner might have carefully estimated his expenses for the period and identified his discretionary income from where he carves out the part of it he invest into Bitcoin and the remainder which he pushes into building out backup funds.

For an investor with variable income, maybe a contractor for example which handles varying quantity of projects in which some he would have more profits and some lesser, it's very important that the investor has a certain percentage of his discretionary income that he invest into Bitcoin on a normal setting and on the occasion he has a larger discretionary income from bigger profits, he can choose to increase his allocation into Bitcoin. That way the investor has flexibility of allocating funds to his portfolio since his discretionary income is variable.

[Sim_card]

You are absolutely correct and this also depend on your discretionary income because how big or small, is what causes the variation in our DCA accumulation, if our discretionary income is huge we would decide to increase our accumulation amount and if it is low we can also decide to reduce so that it doesn't cause problem and if it is constant then our DCA accumulation amount will also remain constant for that particular point in time untill there is a change.

What can be a challenge for an investor to invest a particular amount of money into bitcoin weekly using DCA method boils down to his basic needs and monthly expenses. If your income is $300 weekly and your discretionary income is $100, you will see that sometimes, his basic needs and expenses will be above $200 which is the actual money to take care of himself. It can be $220, you can see that his discretionary income has reduced to $80, he will buy less sats.

On a different week, he can have a lesser expenses of $170, at this point the investor has $130 as his discretionary income with $30 extra. He can buy more bitcoin with his discretionary income. You don't need to force yourself to that's compulsory for you to buy the exact amount of bitcoin weekly only if you're accumulating in whimpy way.

[Kelward]

Using emergency funds to buy BTC when the price is falling is not a good idea because we never know when we might need those emergency funds. It's better to keep emergency funds for emergencies and use discretionary income to buy BTC, which makes us feel more comfortable mentally.

I support your theory about emergency funds, as the name implies, it should only be used for real emergencies, not for investment, and anyone that takes that dangerous step of investing with his emergency funds just because their is a dip in the market is no longer investing, but he is just gambling, because at that time his Bitcoin investment is vulnerable to any emergency that arises during that period of madness.
The best we can do is to advice ignorant investors not to take such a step, because in the end, everyone will make their decisions themselves.

It's best to be on the safe side when you're buying Bitcoin to hodl for the long term, you need convenience so that you will not be distracted or be at a crossroad whether to sell prematurely or not. Emergency funds should be kept for the purpose of emergencies while funds for DCA should be used for buying Bitcoin.

If you however feel compelled by yourself to buy a dip and you have accumulated emergency funds that you have been pilling up over a period of time without any emergencies happening you can decide to take a part of the excess to buy a dip. Discretionary funds means to apply your discretion in spendings and when you have accumulated excess funds you can take some calculated risks for something that is worth it. Something of value that will benefit you if everything goes as planned like Bitcoin.

[Bluedrem]

In my overall judgement in regards to how anyone may react to every current condition of the market in their investment decisions making is that majority will only end up learning the hardest way resulting to their negligence of not giving attention to what should be considered as a principal factor which is volatility and while much attention should be given to buying Bitcoin without referencing to current btc price, over emphasizing on buying the dip can of course can unknowingly turn a planned investor mindset to that of a trader.

They didn't pay attention in 2010 and regretted it in 2015. They didn't pay attention in 2015 and regretted it in 2020. They didn't pay attention in 2020 and regretted it in 2025. In fact, they are not real investors. They have not yet believed in Bitcoin but are jealous of its great performance. They are like two-faced snakes, when the price increases, they sing the praises of Bitcoin, when the price decreases, they trivialize it and when the price increases again, they regret not buying it. When it comes to Bitcoin investment, I never worry about whether I am making the right or wrong decision. My only goal is to buy Bitcoin no matter what. Increasing my portfolio by buying Bitcoin is my main goal right now. I have a specific goal and will continue to buy Bitcoin using the maximum amount of my discretionary income in addition to DCA until I reach that goal, regardless of how much the price of Bitcoin goes up or down.

[Lidger]

Yes, there is really no perfect entry time in Bitcoin… people keep waiting for some dip but meanwhile the market just keeps moving. What actually matters is having a plan and sticking to it instead of stressing yourself over timing.

Perfect dip shit, there is nothing like perfect dip anywhere and why no one is encouraged to wait for the dip is, dip has no certain time it will last and infact whats the need to wait for the dip when we are ready to invest in Bitcoin, when we can start investing immediately, waiting for the dip can push one into using their money for what they might regret later, am not against any person buying at the dip but waiting for the dip is not a good idea, people should learn how to start their Bitcoin investment when tbey are ready, they can still buy when the dip comes but the idea of buying during the dip alone should be ignored and frowned at because, if some people can be truthful, I think that is the reason they did not start buying Bitcoin when they are supposed to start.

I have seen people emphasized on the dip on social media on why you must buy the dip so that you can sell when the price of Bitcoin starts going up. This is a bullshit that has been going on online and I pray these people should see the light that will let them to understand that holding Bitcoin is not all about the dip.

The mindset of buying the dip only and later call yourself an investor is wrong and I like your idea and the way you are kicking against buying the dip for personal gain. Even though the price of Bitcoin is down, that does not mean that we need to be strictly after how we can make money from this misfortune of Bitcoin going down. Buy Bitcoin on a daily, weekly or monthly basis will be a better way to invest in Bitcoin without staying greedy.

Greedy investors are the ones calling for the price of Bitcoin to go down so that they can take advantage of the dip market without a single remorse of staying cool and not fuckin up. After a fall, there will be a rise and that is what I expect to see from Bitcoin soon.

I completely agree with your statement that "buy deep" is a common complaint from new investors that they have lost money because they invested at the wrong time, but that is not the case. In Bitcoin, there is no wrong time, but our investment depends on whether we were able to invest correctly, whether we were able to fully apply our skills, or whether we made a decision based on emotion. Those who wait for the perfect time to invest cannot identify that good time.

We should consistently invest in the DCA investment strategy without thinking about investing at the right time. In the DCA investment strategy, an investor can invest every week or every month if they want, that is, everything will depend on the investor's desire and his income. Experienced investors are not afraid of market volatility, but they see that time as another opportunity to increase their investment. If we think about our investment like an experienced investor, then we should only focus on increasing our investment and forget about selling for now and trust the market.

[NewRevelation]

They didn't pay attention in 2010 and regretted it in 2015. They didn't pay attention in 2015 and regretted it in 2020. They didn't pay attention in 2020 and regretted it in 2025. In fact, they are not real investors. They have not yet believed in Bitcoin but are jealous of its great performance. They are like two-faced snakes, when the price increases, they sing the praises of Bitcoin, when the price decreases, they trivialize it and when the price increases again, they regret not buying it. When it comes to Bitcoin investment, I never worry about whether I am making the right or wrong decision.

We can't force people to buy bitcoin when it Dips or make them not to be afraid of the Dips since it's there money and everyone has the right or choice to decide how they want to go about with there bitcoin accumulation pattern of when to be aggressive or not, and either to Hodl or sell, whichever way, it is there choice to make, yet, determined or real investors who know the worth of Bitcoin and the value of Hodling bitcoin in portfolio will ongoingly accumulate Bitcoin either in the Dip or in higher price.

The related and/or repeated history of Bitcoin been able to climb higher even when it Dips is what makes the continuous accumulation very important as we can only stay positive and optimistic about the future price of Bitcoin, haven proven itself for decades relentlessly.
Maybe, investors who fail to accumulate more bitcoin in this Dip period may be lacking extra fund to do so, or maybe afraid of the Dip, but whichever way, if we can keep accumulating gradually now, when the price appreciates, even though we are not guaranteed of the increuans when it will be, such an investor can only smile and praise himself for been consistent in buying always.

[ejikeme24]

Expectations and reality in the Bitcoin market are like two strangers that never seem to meet. One day you’re dreaming of a fresh $100k, the next you’re watching the chart dip and wondering if the bear’s already in the house.
Sitting in the middle, keeping expectations low but staying ready to pounce with any extra cash, is a solid play. It lets you DCA through the noise, keep your rainy days stash intact, and still be positioned to scoop up more if the price slides further.

Long-term investors generally do not pray for the decline to last. New investors may hope for a break in the decline, but those who have already accumulated a lot of Bitcoin do not want that. Sometimes a decline can be beneficial for long-term investors, but some may run out of money or others may become afraid, which is not the best investment approach. Also, you should not judge the investment stage and situation of others because they may be at a different stage than you are currently.

Those long term investors who have reach the status of overaccumulation don't pray for decline instead they pray for the market to surge even more so that to enable them make a bigger profit, as for new investors I think their own case is quite complicated because most of the new investors was seriously praying for dip to happen so that they can front load their investment but now that they have finally meet that dip they have been longing to see most of them is now afraid to move an inch, that is why it's advised to maintain the ongoingly buying of Bitcoin and forget about the dip because I know surely when the dip occur most of this new investors that was hoping to buy the dip might get Fed up as they will be wondering what is happening to the market and I'm sure that most investors will be surprised to see Bitcoin dropping to this length.

[Silikiem]

If you however feel compelled by yourself to buy a dip and you have accumulated emergency funds that you have been pilling up over a period of time without any emergencies happening you can decide to take a part of the excess to buy a dip.

I don’t seem to share in this sentiment of one being compelled to buy in the dip by using his emergency funds to accumulate in such dip because for me I think it all still boils down to investing in bitcoin be it Dip buying or not. And why should a long term investor be compelled to buy bitcoin in the dip knowing fully well that he or she isn’t ready or prepared with a reserve funds for such dip buying. just as it’s advisable to invest in bitcoin with our discretionary income, and Dip buying being one of the bitcoin accumulation pattern isn’t an exception and should be done by a discretionary income if not a reserve funds available for such dip and not with our emergency funds. Emergency funds is meant to be used for a real life emergencies, and should be readily available and accessible because you can need it at any time.
Dip buying is not by force or is it a must buy and that is why we ought to be careful with this dip buying so as not to mess up with our finances. Dip buying makes sense when you’re already prepared with a reserve funds to use and accumulate more in such a reduced price, if not, you just have to focus more on figuring out a discretionary income to regularly accumulate bitcoin as you’ve initially been doing with your ongoing DCA and gradually build up your portfolio.

[Bushdark]

I'm not really sure about that, expectations vs reality are two words in Bitcoin market that really don't belong in one sentence. I mean we really don't know what the future will be, it could be that we will surpassed $100,000 again and says that we are still in the bull-run. Or the prices continue to go down and no one expected it and then all indication points that we are in the bear season already. So it's better to be just in the middle right now, don't expect something big and or face the reality that we could be in the bearish season and with all of your extra or discretionary funds ready to buy or do DCA for the rest of the cycle and HODL.

I understand what you are trying to pass here but that shouldn't be your concern of what is happening in the market right now.
As an holder that has been practicing the DCA, you should know that what ever way or whatever thing that is happening should not be a thing to agitate about because all you should be taking about is how to buy your next Bitcoin and that should be a priority for you so you don't get diverted from your goal this year.

Bitcoin will go up and it's will also go down and that should not be a big deal for you since you are an holder and not ready for all what some crazy holders are doing right now. You need to focus on how to be a better holder with all the necessary things you need to keep aside so you don't hurt your investment.

I just went through your statement, and I noticed that you are more concerned about the price of Bitcoin, my advice to you is, you should not, rather it will be better for you start buying now, continue tomorrow and in the future and hodl for a long-term, atleast I have seen where you said something about buying thtough DCA method, at the look things the market look a bit confusing so why will anyone want to get ready again when we are supposed to be buying, if I may ask when do you think is good to buy Bitcoin? My simple answer is now, everything and continuously, i don't know for you but I will like to hear your own opinion on this.

  Focusing on the price of Bitcoin without having any investment is very wrong and holders should not be checking the chart to see the current price of Bitcoin. Price will fall and price will go up and that should not make use to fell like selling when their are so many opportunities to buy and hold for a long term basis. Anyone that don't want to hold should forget about even buying Bitcoin because it's a waste  of time and energy.

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Expectations and reality in the Bitcoin market are like two strangers that never seem to meet. One day you’re dreaming of a fresh $100k, the next you’re watching the chart dip and wondering if the bear’s already in the house.
Sitting in the middle, keeping expectations low but staying ready to pounce with any extra cash, is a solid play. It lets you DCA through the noise, keep your rainy days stash intact, and still be positioned to scoop up more if the price slides further.

Long-term investors generally do not pray for the decline to last. New investors may hope for a break in the decline, but those who have already accumulated a lot of Bitcoin do not want that. Sometimes a decline can be beneficial for long-term investors, but some may run out of money or others may become afraid, which is not the best investment approach. Also, you should not judge the investment stage and situation of others because they may be at a different stage than you are currently.

Those long term investors who have reach the status of overaccumulation don't pray for decline instead they pray for the market to surge even more so that to enable them make a bigger profit, as for new investors I think their own case is quite complicated because most of the new investors was seriously praying for dip to happen so that they can front load their investment but now that they have finally meet that dip they have been longing to see most of them is now afraid to move an inch, that is why it's advised to maintain the ongoingly buying of Bitcoin and forget about the dip because I know surely when the dip occur most of this new investors that was hoping to buy the dip might get Fed up as they will be wondering what is happening to the market and I'm sure that most investors will be surprised to see Bitcoin dropping to this length.

Who would want to see his portfolio declined? No one, specially newbies. But that's why we called "diamond hands', those investors that doesn't care or at least not scared and don't panic even if their portfolio went down so hard in the current dip from $125k->$90k'ish. They are still going to hold on it and would never sell despite the current crash or any indication that we are in the bear season already. For new investors, if they do their study of the market, and praying that the market dipping to their price to re-enter, then this is the perfect opportunity for them no doubt about it. They could start as early as today to invest, DCA, and get ready their discretionary funds and go and buy within their budget.