Bitcoin or altcoins during bear market?

[Faisal2202]

I have been in crypto since early 2022 and most of my time I have been investing in altcoins.

The only time I was buying Bitcoin was when it fell to bear market lows around $15k and I sold it all for more altcoins when it reached $30k.

When I first got into crypto, Bitcoin was $42k and I now realize had I just stuck with Bitcoin only during the whole bear market I would be a lot better off now at this current time as I now understand that Bitcoin pumps first in the bull run.

My current portfolio is +23% but had I been in Bitcoin it would probably be around +200%. There is however more room now for altcoins to grow for the rest of this bull run and I am still hoping to have a great bull run with my altcoins.

I got lucky with one of my altcoins that gave me a 30x return in the first quarter of 2024 but if i didn't have that then my portfolio would be a lot worse.

I am just wondering when the next bear market comes in 2026, would it just be best to dollar cost average into Bitcoin every week and forget about altcoins until the next bull run starts in 2028?

You have a great mind set and it's like you don't care about short term trades or short time frames. That's really a peace of mind because I started doing DCA in BTC from the price of $25 to $40 maybe my average buying is around $30k although I also saw BTC hitting $16k but I had no investment to buy it from that point and I was just seeing it.

Well, with time it grew and made me more than 2x now and from this point I am very bullish that it can still make me another 2x at least from the $100k price tag. Speaking of when we should invest in alts and in BTC I think the next bear run of BTC will be in October of 2026 and we must do DCA that time and we might not see BTC again this low (Near to $16k).

I would suggest we should do investments in alts in the year of halving, as if I would have invested in alts till now I would have made more then 10x in all those coins at least and that would be enough for me even If I have to wait for 12 months.

[Baki202]

In times of price I agree with you that many altcoins will do just as well as Bitcoin in this short period of time, and that's because they are altcoins, and they are not price manipulation resistant.
 
Little money pumped into a single altcoin can boost the price to hit triple its previous alt, but just know that the same way most of them can give you that high ROI in a short run, that's how they can take it away even with the invested capital also being missing.

The only way to make money on the crypto market is to make sure you never ran out options. Put 50% of your asset in Bitcoin since Bitcoin has an assurance of run during halving and after halving and then spread the remaining 50% to altcoins, with this you will be fine and you will hardly miss profits in this crypto space. However, if you have more, you can invest in some altcoins during the bullrun, thier are some altcoins that pump hard this time.

I watcy Hype with circulating of 1B tokens pump frkm $4 to $8 and I didn't buy and it's not because I don't want to but there is no enough funds to ape in, such opportunities are plenty with altcoins and as long as the market is green, many more will appear often.

[Nwada001]

In times of price I agree with you that many altcoins will do just as well as Bitcoin in this short period of time, and that's because they are altcoins, and they are not price manipulation resistant.
 
Little money pumped into a single altcoin can boost the price to hit triple its previous alt, but just know that the same way most of them can give you that high ROI in a short run, that's how they can take it away even with the invested capital also being missing.

The only way to make money on the crypto market is to make sure you never ran out options. Put 50% of your asset in Bitcoin since Bitcoin has an assurance of run during halving and after halving and then spread the remaining 50% to altcoins, with this you will be fine and you will hardly miss profits in this crypto space. However, if you have more, you can invest in some altcoins during the bullrun, thier are some altcoins that pump hard this time.

There is no assurance in the crypto market. If you ask me, the only thing there is is that bitcoin has a higher chance of making some big move after halving based on history, but it's not what we will consider as assurance; anything can happen in the market. 
 
Not all altcoins are worth someone's investment; we should be careful when making that choice on which coin or token to invest in. Generalising the diversion to just altcoins without giving it a proper valuation might lead the person to making the wrong choice, which might result in total loss.

[Yucky]

There is no assurance in the crypto market. If you ask me, the only thing there is is that bitcoin has a higher chance of making some big move after halving based on history, but it's not what we will consider as assurance; anything can happen in the market.
 
Not all altcoins are worth someone's investment; we should be careful when making that choice on which coin or token to invest in. Generalising the diversion to just altcoins without giving it a proper valuation might lead the person to making the wrong choice, which might result in total loss.

Even when Bitcoin experiences a bear run, it tends to have a better market value than Altcoins. I would advise you to look past the previous incident and not regret selling your Bitcoin to acquire Altcoins. The market is inconsistent, and you couldn't have predicted Bitcoin's bull run in Q4 2024.

I wouldn't recommend selling your Altcoins, but rather holding on to them until you see an increase in profit. These are investments, and we know the crypto market is volatile. Prepare your mind for such volatility.

My advice is to take profit from your Altcoins or offline gigs and use it to invest in Bitcoin. Build up your Bitcoin investment while still holding your Altcoins. You never know when the Altcoin market will experience a bull run. We're all speculative about it, and no one has a calendar for when bull runs will happen for Bitcoin or Altcoins.

So, build up your Bitcoin investment while holding your Altcoins. This way, you'll have a win-win situation on both sides when the crpto market experiences a bull run.

[Awaklara]

There is no assurance in the crypto market. If you ask me, the only thing there is is that bitcoin has a higher chance of making some big move after halving based on history, but it's not what we will consider as assurance; anything can happen in the market. 
 
Not all altcoins are worth someone's investment; we should be careful when making that choice on which coin or token to invest in. Generalising the diversion to just altcoins without giving it a proper valuation might lead the person to making the wrong choice, which might result in total loss.

I will not hold altcoins for a very long time. When the market shows an increase and there is a good profit on the altcoins I have, then I will sell them. But not for Bitcoin, I find selling Bitcoin very difficult because the main target has not been achieved. Even when the target is achieved, I only have the ability to sell some, not all. Likewise, when the market is bearish, I will not think twice to put in Bitcoin. When the price of Bitcoin falls, it is an opportunity to buy more. Although the crypto market is unpredictable, anyone who has been with Bitcoin for a long time will know the reasons why we should choose Bitcoin.

[Ziskinberg]

I will not hold altcoins for a very long time. When the market shows an increase and there is a good profit on the altcoins I have, then I will sell them. But not for Bitcoin, I find selling Bitcoin very difficult because the main target has not been achieved. Even when the target is achieved, I only have the ability to sell some, not all. Likewise, when the market is bearish, I will not think twice to put in Bitcoin. When the price of Bitcoin falls, it is an opportunity to buy more. Although the crypto market is unpredictable, anyone who has been with Bitcoin for a long time will know the reasons why we should choose Bitcoin.

Make it a goal, just like holding Bitcoin. The term HODL was invented for Bitcoin, not for altcoins. If you want to venture into high-risk investments, then go with altcoins, but the proper approach is short-term investing. Based on my observations, the best time to invest in altcoins is during a bullish market, as a bull run often triggers the altcoin market. However, you need to stay alert, don’t be greedy, and make sure to sell at a profit you’re happy with because altcoin seasons are often short and temporary.

[MusaMohamed]

I will not hold altcoins for a very long time. When the market shows an increase and there is a good profit on the altcoins I have, then I will sell them.

If you hold altcoins, you will have big losses with most altcoins because most of them die with time or collapse in price with time.

Make it a goal, just like holding Bitcoin. The term HODL was invented for Bitcoin, not for altcoins. If you want to venture into high-risk investments, then go with altcoins, but the proper approach is short-term investing.

With Bitcoin, holding it is like taking advantage of its magic exponential growth with time. A longer holding time, a higher ROI for your investment portfolio.

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[tvplus006]

...That's really a peace of mind because I started doing DCA in BTC from the price of $25 to $40 maybe my average buying is around $30k although I also saw BTC hitting $16k but I had no investment to buy it from that point and I was just seeing it. ..

In this case, what you call DCA is not, because the DCA strategy implies that you will buy Bitcoin in equal parts after an equal period of time. You just bought BTC when you had the money for it and the price was acceptable to you.