Is this a good time to buy bitcoin ?

[kawetsriyanto]

Is this a good time to buy bitcoin ?

thinking of holding 5k$ for very long term

If you want to buy Bitcoin for short term holding, I can agree this may be the right time for buying. You buy when Bitcoin drops below $105k, then you sell when Bitcoin price increases above $110k. However, I think using $10k will be more effective to gain good amount of money in this way.

For the long term, you are better to wait for the next bearish season. If we consider the previous cycle, next year should be the bearish season. It is only few months to wait for the best time for entry (buying).

also are there any good alternatives ? eth ?

I exclude ETH for now. I think it is better to choose BNB, SOL, XRP, or ADA for the alternative asset.

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[Jewan420]

Since you are talking about a long term, feel free to invest. It can be at any time, because in a long term plan, every moment is the best time to buy.

If you want to be a short term investor, whose goal is to make a small profit and sell the investment, then wait a little longer. Because we may be seeing a dip ahead, or it may not happen. If you invest $5k, you can profit in a very short time, no matter what moment you buy it in the market, but it will not have a big impact on your life

[Shinpako09]

Every dip is a good time to buy, but if you’re thinking about holding long term, maybe wait until the bull run is over. When? Perhaps when BTC falls below $100k, that might indicate the bull season has ended. But don’t buy immediately since it could still drop further. Try to accumulate gradually over time before the next bull run in the coming years, because for me, $5k is kinda small and your ROI won’t be that big. So if you want to gain more, invest more. You don’t have to worry as long as you invest only in top coins like BTC, ETH, SOL, etc. Don’t go for memecoins, they’re not meant to be held long term.

[_BlackStar]

Market cycles will change and you need to have a backup plan if you're serious about investing. You might need to be more patient if you only invest $5K without building your portfolio with DCA - so the choice is yours now. I'm not discouraging you from investing - but understand how the market and its cycles work so you won't be disappointed.

If you want to invest for the long term, you should buy DCA consistently. Current buying prices tend to be high because they're near the peak of the cycle - so DCA will lower your average buying price. Over time, you'll see returns with this approach.

[laijsica]

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thinking of holding 5k$ for very long term
also are there any good alternatives ? eth ?
tysm

It seems that you are still new and have been on the forum for a very short time. You should have come back to the forum for an answer. It is risky for new investors to decide to invest $5k at a time. Try to learn about the market and take advice from experts. The best way is to make decisions based on your own judgement.

By being regular in the forum, your insight about investing will be open and you will be aware of the right investment vehicles. By entering the market slowly, you will gradually gain maturity and experience. It is better to use discretionary funds for investment because the market can become volatile at any time with the possibility of getting high profits.

[khiholangkang]

Market cycles will change and you need to have a backup plan if you're serious about investing. You might need to be more patient if you only invest $5K without building your portfolio with DCA - so the choice is yours now. I'm not discouraging you from investing - but understand how the market and its cycles work so you won't be disappointed.

If you want to invest for the long term, you should buy DCA consistently. Current buying prices tend to be high because they're near the peak of the cycle - so DCA will lower your average buying price. Over time, you'll see returns with this approach.

In the short term, we have not yet found a definite view about the current market situation and it really makes us wonder whether there is a possibility for bitcoin to get another price increase and or print a new ATH again. I think someone who wants to buy must have a big risk responsibility.

Q4 this year is already at the peak of the cycle and that is the big question for us whether Bitcoin still has a probability or not, and if the goal is long term then what you say is true, it is better to simplify the amount of investment and make regular purchases, the current price is considered still high considering that we only fell -15% from the ATH with a candle needle of -18%, and usually the decline from the peak of the cycle is more than 50% to the lowest price.


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[Mehmet69]

The best time to buy Bitcoin is when you have enough money. There is no set time to invest in Bitcoin. The best time to invest is when you can make a sensible income from your flowing money. Waiting for a dip in the market makes it very difficult to maintain a long-term investment. Because if you get the dip you expect, if there is another dip after investing, you will get scared and sell the investment and lose. So, instead of waiting for a dip, the best time is to start investing regularly using the prudent income and DCA method.

[Sovannar Sangha]

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thinking of holding 5k$ for very long term
also are there any good alternatives ? eth ?
tysm

That's a pretty big number for me. Keep going, my friend. While ETH is still in a correction, it's possible that $5,000 will turn into $10,000 when ETH shows its true performance as the king of altcoins.

[Hardyrobust]

The best time to buy Bitcoin is when you have enough money. There is no set time to invest in Bitcoin. The best time to invest is when you can make a sensible income from your flowing money. Waiting for a dip in the market makes it very difficult to maintain a long-term investment. Because if you get the dip you expect, if there is another dip after investing, you will get scared and sell the investment and lose. So, instead of waiting for a dip, the best time is to start investing regularly using the prudent income and DCA method.

instead of saying the right to accumulate bitcoin is when we have enough money, it should be when the needed discretionary income is available. When you begin to mention enough money this may sent a kind of misleading message to the poor folks who may have discretionary income to invest with but since they don't have enough money like the rich folks they may not want to invest and at the end they consider bitcoin investment to be meant for the rich alone.

[dezoel]

The best time to buy Bitcoin is when you have enough money. There is no set time to invest in Bitcoin. The best time to invest is when you can make a sensible income from your flowing money. Waiting for a dip in the market makes it very difficult to maintain a long-term investment. Because if you get the dip you expect, if there is another dip after investing, you will get scared and sell the investment and lose. So, instead of waiting for a dip, the best time is to start investing regularly using the prudent income and DCA method.

That is wrong. If you have the money but the bitcoin is at a peak price, I think that is not really something that we can do, it is not going to be easy at all. Because investing into bitcoin at a high peak level makes no sense at all, we should be careful about it and not do it at all. I understand wanting to do better but that doesn't mean that we are going to get the best results when we do that.

So you should be able to wait it out and invest when it's down. So when you invest in it while it's under 110k, that will be better than investing when it was above 120k, so there is a big difference there. I understand not wanting to be investing into something that is risky, but that doesn't mean that you are going to make profit when it's at the top neither.

[Grace333]

The best time to buy Bitcoin is when you have enough money. There is no set time to invest in Bitcoin. The best time to invest is when you can make a sensible income from your flowing money. Waiting for a dip in the market makes it very difficult to maintain a long-term investment. Because if you get the dip you expect, if there is another dip after investing, you will get scared and sell the investment and lose. So, instead of waiting for a dip, the best time is to start investing regularly using the prudent income and DCA method.

Yeah bro, I get your point bruh and it actually makes sense, but I kinda see it in another way.. It is not necessarily only when you have excess money that you should buy Bitcoin..
Sometimes, it is about using a part of your income that would not affect your day to day needs, like discretionary funds. You don’t have to wait till you are loaded before stacking starts.. The key is being consistent with what you can afford, no matter how small. That is literally what DCA is all about, slow and steady accumulation without pressure..

[Stable090]

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thinking of holding 5k$ for very long term
also are there any good alternatives ? eth ?
tysm

It’s really a good idea if you can do that, holding $5k isn’t a bad idea, when you are trying to buy a coin, then it’s better you focus only on bitcoin, I don’t trust all those altcoins, and I won’t encourage anyone to invest in any altcoins. If you are planning to invest, just focus on bitcoin, that’s the only coin which I know you can hold for a long term without panicking, if the price drops, just make sure you keep holding, and the price is going to bounce back, but if you invest in some altcoins, when the price drops, it might not really bounce back.

If you are planning to invest in bitcoin, just keep on accumulating it gradually, you don’t have to wait for dip before you going to start buying bitcoin, just use DCA strategy when investing, and you won’t be having any problem.

[SATWAT]

The best time to buy Bitcoin is when you have enough money. There is no set time to invest in Bitcoin. The best time to invest is when you can make a sensible income from your flowing money. Waiting for a dip in the market makes it very difficult to maintain a long-term investment. Because if you get the dip you expect, if there is another dip after investing, you will get scared and sell the investment and lose. So, instead of waiting for a dip, the best time is to start investing regularly using the prudent income and DCA method.

If someone is interested and have bucks to hold this surely its best time for him to invest and have some good benefit because waiting for enough money has never been helpful for him currently price is down and predictions are positive to keeping things in mind for long term investment and holding will be good point.
While now many strategies are working for small investors always keeping few things in mind surely good idea because just invest which you can afford to lost is first priority while having good wallet is also important because not your keys not your funds is always important.
Never listen things which increase negativity these always create chaos and never help to build your good future I personally faced few things which always increase problems and never improve my portfolio due to weak mindset.

[irhact]

Instead of saying the right to accumulate bitcoin is when we have enough money, it should be when the needed discretionary income is available. When you begin to mention enough money this may sent a kind of misleading message to the poor folks who may have discretionary income to invest with but since they don't have enough money like the rich folks they may not want to invest and at the end they consider bitcoin investment to be meant for the rich alone.

You're right with what you're saying because investing in Bitcoin is for everyone regardless of the money you have. The only difference is that we all get to invest in Bitcoin as our pocket can handle. For someone that has alot of money, they can buy more Bitcoin than those that don't have enough money but that doesn't mean the average individual shouldn't be buying Bitcoin. Everybody can buy but we should be buying according our finances and buying in smaller quantities is better than waiting until we have big amounts of money to buy large quantities. Right now is a perfect time to buy Bitcoin because the price is low and you'll be able to get more quantities.

[ScamViruS]

If you have enough money and can hold Bitcoin for a long time without any problems or pressure, then you can buy Bitcoin at any time. Because it is historically proven that those who bought Bitcoin and hold it patiently have already profited from Bitcoin. There is no question about the potential of Bitcoin, Bitcoin has already proven it. So I think you can enter the market for the long term. Everyone is a little hesitant to give financial advice to others, so you should make your own decisions.

[Mr_Brilliant$]

Since you are talking about a long term, feel free to invest. It can be at any time, because in a long term plan, every moment is the best time to buy.

If you want to be a short term investor, whose goal is to make a small profit and sell the investment, then wait a little longer. Because we may be seeing a dip ahead, or it may not happen. If you invest $5k, you can profit in a very short time, no matter what moment you buy it in the market, but it will not have a big impact on your life

Yeah, I get what you mean..  If you are thinking long term, then any time is cool to buy.  You just sha need to keep adding little by little and give it time.. 
But for me, I feel the best time to buy is when you actually understand what you are getting into, not just because the price is pumping or everyone is talking about it. Bcus it’s only when your understand Bitcoin you can think long term.. if you keep waiting for that perfect dip it may never really comes.. Sometimes it is better to just start small when nobody is paying attention and hold tight for the future..

[Chinesebaby]

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thinking of holding 5k$ for very long term
also are there any good alternatives ? eth ?
tysm

Having $5k invested in Bitcoin for a long term is absolutely quite better than having the same amount invested in our traditional banking system where it literally has little or no interest rate. Because ever since Bitcoin came and became popular, it is obvious it has been the investors top priority asset with a huge success winning potential. I think while thinking about investing over $5k in Bitcoin, I also think making it's security your top priority is also one thing that shouldn't be compromise with too. Because having such huge amount in an exchange wallet is equally the biggest mistake you may want to make, since the exchange can be hacked and you lose your money since you don't have full control over it's private keys. And as such making non custodial wallet a top priority Bitcoin wallet to use.

[Danica22]

Since you are talking about a long term, feel free to invest. It can be at any time, because in a long term plan, every moment is the best time to buy.

If you want to be a short term investor, whose goal is to make a small profit and sell the investment, then wait a little longer. Because we may be seeing a dip ahead, or it may not happen. If you invest $5k, you can profit in a very short time, no matter what moment you buy it in the market, but it will not have a big impact on your life

Yeah, I get what you mean..  If you are thinking long term, then any time is cool to buy.  You just sha need to keep adding little by little and give it time.. 
But for me, I feel the best time to buy is when you actually understand what you are getting into, not just because the price is pumping or everyone is talking about it. Bcus it’s only when your understand Bitcoin you can think long term.. if you keep waiting for that perfect dip it may never really comes.. Sometimes it is better to just start small when nobody is paying attention and hold tight for the future..

Well said. The best time to buy bitcoin is when we understand it and know what we are getting into. We should not invest in bitcoin just because everyone is talking about it, or saying this is the bottom and the best time to buy. Because even if we have the opportunity to buy bitcoin at a big discount, it is very difficult to hold it until it becomes profitable if we do not understand it well.

Like many people had the chance to buy bitcoin very early but not many people could hold it for long time. Because they don't really understand it, their belief in it is not strong enough.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

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thinking of holding 5k$ for very long term
also are there any good alternatives ? eth ?
tysm

If you have $5000, you can use it for Bitcoin investment. Bitcoin reached $106,000 yesterday, if you can buy or have bought from this $106,000, you will still have a fairly good profit. Moreover, if you want to hold it for a long time, you can also invest in Bitcoin because Bitcoin is the best for long-term investment. I cannot give you any advice for investing in Altcoins because Altcoin investment is much riskier than Bitcoin investment, but you can invest in Ethereum.

[Princess Leah]

Well said. The best time to buy bitcoin is when we understand it and know what we are getting into. We should not invest in bitcoin just because everyone is talking about it, or saying this is the bottom and the best time to buy. Because even if we have the opportunity to buy bitcoin at a big discount, it is very difficult to hold it until it becomes profitable if we do not understand it well.

Like many people had the chance to buy bitcoin very early but not many people could hold it for long time. Because they don't really understand it, their belief in it is not strong enough.

It's never good to invest in what you know nothing about cause it would definitely end up in ruins, Bitcoin investment has it's own risk no doubt but understanding it would give the investor an advantage over possible obstacles that could hinder the investment, some people don't even know that investing in Bitcoin requires them to be patient, they think it something they'll put their money into and get rich in the near future.

 It doesn't work that way for Bitcoin since it's an investment that requires one to hodl it for long to add value to what you're putting into it, that's why understanding it is the best approach and not investing simply cause people are doing so, without knowing what it's all about, such person could be forced to withdraw everything when volatility occurs.