Volatility is not a bug

[Youngrebel]

Bitcoin volatility is a feature, not a bug like many people are making it look like.

The market is in bad condition now and that bad side comes with opportunity, strictly for those who understands.

Volatility is why we will always have a new ATH.
Volatility is why new opportunity presents itself.
Volatility is why Bitcoin will always be considered a good investment option.

If we keep going up and never come down, the attraction will keep decreasing, and those who have been saying that Bitcoin is too costly will be the true winner but that's not the case.

Volatility is why me having 0.3BTC someday is possible, if we keep going up and never down, I will never be able to get to that number unless I am very rich.

Is bitcoin really experiencing a bad market? Some are praying for Bitcoin to drop tither and further because it is to their own advantage hence the reason why they want it to go down further. For that kind of an individual the market is at its best for them offcourse.
Some on the other hand are praying that the price goes down for very obvious   reasons , so only on such cases can you say the market is bad. But on a general note the market is not a bad one

[Alone055]

Well, even though calling Bitcoin's volatility a bug is foolish, we shouldn't forget that Bitcoin was not created to become an investment asset. Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin as a peer-to-peer payment method that would work with no centralized control, but since Bitcoin was created with a fixed and limited supply, it was bound to become volatile based on the supply and demand rule since if the supply of something is low and the demand is high, its price tend to increase over time, and this happens to anything in the world and not just Bitcoin.

If there is a car that only has 5 mades in the whole world and there are so many people who want to buy that car, wouldn't the sellers start asking for higher amounts each time someone approaches them only because they know there are other buyers who would pay them more? That's why Bitcoin is volatile, so it can't be bug, but we can't say that it's a feature because Bitcoin wasn't created to have such a feature or had the intent to become what it has become today.

[Cookdata]

Bitcoin volatility is a feature, not a bug like many people are making it look like.

The market is in bad condition now and that bad side comes with opportunity, strictly for those who understands.

Volatility is why we will always have a new ATH.
Volatility is why new opportunity presents itself.
Volatility is why Bitcoin will always be considered a good investment option.

If we keep going up and never come down, the attraction will keep decreasing, and those who have been saying that Bitcoin is too costly will be the true winner but that's not the case.

Volatility is why me having 0.3BTC someday is possible, if we keep going up and never down, I will never be able to get to that number unless I am very rich.

Am I the only person that is confused with your write up? I follow through the first page and everyone are dumping generic opinions.

Bitcoin volatility is just how the Bitcoin market changes with time, it can be fast and it can be slow depending on the market conditions. We are not even experiencing one right now because volatility is low, the last time it was fast was about 3 weeks ago when the market dump from $80k to where it's trading right now.

I think what OP meant is market dump. The market correction is a regular thing after the market has made a run for a long time. We may see more dump or maybe reverse from here, just brace to up for the journey ahead. I hope you don't complain if we eventually go below the prices that you bought. 

[Patikno]

Bitcoin volatility is a feature, not a bug like many people are making it look like.

The market is in bad condition now and that bad side comes with opportunity, strictly for those who understands.

Volatility is why we will always have a new ATH.
Volatility is why new opportunity presents itself.
Volatility is why Bitcoin will always be considered a good investment option.

If we keep going up and never come down, the attraction will keep decreasing, and those who have been saying that Bitcoin is too costly will be the true winner but that's not the case.

Volatility is why me having 0.3BTC someday is possible, if we keep going up and never down, I will never be able to get to that number unless I am very rich.

It is impossible to find a valuable asset that doesn't experience volatility. All valuables experience price fluctuations, including Bitcoin and gold (which are often compared). I deliberately included gold to remind people that it is also volatile, just like Bitcoin.

Volatility indicates the normal fluctuations in supply and demand for Bitcoin, and it is precisely this attraction that draws people to its price movements. When Bitcoin price drops, it is a great opportunity to buy it, and holding it long-term can be very profitable. It is no wonder many people consider Bitcoin to be like gold, useful as a store of value, with some countries even considering it a strategic reserve. This is especially true when compared to gold, which the supply is unknown. Meanwhile, Bitcoin supply is limited and predetermined, and some quantities are even considered lost, making Bitcoin increasingly scarce. So, isn't Bitcoin a valuable asset to hold? I am sure you already know the answer, and you have probably already concluded that Bitcoin volatility isn't a problem.

[colinistheman]

Yeah, Bitcoin's volatility is not a flaw but rather its true strength as a new global asset. Despite these up and down Bitcoin is finding its true value and giving investors profit that no other asset that move in a straight line can offer. Bitcoin was not an old and mature market like gold or stock from the beginning, it is still in its infancy where big price move mean that peoples demand and adoption are actually increasing

However because of this volatility new idea and innovation are entering the market. For those who are longterm holder, this is a golden opportunity to grab big. Bitcoin is now solidifying its place in everyones portfolio. It' i a little difficult to endure this turbulent situation in the shortterm but eventually when more public enter the market and liquidity increase this madness will slowly subside, although it will never go away completely.

[serjent05]

Bitcoin volatility is a feature, not a bug like many people are making it look like.

If we go up and never come down, we simply defy the laws of gravity. Its just surprising that people today simply don't understand the idea behind bitcoin being volatile..

In a free market, it is normal to have volatility, it is because the supply and demand in the market changes and interact with each other every second. Honestly, I never heard anyone saying volatility is a bug, this is the first time @OP's post.

Only the smart ones are using this feature to their advantage. While others remains in fear, the smarts ones are stacking up BTC at every lower point..

True, those who are smart and knowledgeable are the one taking advantage of this dip.  While those who just get in because of hype are selling, those who have a profound knowledge about Bitcoin starts accumulating.

[d5000]

I have responded in this thread to the question if volatility is a bug or a feature. There is also a poll, so at least the Bitcointalk community can vote there

Three short remarks to the OP's assumptions:

Volatility is why we will always have a new ATH.

This is not necessarily the case. Altcoins are also volatile, even more so than Bitcoin, and most haven't reached an ATH since 2022. There can be perfectly a situation where Bitcoin stays volatile, but reaches no ATH anymore. There's a great danger that a "volatile but not growing" price will reduce Bitcoin's relevance and it will lose users. The decentralized revolution would have to wait.

Volatility is why new opportunity presents itself.

Yes, dip buyers are rewarded for their risk. But that comes at a cost: With each big bear market Bitcoin loses people who lost a big amount of money.

IMO this is neither a pro nor a con.

Volatility is why Bitcoin will always be considered a good investment option.

It would even be a better investment option if it hadn't these big price swings. If Bitcoin was following the weekly MA 200 (around 4 years) it would be an asset that (almost) always grows and never falls. It would be insanely attractive for everybody around the world who wants to save money, and probably grow even steeper than today, only without the big ups and downs.

[Out of mind]

It is natural that there will be volatility in the Bitcoin market, if there was no volatility in the market, investors would not buy and would not be able to profit later. And since the Bitcoin market is volatile, there are people who buy, and because of this, it is reliable and optimistic that the market will enter a higher level in the future. When we look at the past cycles of the Bitcoin market, we certainly become confident, we can guess where Bitcoin will go in the future and what price will be set. Due to the volatility of the Bitcoin market, people can buy and increase their fraction of this Bitcoin and they can profit a lot of money in the future. The fluctuations of the Bitcoin market are the biggest attraction, volatility and decline in the market indicate something better in the future.

[Asiska02]

The brain behind the creation of bitcoin has done a very great and perfect job for what bitcoin has come to be today, there is no feature of it that does not makes sense and has a tangible reason to be so even though it would still call some features the disadvantageous aspect of itself.
Bitcoin was built for everyone to take part on, and the idea and concept behind volatility comes in handy when it keeps giving the opportunity to buy more when you miss to buy earlier. The fact that no matter volatile it gets, it won’t get to some certain price it has passed through before indicates an uptrend trajectory for bitcoin, while it is also a very good feature to make bitcoin a viable option for investment.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

Absolutely agree that the volatility we see so often in Bitcoin is a feature and not a bug. You can use it to your advantage if you play it smart too. Buy when we are in a bear market and sell some when we are in a bull market and there is hype around Bitcoin.

What I would say is that we are seeing diminishing returns as time goes on in bull markets and bear markets aren’t dumping as deep. It’s natural that a new asset will be extremely volatile but as time passes and adoption grows, it becomes more mature and volatility isn’t as high.

Bitcoin has passed its earliest years and biggest tests in technology, operation to market and it has passed all the severe tests very well in many past years. With time, there are more Bitcoin miners joined the Bitcoin network, they actually made Bitcoin blockchain more secure with higher hashrate and also more decentralized Bitcoin full nodes.

With time, another thing grows up considerably, more exchanges are available for trading and they have higher trading volume too. It is important for preventing very big crash within very short time with bigger trading volume than in earliest years and with limited exchanges for Bitcoin as well as lower trading volume.

Bitcoin in 2026 moving onwards already has very good foundation to avoid death spiral, annihilation and it will grow up more in my belief on Bitcoin bullish and bright future.

[Faisal2202]

Volatility is why me having 0.3BTC someday is possible, if we keep going up and never down, I will never be able to get to that number unless I am very rich.

By the way no one said volatility is a bug! Why you think someone would say it is a bug, we all know volatility mean, and not just bitcoin is volatile but fiat, and other commodities are also volatile but some are less volatile and some are more volatile. The volatility is loved for its intensity.

Some people love high volatility even higher than the btc volatility, they go in meme coins or alts, but some don't like high volatility, so they invest in gold etc. But this time the gold also was very volatile.

[HustleZ]

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You're hitting on the prespective that people miss because they are too busy staring at the 24-hour change percentage. Volatility isn't a bug: it's a Great feature of Bitcoin that lets it Breath and is a great opportunity too.

If Bitcoin never hit these retracements then Bitcoin would become a locked asset that only just the Early adapters or investors could enjoy because if the price kept appreciating people wouldn't have opportunities to buy Bitcoin on the Prices they wished to buy on once. If it only moved upwards in straight line it wouldn't be that profitable for a normal person and he/she would have left it by saying its only for the Rich even though tiny fractions can be bought but Bitcoin's price always appreciating isn't possible and if possible not that profitable as how these dips prove to be profitable. A dip effectively "Democratizes" the market which is a great thing for adoption if people understand Bitcoin. These dips are the reason a goal like 0.3 BTC seems reachable.

[passwordnow]

Volatility is why me having 0.3BTC someday is possible, if we keep going up and never down, I will never be able to get to that number unless I am very rich.

I thought that the thread you've made is positivity and not anything about negativity and giving up. But you seem to give up. Me either, I've thought the same thing that I'll never get a few amount of Bitcoin but I was wrong. When I have pursued that plan and controlled myself in spending to nonsense things and allotted it to Bitcoin. I can say that you can make it because it's possible. That 0.3 BTC could be expensive still now but it will be more expensive soon, so you choose what is expensive to you. What if that 0.3 BTC becomes $300k when Bitcoin reaches a mil?

[justdimin]

If we keep going up and never come down, the attraction will keep decreasing, and those who have been saying that Bitcoin is too costly will be the true winner but that's not the case.

Volatility is why me having 0.3BTC someday is possible, if we keep going up and never down, I will never be able to get to that number unless I am very rich.

I do not think volatility is the reason why people come here to trade, it's "it always goes back up" that makes them come back and buy it. Volatility is not a bug, but it is not a feature neither, it is not needed for bitcoin to grow and it only helps for traders and not long term investors.

We know that no matter what the price of bitcoin is at any given time, eventually it will go up and break all time high and have a new one, like right now we are so far away from it but we know that it will be 130k+ one day, and knowing this is the reason why people keep coming back and keep buying. I understand why it may not feel great at the moment but that is the truth. If that continues then volatility could go away and it would still be fine.

[pawanjain]

Bitcoin volatility is a feature, not a bug like many people are making it look like.

The market is in bad condition now and that bad side comes with opportunity, strictly for those who understands.

Volatility is why we will always have a new ATH.
Volatility is why new opportunity presents itself.
Volatility is why Bitcoin will always be considered a good investment option.

If we keep going up and never come down, the attraction will keep decreasing, and those who have been saying that Bitcoin is too costly will be the true winner but that's not the case.

Volatility is why me having 0.3BTC someday is possible, if we keep going up and never down, I will never be able to get to that number unless I am very rich.

Why do you think 0.3 BTC is far from your reach ? It is quite an achievable number.
Matter of fact, I would like to know how did you come to this number ? Is there some kind of calculation behind it or what ?
For me, the number is 1 BTC. As simple as that, it is surely a target for many people to acquire one whole bitcoin and for me as well.

[Littlemini]

If there was no volatility in the market, investors would not invest here. We see many stable coins in the market, but they do not have any volatility in the market, so investors do not have much interest in those coins. Bitcoin is a popular currency and this digital currency is bought and sold in large quantities every day, so volatility in this market is a normal thing. Sometimes negative changes in the market continue to occur continuously, but if some investors take this change as an investment opportunity, then I think no one will complain about this fluctuation in the market, but everyone will only focus on buying and holding.

[Hamza2424]

This just all about mindset there are people that see volatility as an opportunity to buy more., whenever the market dips. This is not how others see it, there are people that don't see the opportunity that volatility actually presents. They are stuck with the idea that the market should always be on a bull season.
If the price of bitcoin is always going up  there people that won't have the opportunity to buy because they will think it is too expensive and if the market should always remain stable then there won't be possibility of potential returns.

Only those are stuck with the idea that market should stay bullish who have bought and bought huge amount or still are buying hsing dollar cost averaging. But they underestimate one thing that they can accumulate more in bear run like at the current price I could accumulate 2x of what I could accumulate when it was trading above $120k.

It will be boring if price keep going up or down even the consolidation phase looks boring and when btc stays in a specific range even for a week we start calling it stable currency haha. I like movement like high volatility, now I can buy some good amount but if it stayed above $120k, the same money will buy me a lot less money.

[Johnlomape]

Bitcoin volatility is a feature, not a bug like many people are making it look like.

The market is in bad condition now and that bad side comes with opportunity, strictly for those who understands.

Volatility is why we will always have a new ATH.
Volatility is why new opportunity presents itself.
Volatility is why Bitcoin will always be considered a good investment option.

If we keep going up and never come down, the attraction will keep decreasing, and those who have been saying that Bitcoin is too costly will be the true winner but that's not the case.

Volatility is why me having 0.3BTC someday is possible, if we keep going up and never down, I will never be able to get to that number unless I am very rich.

The crypto space can not function without volatility and that is what is responsible for the increase in the price of all cryptocurrencies. If the price of Bitcoin is stagnant, there is no way the price of Bitcoin can increase in price. Every investor is looking for a way to buy Bitcoin and after a while, the price increase where they can decide to sell part of their holdings or continue to hold.
We need to see frequent volatility in the market so that traders can trade any coin they want and investors can make money due to the increase and decrease in the price of Bitcoin.

[Smartprofit]

In my opinion, Bitcoin volatility is a reality. You can agree with it or disagree with it. You can love it or hate it. But that doesn't make it any less real.🙋

We recently saw the price of silver plummet by almost 40 percent in a single moment. Does this mean silver is a bad asset? Of course not! Silver is an incredibly valuable asset, serving both as money and as an industrial material (silver is used in the production of microelectronics and solar panels).💁

That said, I wouldn't deify volatility. Bitcoin's value certainly doesn't lie in its volatility. You can speculate on any asset, but it doesn't necessarily have to be Bitcoin. You can speculate on some meme coin.

I'm also confident that the time will come when Bitcoin's volatility will significantly decrease. Maybe not forever, but for a long time.  Incidentally, Bitcoin's price volatility is currently driven by derivatives (futures, options, stocks, bonds, etc.). And this, in my opinion, isn't very good...