Why are its prices rising and falling? Is now the right time to invest?

[Yorubek]

So since this forum has many experienced people about Bitcoin. Can you tell me why the price of Bitcoin increases and why the price of Bitcoin decreases?

The price of Bitcoin increases and decreases due to volatility. Volatility is a characteristics of Bitcoin, which goes either way as a result of demand and supply. The buying and selling of Bitcoin makes the price fluctuate, you can never see the price of Bitcoin stable.

Buying now is healthy, we are currently in a dip and would be nice to take advantage, going back to $126K from here puts you already on profits, now we have dreams for the price of Bitcoin going high about $500K, make yourself available and be part of the journey.

Yes, understanding the volatility of Bitcoin is very complicated because its price fluctuates very rapidly and it is not possible to say anything accurately about the increase or decrease in price. I think this is a good opportunity for investment because at present the price of Bitcoin is relatively low, so it is better to buy more Bitcoin and hold it for a long time. As a result, when good times come in the future, there is a possibility of making big money from Bitcoin, so it is wise to use every opportunity properly and hold it for a long time with confidence, as a result, inflation will be protected to some extent in the future.

[Moreno233]

Bitcoin price doesn't move only in one direction, it moves up and down in response to demand and supply. This is simple economics that shouldn't be complicated. There are some fundamental developments that influence the price of Bitcoin, the most popular are high impact news release that impacts global economy. There is always a correlation between the price of Bitcoin and the release of these news. For instance, when news came out that signal the end of the war in the Middle East, the price of Bitcoin rose before it later stalled.

[darewaller]

The details for this question can be easily sorted with a simple research about what bitcoin really is and is it volatile. Since bitcoin is decentralized with no control on demand and supply then price would always fluctuate up and down, depending on if buying or selling is having an increasing sentiment with investors.
But an investor with a long time prospect doesn't have to worry about what the current bitcoin price is doing if they have the funds to buy then it's just one of many right times to buy bitcoin, because at this price level currently you'll be buying at almost half the price of bitcoin last ATH. So it's just another right time as always

It is us, people who control the price of bitcoin. We can't identify the exact points where price might go up or down but we can all draw our own assumptions to make profits accordingly. Bitcoins were highly volatile in the past. They are gradually losing their volatility which is making them a much safer asset. We do not see sudden pumps or dumps nowadays as it pretty rare. It makes bitcoins a much safer asset to invest in for people like OP.

OP, you are making the right decisions about investing in bitcoins and also about starting this topic. You need to make as much market research as possible before actually investing real money. This thread can give you good insights but also make sure you make your own research later on.

[pawel7777]

As I said few times before, I don't think we're going to see an 80% drop from the ATH, which is what we have seen in some of the previous cycles. That would mean Bitcoin trading at around $25,239.
I expect the presence of institutional investors and spot ETFs to have a bit of a stabilising effect, which, to some degree, should prevent the price from such a wild swings.
My guess is that we are not that far from the bottom and the floor is probably in the $50k range. So it's probably not a bad time to start DCAing.
That's unless something goes wrong with Michael's Saylor's Strategy and they are forced to liquidate, in which case anything can happen.

[Pandorak]

As I said few times before, I don't think we're going to see an 80% drop from the ATH, which is what we have seen in some of the previous cycles. That would mean Bitcoin trading at around $25,239.
I expect the presence of institutional investors and spot ETFs to have a bit of a stabilising effect, which, to some degree, should prevent the price from such a wild swings.
My guess is that we are not that far from the bottom and the floor is probably in the $50k range. So it's probably not a bad time to start DCAing.
That's unless something goes wrong with Michael's Saylor's Strategy and they are forced to liquidate, in which case anything can happen.

Personally, i remain cautious about the possibility of another major drop. This is because my analysis of Bitcoin lowest price often does not meet expectations. In the long term, of course there’s no need to worry excessively, because as we’ve seen, Bitcoin has never disappointed. Even when people bought Bitcoin at the ATH of the previous cycle at $68k and chose to hold onto it despite a significant drop to $17k, they still reaped huge profits after Bitcoin surged to $126k. And now is indeed the right time to maximize DCA, as we are in the final stages of a bear market, rather than continuing to wait for a price low that may never be reached.

[Iranus]

As I said few times before, I don't think we're going to see an 80% drop from the ATH, which is what we have seen in some of the previous cycles. That would mean Bitcoin trading at around $25,239.
I expect the presence of institutional investors and spot ETFs to have a bit of a stabilising effect, which, to some degree, should prevent the price from such a wild swings.
My guess is that we are not that far from the bottom and the floor is probably in the $50k range. So it's probably not a bad time to start DCAing.
That's unless something goes wrong with Michael's Saylor's Strategy and they are forced to liquidate, in which case anything can happen.

I have thought about this, and in my view. Even if Strategy were to sell its Bitcoin, it would not necessarily cause a major market collapse.

We should understand that Strategy's debt structure is not the same as that of investment funds that collapsed in the past. They do not borrow in a margin style with forced liquidation level. Therefore, even if they sell BTC, they sell it in a controlled, incremental way, rather than dumping all 800kBTC onto the market at once. If they sell in that way, the market can fully absorb it and it would not cause a major price shock.

Personally, I do not believe Bitcoin will fall below $40k even if Strategy sells.

[Pi-network314159]

I have been wanting to invest in Bitcoin for a long time but I always have a fear about investing.

So since this forum has many experienced people about Bitcoin. Can you tell me why the price of Bitcoin increases and why the price of Bitcoin decreases?

Will it be profitable to invest in Bitcoin now?

Don't be afraid to invest, now is the best time to invest. What is making the market to expirience ups and down movement is called volatility, if the demand of seller in the market is high, the market will be down if it persist for Long, and like wise the more people buy or if the buyers are higher than the seller, Bitcoin will increase, It's  vise versa. Bitcoin has hit an amazing all time high(ATH) of $126k before falling down the bottom at this stage, so Bitcoin will rise to it pick soon, that why you have to take advantage of it now, so if you invest now and Bitcoin recover to it's all time high in the future, you will automatically make %50 profile since the current price now is half of the previous ATH. But the truth is that you are not investing for %50 profit only, it's just an example.

[Danica22]

I have been wanting to invest in Bitcoin for a long time but I always have a fear about investing.

So since this forum has many experienced people about Bitcoin. Can you tell me why the price of Bitcoin increases and why the price of Bitcoin decreases?

Will it be profitable to invest in Bitcoin now?

Don't be afraid to invest, now is the best time to invest. What is making the market to expirience ups and down movement is called volatility, if the demand of seller in the market is high, the market will be down if it persist for Long, and like wise the more people buy or if the buyers are higher than the seller, Bitcoin will increase, It's  vise versa. Bitcoin has hit an amazing all time high(ATH) of $126k before falling down the bottom at this stage, so Bitcoin will rise to it pick soon, that why you have to take advantage of it now, so if you invest now and Bitcoin recover to it's all time high in the future, you will automatically make %50 profile since the current price now is half of the previous ATH. But the truth is that you are not investing for %50 profit only, it's just an example.

Bitcoin will return to its all time high, and investing at this time will almost certainly bring at least a 50% return. However, Bitcoin is not going to rise again anytime soon, and it may take a long time for the bear market to end and for a new uptrend to begin.

Therefore, OP should not only take advantage of this opportunity but also prepare a strong mindset to hold until the bull market arrives.

Bitcoin is not a get rich quick tool, and it will not rise immediately after we buy it.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Bitcoin has two seasons, the bear and the bull season, that explains the reason why Bitcoin price always spikes and reach a new all time high, then drop back to a bottom price, so, if you invest in Bitcoin, you will make profit but that's if you hold until a bill season cuz right now we are in the beat season and this is even the opportunity to buy at a low price and hold until the bull season again when price is going to hit a new all time high.

[tygeade]

The market is just putting fears on those that are not rooted to the market routine inorder to shake them off from the system,as their panic will deprived them of their future target puzzling what will be instead of focusing more on accumulate and holding as this period of bear is the best to gather mostly as the dip keep on is regular interval, just that many who are not prepared financially may find it difficult to buy as it keeps on dipping but as investor, it's the right time to utilize some reserve fund as well make used of some fund save as resulted by cutting down some expenditure while applying some financial management discipline. Missing this period not accumulating and puzzle about some dump as newbie or investor that has less in the market is a show of lacking what the market entails, it's the right time to buy because now that everything is red is greatest opportunity.

That is actually how the market survives. Someone has to lose in order for someone to win. Markets have never been fair to each and everyone of us. Some of us have faced severe losses in the past which only made us grow stronger. Market will always test you and if you run out of patience, market will swallow you whole. We need to be cautious about the amount of money we invest. The chances of making profit at the very initial stage are pretty thin so we have to be prepared to lose the entire invested amount.

We can only learn if we make mistakes so losing money in the market will only make us understand the markets much better. We can treat that loss as a fee to teach us how to survive. Learning from mistakes is really important. You can't keep making mistakes.

[disbil]

Bitcoin has two seasons, the bear and the bull season, that explains the reason why Bitcoin price always spikes and reach a new all time high, then drop back to a bottom price, so, if you invest in Bitcoin, you will make profit but that's if you hold until a bill season cuz right now we are in the beat season and this is even the opportunity to buy at a low price and hold until the bull season again when price is going to hit a new all time high.

Bearish and bullish moment in cryptocurrency many people know well if bitcoin have bearish the next time bullish moment coming as soon as possible, so if bitcoin have been reach higher price can't decline downtrend moment and must prepare bad possibility exactly for the holder. Right now bitcoin dump significant and could be at bearish moment after bitcoin dump drastically and decline many time break out to higher price, last month bitcoin decline break out to $80k and slowly drop back to $60 keep stable until right now.

Normally I think price of bitcoin cryptocurrency rising and falling but your right decision needed the moment have to buy or sell your crypto assets, don't be panic if bearish moment and you must have back up fund prepare buy as much as possibility when bitcoin and any crypto drop significant.

[YOSHIE]

Will it be profitable to invest in Bitcoin now?

Determining your investment risk profile and determining how long your Bitcoin investment will last is very important before you start investing in Bitcoin. Overall, perhaps many members here are speculating to experience corrections and decide what is best to do when the crypto market experiences a decline like now.

For me personally, of course I will speculate on accumulated investment in Bitcoin and take advantage of the opportunity for the crypto market to plummet for long-term investment moments. That's my personal speculation, which is clear that they each have their own accumulation in a situation like today, of course I did that by considering several factors and institutional support that could convince me in making the decision to invest in Bitcoin.

[The Cryptovator]

Before investing, you must know that Bitcoin is a highly volatile coin. That's why it's been increasing and dumping as well. The reason behind the pump and dump is demand and supply. Simple logic: when major investors withdraw funds from Bitcoin, it keeps dumping; on the other hand, when a major number of investors keep buying, the price keeps increasing.

If you are still afraid to invest in Bitcoin, then are you waiting to become near zero? Most investors make that mistake: when the price drops, they are afraid to invest, and when the price increases, then they ask questions, either to buy or not. That's why investors should create their own DCA investment strategies and follow that based on the financial situation. We can't directly advise you since we aren't your legal advisor.

[GoldBitcoin112]

I have been wanting to invest in Bitcoin for a long time but I always have a fear about investing.

So since this forum has many experienced people about Bitcoin. Can you tell me why the price of Bitcoin increases and why the price of Bitcoin decreases?

Will it be profitable to invest in Bitcoin now?

As a bitcoin enthusiast there is no time that is not good to invest in Bitcoin anytime is good to invest weather price is up or lesser a good investor can always invest despite the price so let's forget about the price  if it is going up or coming down let's invest in Bitcoin it is encouraging let's encourage our newbies in Bitcoin rather than discouraging them so I believe at anything, be rest assured that investing in Bitcoin shouldn't be and cannot be a waste so advice our newbies to invest in Bitcoin despite the price.

[M47AK16]

Before investing, you must know that Bitcoin is a highly volatile coin. That's why it's been increasing and dumping as well. The reason behind the pump and dump is demand and supply. Simple logic: when major investors withdraw funds from Bitcoin, it keeps dumping; on the other hand, when a major number of investors keep buying, the price keeps increasing.

If you are still afraid to invest in Bitcoin, then are you waiting to become near zero? Most investors make that mistake: when the price drops, they are afraid to invest, and when the price increases, then they ask questions, either to buy or not. That's why investors should create their own DCA investment strategies and follow that based on the financial situation. We can't directly advise you since we aren't your legal advisor.

The volatility is the reason why traders love it so much. Because we all know that it will go up and down, and we have to learn to live with it. I understand why this may not be easy to handle but at the ned of the day we are not going to see it change all that much because we know that it is going to end up with great results one way or another.

This is why the perfect way of doing this would be the trading method, if you want to take advantage of it. But if you want a bit more certainty, then I would say that if you go long term holding, without ever selling when it's down and waiting until it goes up, then you could do it a simpler way and still manage to make some profit. Trading may make you more than long term, or may make you lose money, long term is at least guaranteed "some" profit on long term.

[Stable090]

I have been wanting to invest in Bitcoin for a long time but I always have a fear about investing.

It’s better you do some research before you invest in bitcoin, if you really understand what bitcoin is all  about, then I don’t think you going to be scared to invest in bitcoin. Most people that are scared are the people that don’t have proper knowledge about bitcoin, they don’t know how bitcoin works, and thats the reason why they are always scared to invest in bitcoin.

So since this forum has many experienced people about Bitcoin. Can you tell me why the price of Bitcoin increases and why the price of Bitcoin decreases?

Bitcoin is volatile in nature thats why they price increases and decreases. Before you invest in bitcoin, make sure you know about the volatility, take your time to go through bitcoin price history before you invest in bitcoin.

Will it be profitable to invest in Bitcoin now?

Yes just make use of DCA strategy when you investing in bitcoin. If you can hold for long period of time, then you don’t have problem, just make sure you properly protect your bitcoin.

[Marvelockg]

Will it be profitable to invest in Bitcoin now?

Determining your investment risk profile and determining how long your Bitcoin investment will last is very important before you start investing in Bitcoin. Overall, perhaps many members here are speculating to experience corrections and decide what is best to do when the crypto market experiences a decline like now.

What most new investors are waiting to see is a massive profit that makes a difference from the time they got involved in bitcoin which will serve as something to refer to in the process of remaining invested especially in times when the price of bitcoin might not be favorable. as an early investor that spent a little while just observing things, i knew how much of a difference it made seeing bitcoin breaking through certain price that looked impossible at the time and that is partly the motivation that has kept me invested all this while. sometimes all newbies need is an experience of what volatility is about and then they stand to make decision on their own and value what staying invested regardless of the DIP entails.

[HajiBagi]

I have been wanting to invest in Bitcoin for a long time but I always have a fear about investing.

So since this forum has many experienced people about Bitcoin. Can you tell me why the price of Bitcoin increases and why the price of Bitcoin decreases?

Will it be profitable to invest in Bitcoin now?

I don’t think you understand bitcoin and it will be a good idea to know more about bitcoin since you are new, the reason why i want you to know more about bitcoin is because if you know about bitcoin you will not fear about investing in bitcoin, so the main reason you are scared of investing is because of how the price is increases and decreases at the same time, that is the nature of bitcoin and that is why i said that you need to learn more about bitcoin because anyone thinking about the price of bitcoin before investing did not know about bitcoin.

Also this is the best time for you to invest because the price is still very low, although if you are serious about investing in bitcoin you don’t need to think about the price but at this moment this is the best opportunity for everyone to invest and buy as much as you can to hold for a long term, if you are also trying to invest for a short period of time i will advise you not to buy because bitcoin is a long term investment.

[bubilas]

I have been wanting to invest in Bitcoin for a long time but I always have a fear about investing.

So since this forum has many experienced people about Bitcoin. Can you tell me why the price of Bitcoin increases and why the price of Bitcoin decreases?

Will it be profitable to invest in Bitcoin now?

There's a lot of talk these days about how the quality of Bitcoin holders has improved dramatically. What do I mean by that? The vast majority of those currently holding Bitcoin are long-standing holders. They're not 100%, and there can't be that many, but according to the latest data I saw, they were 80%. This means that when the price drops, there can't be a panic sell-off, because these aren't newbies, but those who know they just need to hold on, and Bitcoin, as always, will eventually reach new highs.
For growth to occur, all the weaklings need to leave the investing ranks.
The percentage of whales among investors also plays a role. I'm talking about those holding more than 10 Bitcoins. The more whales there are among investors, the calmer the price volatility. Sharp squeezes—price drops—are also ruled out.

[sotelorene]

I have been wanting to invest in Bitcoin for a long time but I always have a fear about investing.

So since this forum has many experienced people about Bitcoin. Can you tell me why the price of Bitcoin increases and why the price of Bitcoin decreases?

Will it be profitable to invest in Bitcoin now?

Bitcoin investment is different from Bitcoin gambling or trading and I want to believe you don't understand this that was the reason why you asked this question. However, Bitcoin is always design to fluctuate that is moving up and down which is called volatility and it is through this volatility that both traders and investors due make profit but as an investor, you don't  need to worry about the moving up and down of the market because in the long run Bitcoin will always go in the upward direction. For your last question, there is no guarantee or certainty that you will be profitable in Bitcoin but I hope you will if hold for long term.