Can small investors actually make good profit with bitcoin ?

[Jostern]

The truth is that if you’re a longer term investor or a short term investor profits isn’t guaranteed, there is obviously other ways and means of making money that can actually help you with buying of more bitcoin, and increasing your cashflow, but when you’re specific about bitcoin, there are always other ways of making money from bitcoin investments, but I personally consider that as more risky, considering that you’re a short term investor, investing in short term is alway risky than investing in long term, but it all depends on what works best for you to consider, you can also try by increasing your cashflow that would obviously help, so you can actually buy more bitcoin….

But I wouldn’t have to emphasize more about making profits with bitcoin, because not everyone that goes into bitcoin because of making profits, some individuals only goes into bitcoin investments, probably because they want to use that as a means of saving money as well, profit might not really be the primary purpose of investing in bitcoin for some individuals.

[demonica]

Personally, I believe that it's possible. However, if you have smaller capital or small investments only, for you to make good profit out of it, you need to be patient. It may take a longer time since you only have limited investments, but if you invested in time and effort, I think you could get a great result.

But if you want a short term investment, then you can try others with high risk, high reward.

[danieldavidd]

The deference between big investor and Small investor is  the capital. So you having Small capital is not an excuse for you not to invest on bitcoin because you invest according to your capacity.

You can start from somewhere else and starting to gain more on it.  so you see there's a room for a small investor to invest on bitcoin then patiently and gradually you beginning to have your profit on your investment.

But curate me if I am wrong.

[Ryu_Ar1]

It should be in this case $1000 is only the initial benchmark because when we make an investment then when carrying money and trying DCA everything will change and increase over time.

I initially started with quite big like this but the longer when I started to mingle and read some posts on the forum I changed my buying flow to DCA and the longer my investment increased unconsciously even though I knew I was buying every week at that time but I was not expek with the amount I had invested.
The initial picture of my investment also changed because from the beginning I felt that investing at once in a large amount would make me comfortable but when I could do DCA it turned out to be much more comfortable for me so with this I do not have a benchmark about how much overall I have to invest but how ready I am to spend every week/month for now.

[Proty]

The truth is that if you’re a longer term investor or a short term investor profits isn’t guaranteed, there is obviously other ways and means of making money that can actually help you with buying of more bitcoin, and increasing your cashflow, but when you’re specific about bitcoin, there are always other ways of making money from bitcoin investments, but I personally consider that as more risky, considering that you’re a short term investor, investing in short term is alway risky than investing in long term, but it all depends on what works best for you to consider, you can also try by increasing your cashflow that would obviously help, so you can actually buy more bitcoin….

But I wouldn’t have to emphasize more about making profits with bitcoin, because not everyone that goes into bitcoin because of making profits, some individuals only goes into bitcoin investments, probably because they want to use that as a means of saving money as well, profit might not really be the primary purpose of investing in bitcoin for some individuals.

Investing in long term or short term is not a guarantee of successful returns and you are right about it. However, it is definitely wrong for anyone to compare long term investment with short term investment. When it comes to investing in bitcoin long term investment is best suitable for all that wants to invest in bitcoin and not what works for someone. From the past performance of bitcoin, it has proven that holding bitcoin for a long term is less risky compared to short term. Therefore, it will be best for anyone that wants to invest in bitcoin to prioritise long term investment over short term investment because I don't see short term investment being of advantage to anyone over long term investment.

[Emitdama]

Instead of trying to make a profit with Bitcoin, I think investors would be wise to just save in Bitcoin. If it continues to grow, it could do wonders for your savings.

Well, we are talking about investing on here. Saving is a different topic already and I think that if a person thinks about investing, they already have thought or already have a saving. Saving is as much as important as investing, so that we will never ran out of money. Or if we do, we won't stress our selves anymore if where to find it but we can just withdraw money on our savings account right away. As said earlier, saving is different. It needs stability.

I don’t think it is good to try and trade your way to profits. That rarely works out for anyone except the exchange facilitating the trades.

Trading is also different from investing, although investing had some elements of it like we are trading our fiat to crypto to have an asset for investment. Then we will also sell or trade the crypto again to fiat later on, once we think we already have profited. We are here to profit, so it make sense to trade or invest with the aim of it.

Trading is a bit hard than on investing but I won't still say that people rarely can make profit out of it. The number of profitable traders may not be that huge as those that invests but I believe they were not tiny either. And pro traders should profit often too.

[Chinesebaby]

I have been thinking lately about how investing in bitcoin is actually a great idea but also it can be really hard to make profit off bitcoin if you're a small Investor
Imagine this:
If bitcoin is at $64k and me as a small investor bought with $1k, for me to make 100% profit bitcoin will have to hit $128k, that is still feasible
But if I'm hoping to make a 200% profit on my investment bitcoin price will have to get to $256k, how achievable is that ? And if it's achievable how long is it going to take

Which brings me back to my question
Can small investors actually make good profit with bitcoin?

Or are there other ways to make money with bitcoin as a small investor rather than just buy and hold?

Bitcoin is an investment, which is true, but I think the common mistakes people make while investing in it is this mindset which people always have by trying to calculate when they will make x or y profit from investing in Bitcoin. Because to me, the best approach I think people need to follow with Bitcoin is by seeing it as a currency, and not an business or whatever that generates gradual profits. Because when it comes to Bitcoin, it's value might rise and likewise also fall due to the market demand and supply. And as such, it's best people see Bitcoin as a long term alternative to banks.
However, when it comes to the first question you asked about when will the value of Bitcoin skyrocketed to $128k, for me, I think it's after this bull run, because since the last All Time High was approximately $127k, when it's value start skyrocketing again, we are likely to see it crosses that figure more higher.

[RockBell]

Personally, I believe that it's possible. However, if you have smaller capital or small investments only, for you to make good profit out of it, you need to be patient. It may take a longer time since you only have limited investments, but if you invested in time and effort, I think you could get a great result.

Actually true because you will need to be consistent in upgrading and also adding to your portfolio because one of the things that people we need to take seriously if they want a bigger profit will be that you will have to either increase what you have been investing to get a bigger portfolio because wether you have a bigger or smaller portfolio or not you will need to be patient because that is what Bitcoin is about and when you do all this things your result will be great.

But if you want a short term investment, then you can try others with high risk, high reward.

Hight profits comes with a larger risk and the only way that can happen is when you go for trading because it's shorter but the same time very risky and because of the risk they will ask you to just build your portfolio and then be patient and then gradually learn how to trade because when you plan things well then you get more privileges.

[alastantiger]

Don't underestimating small investors of making good profits with Bitcoin. Maybe their profits is not too big shortly but I am sure they will increase their profits following the time especially those who learns more. A wise investor will learns more so they can use the things they have and earn more.

Every type of investor can make profit from Bitcoin because Bitcoin is a currency that can be used and taken advantage of by everyone who choose to invest in it. Bitcoin was not only created for the big investors instead the smaller investors were privileged to believe in it first and become those making the best profit if they invested from when the whole world was doubting Bitcoin. Institutional investors are now coming in with their money hence it becomes easier for them to make profit when they try to buy Bitcoin high and sell low then rebuy again, you as a small investor you cannot do this so instead what is better for you to do is to buy Bitcoin and continue holding it until you have gotten your desired profit.

[boyptc]

Instead of trying to make a profit with Bitcoin, I think investors would be wise to just save in Bitcoin. If it continues to grow, it could do wonders for your savings. I don’t think it is good to try and trade your way to profits. That rarely works out for anyone except the exchange facilitating the trades.

This should be the mindset.

Because thinking that they're going to profit big with small investments is the same as other assets.

But if they're going to save through Bitcoin, they won't have to think of the short term because that's their savings or much be their life savings.

Those small investors years back are now big. So if someone is consistent yet small investor, look back again this time after few years.

[DiMarxist]

What I will tell you as a starter in Bitcoin that you are, you should not be thinking much about profit when it comes to Bitcoin investment in the beginning. Especially as some who describes himself small investor with a low capital Bitcoin is a profitable venture for both the big and the small investors in terms of financial capabilities. Holding on to your bitcoin for the Long term is the basis to having a profitable Bitcoin investment.

[Sonia_123]

I have been thinking lately about how investing in bitcoin is actually a great idea but also it can be really hard to make profit off bitcoin if you're a small Investor
Imagine this:
If bitcoin is at $64k and me as a small investor bought with $1k, for me to make 100% profit bitcoin will have to hit $128k, that is still feasible
But if I'm hoping to make a 200% profit on my investment bitcoin price will have to get to $256k, how achievable is that ? And if it's achievable how long is it going to take

Which brings me back to my question
Can small investors actually make good profit with bitcoin?

Or are there other ways to make money with bitcoin as a small investor rather than just buy and hold?

Since you are a small investor I don't think if you are really honest to yourself you will be aiming that high of 200% as a profit since your accumulation process is slow.

Your profit will be determined by the price of bitcoin being sold at the market, if it increases above 100% that is when you should be thinking that way, then you should be able to wait double your year of target of which I don't think if bitcoin price will still remains at that amount, remember anything can happen to the price since it is not stable that is the price of bitcoin falls below the initial price.

 I don't see that small investor achieving a higher profit than that of 100%.

[rat03gopoh]

I don't see that small investor achieving a higher profit than that of 100%.

The profit percentage isn't based on the amount of capital invested, but on how high the Bitcoin value has risen since purchase. This also applies to institutional investors. It's a different story in leveraged markets.

Even with the DCA method, they try to mitigate the effects of volatility. Therefore, they achieve a median profit/loss rate.

[marrcelo]

To have quick profit you have to have risk, including losing everything, which is what happens to most, lose everything, I advise staying away from this investment or short term trading, that's what you're going to see most on social media. There's no way to have quick profit without risk, the best way to have a good profit with little risk is to always buy a little every month, at least 3 cycles, if you manage time to make an extra income together with your job just to buy Bitcoin this will boost your profit potential in the future. Don't forget that there's no asset in the market that has guaranteed profit.

[drangos]

Don't underestimating small investors of making good profits with Bitcoin. Maybe their profits is not too big shortly but I am sure they will increase their profits following the time especially those who learns more. A wise investor will learns more so they can use the things they have and earn more.

Every type of investor can make profit from Bitcoin because Bitcoin is a currency that can be used and taken advantage of by everyone who choose to invest in it. Bitcoin was not only created for the big investors instead the smaller investors were privileged to believe in it first and become those making the best profit if they invested from when the whole world was doubting Bitcoin. Institutional investors are now coming in with their money hence it becomes easier for them to make profit when they try to buy Bitcoin high and sell low then rebuy again, you as a small investor you cannot do this so instead what is better for you to do is to buy Bitcoin and continue holding it until you have gotten your desired profit.

Bitcoin can be a profitable venture for small investors. But it is important to have realistic expectations while it's. Possible to make life changing results with a very little capital investment. It may not happen in a matter of days or even weeks it will take a while. It isn't always safer to trade on every market swing, particularly for traders with low capital. A disciplined DCA strategy and patience tend to be more effective than looking for short-term gains. Big investments are important, but the consistency and endurance in a market is more important than the size of your investment.

[2stout]

Nothing wrong with making a profit but some folks are looking at this through the wrong lens.  Good profit will always be there if you hodl/play the long game.  Why?  It comes down to fiat being infinite/inflationary and bitcoin being finite/deflationary.  Bitcoin always wins, just got to be patient.

[uneng]

If bitcoin is at $64k and me as a small investor bought with $1k, for me to make 100% profit bitcoin will have to hit $128k, that is still feasible
But if I'm hoping to make a 200% profit on my investment bitcoin price will have to get to $256k, how achievable is that ? And if it's achievable how long is it going to take

Nobody can assure how long it's going to take until you can make 200% profit over your investment. Fact is that increasements in price are getting lower each new cycle. I believe 100% profit is totally possible in 2028, as we have already reached close to that on the last ATH. So, the profitability chances are still pretty good, even though it's not going to be so profitable like it was on previous years.

Therefore, don't feel sad if you don't achieve 200% profit next bullish season. As a small investor, keep in mind you still have time to accumulate more coins before the next bull run.

[OsaiEmma]

I have been thinking lately about how investing in bitcoin is actually a great idea but also it can be really hard to make profit off bitcoin if you're a small Investor
Imagine this:
If bitcoin is at $64k and me as a small investor bought with $1k, for me to make 100% profit bitcoin will have to hit $128k, that is still feasible
But if I'm hoping to make a 200% profit on my investment bitcoin price will have to get to $256k, how achievable is that ? And if it's achievable how long is it going to take

Which brings me back to my question
Can small investors actually make good profit with bitcoin?

Or are there other ways to make money with bitcoin as a small investor rather than just buy and hold?

I don't know if this has been said here in this thread, but one way I feel Bitcoin investment can be profitable for small capital investors is if they are accumulating constantly or using the DCA method.

NFA
Accumulate at all times, but accumulate more during the bear season because, as someone once said in the forum, "The only direction of Bitcoin is to the right and upward" (I probably didn't get the exact wording).

So keep accumulating, set out a clear investment plan, what you intend to achieve and how long you intend to invest before taking out profit. Making good plans and strategy will go a long way, someone once said "only the weak rely on tactics and tricks to win" 

[Somegory]

Yes I believe strongly that small investors can still make good amount of money from Bitcoin investment, the difference between rich investors and poor investors is the rich have the money to buy bigger amounts in their own DCA strategy, higher buying power.

The poor as smaller buying power but with DCA strategy it's still going to be effective,  every $50 per week into Bitcoin will surely change your life in the future if you can keep up with the DCA for let's say 3years straight.

It's all about how long you can keep buying Bitcoin with what you can afford, without the money affecting your daily life in a negative way, I mean you are still able to live right, pay your bills and eat healthy,

[Rabata]

Before investing in Bitcoin, investors must pay attention to a few things. If an investor cannot hold Bitcoin for a long time, then investing in Bitcoin is risky for him. Short-term investments can result in more losses than gains for the investor. If small investors can hold their saved money in Bitcoin for a certain period of time after investing, they can also get a return on their investment. If an investor invests $1,000, then his return will be the same as the growth rate according to the current price of Bitcoin.

A small investor can also benefit from investing in Bitcoin if he makes long-term DCA with a portion of his regular discretionary income. Small investors can also get big returns in the long run, but it is time-consuming.

Investing in Bitcoin can be more harmful for investors who think they need money quickly. Investment here requires patience. Investors who are able to consider the risks involved in investing in Bitcoin before investing and are able to hold Bitcoin for the long term will definitely benefit.