Is paying curious attentions on the market speculations worth it?

[Cryptohygenic]

I don't even know if i should not be paying that much attention on the bitcoin market speculation regarded how the news has always been and how the outcome of the market being totally different.
Was it not just last week with the news that Strategy sold 1,690 of bitcoin for approximately $104.7 million? Then speculations with negative odds about how bitcoin price was going to be negatively affected continued to erupt with the believe that other investors will begin sell out of Fomo and wants to opt out before the margin sells begin to have effect in the market.
And currently the market even looks like it has gained some supports to break the long time $65,000 resistance. Meanwhile Strategy sold when the market was trading at $63,000.

[famososMuertos]

It's essentially the soul of any investment; therefore, it's not speculation itself that's useless, but rather who's making the predictions

The same applies to Bitcoin and any information that arises regarding its ecosystem. Ultimately, you decide what to do, but regardless of the outcome, speculation will either make you gain or lose you.

[Awaklara]

That's why we need to filter the information we get and maybe speculate ourselves whether the impact will be significant or not on the market. If we're investing long-term, we probably don't need to worry too much about the information out there. Besides, I'm sure you also consider target prices that are still much higher than the current price. So why worry about facing the market?

[jcojci]

You don't have paying seriously on the market speculations. That is speculations from many people but the truth is they don't know what exactly happens to Bitcoin moves. One popular person can shaking the believes and makes people confuse what they should do.

The market could moves to anywhere without following the speculations so you should believe yourself and your analysis so you know when you can enter and exit the market. Those who play the ball only wants to benefits from the situation so they can take their chances and make money.

[pooya87]

Price in any market partly moves because of the sentiment. To put simply if enough people think price is going down, then it will drop and if enough people think it is going up, then it will rise. So it is not the worse thing to look out the speculations and see what people are "feeling" at any particular time but it is not a strong reason to make decisions based on.

Take your own example with Strategy selling and the FUD that followed. Now open the charts and look at how it was changing in the past 3 months (basically since June 5). Do you see any difference? Or is the price in the same sideway trend going up and down between roughly $60k and $65k?

It's obviously the sideway market and we had a bigger initial range ($57k to $67k) which got tighter as time passed and we are stuck in this accumulation phase. Price isn't exactly going down to test its bottom because of some negative news and it doesn't necessarily going up to test its top because of  some positive news.

investors will begin sell out of Fomo

I think the term F.O.M.O. that stands for Fear Of Missing Out is only used for "panic buying" not "panic selling"

[Dave1]

I don't even know if i should not be paying that much attention on the bitcoin market speculation regarded how the news has always been and how the outcome of the market being totally different.
Was it not just last week with the news that Strategy sold 1,690 of bitcoin for approximately $104.7 million? Then speculations with negative odds about how bitcoin price was going to be negatively affected continued to erupt with the believe that other investors will begin sell out of Fomo and wants to opt out before the margin sells begin to have effect in the market.
And currently the market even looks like it has gained some supports to break the long time $65,000 resistance. Meanwhile Strategy sold when the market was trading at $63,000.

Perhaps it just shows that the market has matured enough that even in the bear market, such negative news does not do anything in the market. Otherwise, there could be an immediate sell-off. But we didn't see that movement in the market.

On the contrary, the price pushes to $65k and they take the advantage of buying instead of selling. So don't be bothered by news that you thought to be negative. As the market might react on the opposite.

[Btcdeybodi]

I don't even know if i should not be paying that much attention on the bitcoin market speculation regarded how the news has always been and how the outcome of the market being totally different.

If you want to become more confused in your crypto journey, just continue following speculation, it will mess with your mental health. Understand that there are many factors that causes the price to experience upwards and downwards movement, not only from buying and selling pressure.

Was it not just last week with the news that Strategy sold 1,690 of bitcoin for approximately $104.7 million? Then speculations with negative odds about how bitcoin price was going to be negatively affected continued to erupt with the believe that other investors will begin sell out of Fomo and wants to opt out before the margin sells begin to have effect in the market.

I think you wanted to say "FUD" but you ended saying FOMO  
This is not the first time that Strategy is selling their bitcoins and it didn't reflect market sentiment. This is why it is not good to follow speculation from people because sometimes, the market doesn't work the way people are picturing it. As Strategy is selling their bitcoins, some investors are making huge purchases thereby creating a support in the price of bitcoin, that is why it didn't have any negative impact in the price.

And currently the market even looks like it has gained some supports to break the long time $65,000 resistance. Meanwhile Strategy sold when the market was trading at $63,000.

Don't be surprised that the market is gaining despite the selling pressure from Strategy, there might be inflow that you are not aware of.

[ultrloa]

Price in any market partly moves because of the sentiment. To put simply if enough people think price is going down, then it will drop and if enough people think it is going up, then it will rise. So it is not the worse thing to look out the speculations and see what people are "feeling" at any particular time but it is not a strong reason to make decisions based on.

Take your own example with Strategy selling and the FUD that followed. Now open the charts and look at how it was changing in the past 3 months (basically since June 5). Do you see any difference? Or is the price in the same sideway trend going up and down between roughly $60k and $65k?

It's obviously the sideway market and we had a bigger initial range ($57k to $67k) which got tighter as time passed and we are stuck in this accumulation phase. Price isn't exactly going down to test its bottom because of some negative news and it doesn't necessarily going up to test its top because of  some positive news.

Those changes of sentiments and also the raising fuds didn't actually change the whole structure. What we are seeing nowadays are those classic accumulation range. Like the volatility of Bitcoin drops and price seems got compress, this is why those bearish and bullish news didn't give much any effect on the market now. Usually this means there's good situation happening and those situations has been absorbed by lots of investors.

Yeah sentiments truly matters, but on phases we currently experienced now. It seems that those are just a noise for now and didn't made any effect to move the market. But the most important part to look at is we see the market continue to defend its current position and support, then it keeps  failing to break the resistance. Which usually looks like accumulation phase is happening if we look at those scenario.

Lots of analysis came out, also quiet interesting to read what they write here https://www.cryptochainblog.com/crypto-insights/crypto-market-cycle-analysis-2026-insights-strategies

[GreatArkansas]

It depends, for sure if you are trader, paying curious attentions on the market speculations, it will help you to analyze the market and make a good trade.
It really depends, especially for those people who are looking for their best entry, even for investment purpose or long term hodl. Like for me, I'm just waiting again (if ever we will drop) $60,000 level, so I can buy more cheap Bitcoin.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

If you are holding Bitcoin for the long term, being extremely curious to look at the chart and speculation is something that doesn't reward you in any way, if you are holding for the long term, just protect your wallet security so that your Bitcoin can be safe until the bull season when the price gets to your target selling point. Some people, not the Bitcoin OGs, easily gets emotional when they see the price of Bitcoin going dip below the price that they have bought it and this is the reason why they end up selling below the price they even bought because they are scared of seeing their invested capital drop.

The information about Strategy selling some of its Bitcoin didn't affect price, we can agree that there were weak hands that sold their Bitcoin because the price drop to $62k and they probably thought that the price will go down to $58k again which must have been their plans to buy again if price gets there but unfortunately price got to $65k today. Watching chart and paying attention to every speculation is not really good for some kind of investors, it's usually short term traders that do that always.

[Mate2237]

I believe that there has been similar threads relating to this on this board . On the need for investor in bitcoin not to give unnecessary attention to news concerning the market. Because even though listening to such news is good , it has a more negative effect on the investor because when there are news , which impacts on the market and affects the market price investors who may not be  that strong mentally when it comes to controlling their emotions. Such people can get panic which can even lead to them selling out of fear and that can lead to loss.


So the solution to this is remain calm and stay focus, knowing that the price of bitcoin is not always static , but is temporary . Having this type of knowledge will be helpful and key to the success of everyone who invest in bitcoin, espercially in times like this when the market is volatile and news about big whales dumping their holding . Giving too much attention to the market is not a too welcome thing to do , because it can not change anything when it comes to the price of bitcoin.

[Cheema02]

Paying attention to speculations that might possibly have some effects on the market is totally worth it, but it's not worth paying too much attention to everything, which basically means that we should have enough knowledge and understanding to keep an eye on important events and speculations and don't give much importance to things that we know are not going to do much. Someone with enough experience should know that a specific news or maybe a prediction made by someone is going to or not going to have a positive or negative effect on the market.

So many people mostly pay too much attention to almost every single thing they see or hear about the industry that people are saying or doing, and they even make or sometimes change their investment decisions based on this, which shouldn't be the case. If you let any news or speculation affect your financial decisions, you will basically just act as a controlled toy that anyone can use to manipulate the market, because it's a combination of such people that allows whales to turn prices around and benefit from that.

[Stable090]

I don't even know if i should not be paying that much attention on the bitcoin market speculation regarded how the news has always been and how the outcome of the market being totally different.

If you are a long time holder, I don’t even think it’s necessary to pay much attention to all this price speculators since the little changes happening now isnt really go to affect you in any way. The only set of people that are suppose to properly monitor the market, or what the speculators say are the  trader, they need to perfectly do their analysis before they enter a trade, and any slight mistake, they might be losing the money.

And currently the market even looks like it has gained some supports to break the long time $65,000 resistance. Meanwhile Strategy sold when the market was trading at $63,000.

I don’t often do all this analysis because I know am waiting for long time, and I don’t even listen to what all this so called speculators say, some of them are just seeking for attention, and they are really to say what they know that people really want to hear just to get the attention which they want.

[Hazink]

You can read some news concerning the market, but you don't have to follow it up blindly and about strategic buying and selling decisions that should not even contribute to how we make our holding or buying decisions, since they are institutions, and they sell at all times and buy when they have gathered resources to acquire more. News the news to stay updated but don't use it to build up fear which will contribute to what you next decision will be like.

[Homemade-IQ]

I don't even know if i should not be paying that much attention on the bitcoin market speculation regarded how the news has always been and how the outcome of the market being totally different.
Was it not just last week with the news that Strategy sold 1,690 of bitcoin for approximately $104.7 million? Then speculations with negative odds about how bitcoin price was going to be negatively affected continued to erupt with the believe that other investors will begin sell out of Fomo and wants to opt out before the margin sells begin to have effect in the market.
And currently the market even looks like it has gained some supports to break the long time $65,000 resistance. Meanwhile Strategy sold when the market was trading at $63,000.

As a bitcoin investor that believes in bitcoin, we do not need to be monitoring the market or listening to the negativity going on in the crypto community, because that may compel us to act rationally or sell in panic, so it's not a wise way to invest in bitcoin, because you cannot hold strong that way. But if you are a trader, then staying in the market is not a bad idea, because you need to be available by staying informed in other  to act on time when necessary.

[Cryptohygenic]

You can read some news concerning the market, but you don't have to follow it up blindly and about strategic buying and selling decisions that should not even contribute to how we make our holding or buying decisions, since they are institutions, and they sell at all times and buy when they have gathered resources to acquire more. News the news to stay updated but don't use it to build up fear which will contribute to what you next decision will be like.

That is so superlative. And the lesson behind this should be building self encouragement and focus on your goal after the market is decentralized and everyone including the whalers and institutions investors have their own goal and so on our investment strategies may differ too.
It is really a big disorder if we have to let our emotions be influenced over others decisions or the news. News about bitcoin is also what had been misleading those vulnerable of getting manipulated by speculations because they gets emotionally attached with the fear or hope that certain decisions of investors can cause to the market.

[macson]

I think if you are an investor, you should focus on long-term goals rather than short-term speculation. Because in the market, there will definitely be a lot of speculation and price movements that can easily distract you, focusing too much on them isn't good either. But if you're a trader, you need to monitor market speculation, because from that, traders can determine their trading decisions, whether to take a position or wait for a better entry. So, wherever you are, you should know what's best for you.

[shinratensei_]

I don't even know if i should not be paying that much attention on the bitcoin market speculation regarded how the news has always been and how the outcome of the market being totally different.
Was it not just last week with the news that Strategy sold 1,690 of bitcoin for approximately $104.7 million? Then speculations with negative odds about how bitcoin price was going to be negatively affected continued to erupt with the believe that other investors will begin sell out of Fomo and wants to opt out before the margin sells begin to have effect in the market.
And currently the market even looks like it has gained some supports to break the long time $65,000 resistance. Meanwhile Strategy sold when the market was trading at $63,000.

It's not worth it to put attention if you bought low and plan to hold for long term but Strategy sales of 1690 bitcoin isn't exactly the right example.
Strategy has been signalling for quite a while that they gonna sell, before the sale happened, there is circulating news about the approval of bitcoin to sell by Strategy.

The market has priced in long before that happened but you need to remember that Strategy is only selling a small portion of the bitcoin, it's not doomsday of bitcoin and even if he sell all 5%, the price will go down but eventually buyers will start to come. My point is, market isn't bearish because the market already priced in the decision long before the events happening, sort of buy the rumour and sell the news.

[Bd officer]

Stop paying attention to market speculation, always prioritize your own analysis.

If you have a long-term goal, you should not pay attention to small market fluctuations. In fact, when Strategy bought, did it have any significant impact on the market? The market was still normal. But I believe that if Strategy sells a large amount, it can have a big impact on the market, but will it be permanent? Of course not. So if you have a long-term plan, have confidence in Bitcoin and hope that you can profit if you hold it for a long time.