Are Long-Term Investors Guaranteed to Make a Profit?

[VivaMan]

Long- terms investors can't be guarantee hundred percent profit, because the market is volatile and unpredictable, which can rise and fall at anytime, but investing for a longer period of time can increase possibility of profit , but that  doesn't assure returns. Sometimes it depends on market conditions and your personal investment strategy or target. Meanwhile in Long terms investment,  do not assume there's no losses, losses are certain.
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‎ Investing for long- term can possibly  offer you  potential for massive growth if you are consistent and have a good strategic plan, this can be achieved if you are patience enough to stay positive and knowing fully well that  losses comes at times.
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‎In other for you to be consistent you need to apply
‎Risk management while  investing.
‎What's risk management?
‎This is the ability of one knowing your losses and controlling your profit in other for you not to get exposed to risk in protecting your money as well.
‎Always bear this as a key point
‎Don't invest what you can't bear when it crashes to avoid depression.
‎Have a good strategic plan and avoid making unplanned decisions when it's comes to investing.
‎Always protect your capital.
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‎Conclusion
‎Long- terms investors can be guarantee of making profit if only they have a good disciplined investment strategy.

[Y3shot]

Long- terms investors can't be guarantee hundred percent profit, because the market is volatile and unpredictable, which can rise and fall at anytime, but investing for a longer period of time can increase possibility of profit , but that  doesn't assure returns. .
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It is not the volatility of bitcoin that makes investment one where profit is not guaranteed. The decisions people make while they invest are what cause the investment to be one that has no guarantee for profit. Some investors have good zeal to invest in Bitcoin, but along the line, they make other decisions that affect the investment and prevent it from yielding profit. Apart from this, there are different reasons why bitcoin investment may not guarantee profit; it could be ignorance that leads to loss of bitcoin. Hodling Bitcoin is always profitable, and this is why investors are encouraged to hodl and not just to invest in Bitcoin.

[nelson4lov]

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‎Conclusion
‎Long- terms investors can be guarantee of making profit if only they have a good disciplined investment strategy.

Who "guarantees" these profits? In my experience, there isn't one. Going with that assumption that there is going to be guaranteed profit as long as you adopted a disciplined investment strategy. The strategy here could be a DCA operation that is executed mechanically, but that doesn't mean that because it is done with discipline that profits are a sure thing.

The market doesn't own anyone anything profit so before investing, the risks should be fully accepted.

[Orpichukwu]

To make the whole story short, buy with what you can stay without for the long term, don’t borrow money to buy Bitcoin, and also don’t fall victim to panic selling. Loss can only occur when you sell. The rule of the game is never to sell below what you bought your Bitcoin for.

[Franklyn-wood]

Long- terms investors can't be guarantee hundred percent profit, because the market is volatile and unpredictable, which can rise and fall at anytime, but investing for a longer period of time can increase possibility of profit , but that  doesn't assure returns. .
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It is not the volatility of bitcoin that makes investment one where profit is not guaranteed. The decisions people make while they invest are what cause the investment to be one that has no guarantee for profit. Some investors have good zeal to invest in Bitcoin, but along the line, they make other decisions that affect the investment and prevent it from yielding profit. Apart from this, there are different reasons why bitcoin investment may not guarantee profit; it could be ignorance that leads to loss of bitcoin. Hodling Bitcoin is always profitable, and this is why investors are encouraged to hodl and not just to invest in Bitcoin.

Having a better understanding about Bitcoin gives one the opportunity to understand the application of Bitcoin. Many thoughts that Bitcoin works like ponzi scheme that one's money is invested, after some times, the would have recovered with interest what ever amount that was invested. Investing what someone can be able to lose should Incase of anything happens during the process of the investment.
Market speculation has made many investment sell off there investment therefore losing some part of there investment out tof fear.

[AVE5]

Long- terms investors can't be guarantee hundred percent profit, because the market is volatile and unpredictable, which can rise and fall at anytime, but investing for a longer period of time can increase possibility of profit , but that  doesn't assure returns. Sometimes it depends on market conditions and your personal investment strategy or target. Meanwhile in Long terms investment,  do not assume there's no losses, losses are certain.

Let's just say, for the fact bitcoin price is highly volatile with its fluctuations making it unpredictable and speculations being an uncertainty, I'll give you a benefit of doubt because, anything risk is possible to happen in the space.
But being positively minded, I request you question what period on times is regarded as long term in the market before you'd assume it's under probability for long term investors to make profits.
Being straight forward, the bitcoin 4 years cycle is very promising that prices even the Ath's will be multiplied if the Etf continues on the inflows and as well investors keep buying.
So as long bitcoin reliably exists, there's always going to be possibilities to make profits in the long term. Mind you, long term holding is the test of your patient which longing durations can exceed the 4 years used to track the market activities seasonally.

[abaeze]

It depends on your knowledge, experience and time. So from my experience I will say that profit is guaranteed in long-term investment, but there are some conditions here. For example: How long is the term to be mentioned? If it is 1-2 years, then profit is not guaranteed from an investment perspective, but if you consider it as trading, then it can be. But if someone holds Bitcoin for 5-10 years, then profit is sure. If someone argues this point profit will never decrease. So long-term investment is the first condition to make profit.

[devouring-DARKNESS]

‎Don't invest what you can't bear when it crashes to avoid depression.

I completely understand the need to invest only with what you can afford to lose but this is only for individual buys and it makes sense from the beginning but over time your bitcoin portfolio is going to rise because you will have put in more and more money at which point it stops being money you can afford to lose.
What I'm trying to point out is that people should know what it means to invest with what you can afford to lose, this rule only applies to what you are buying at one particular point in time and not what you've bought over time so whenever you are buying bitcoin you should make sure to not go beyond what you can handle so you don't end up needing that particular money for something else.
So when we are talking about buying with what you can afford to lose, we are only talking about individual buys and not your entire portfolio.

[SPIDERMAN008]

It depends on your knowledge, experience and time. So from my experience I will say that profit is guaranteed in long-term investment, but there are some conditions here. For example: How long is the term to be mentioned? If it is 1-2 years, then profit is not guaranteed from an investment perspective, but if you consider it as trading, then it can be. But if someone holds Bitcoin for 5-10 years, then profit is sure. If someone argues this point profit will never decrease. So long-term investment is the first condition to make profit.

I do not agree that investing in Bitcoin for a long time will guarantee profit. Even after investing in Bitcoin for a long time, if the price of Bitcoin is low at that time there may be a loss. Therefore the main condition for investing in Bitcoin is that you should invest with a fund that can be kept locked in a long time. You should invest with the fund that is extra beyond your necessary expenses. However you should continue investing in Bitcoin with a period of 4 to 10 years. But you should come out of the thought of investing in Bitcoin thinking that profit will be guaranteed. Therefore holding for 5-10 years does not guarantee profit but considering the nature and historical behavior of Bitcoin the strength of long-term investment increases a lot.

[Ever-young]

Holding for long term has been found promising for making profit but guarantee is a word I’d rather not use.
Risk management is a necessity, though your definitions didn’t do much justice, but that skill can’t be put aside. In everything you do in this bitcoin space you to apply strategic planning to scale higher.

Investing what we can afford still feels like we’re still settling for the fiat we claim we’re to some extent free from. So I’ll say invest what you can afford to
Leave untouched for long term. And at same time, one maintain that patience, you stayed patient till a rise doesn’t mean it will wouldn’t dip again niether does it mean to settle for panic selling.

Holding for longterm is profitable, but patience without wisdom may be a total waste of time.

[ZeroVinsonN]

Market speculation has made many investment sell off there investment therefore losing some part of there investment out tof fear.

You absolutely do not have to move with the majority, as far as bitcoin is concerned, prediction has never been anyone's forte which is why even when people can be claiming that a DIP is going to happen or that bitcoin is going to pump it's always smarter to observe for yourself and see which way it goes.
This is also why with bitcoin even though long term investment gives a higher chance of success it is still not a guarantee, you are just better off with investing long term than investing short term.

[BitBakerr1]

‎Conclusion
‎Long- terms investors can be guarantee of making profit if only they have a good disciplined investment strategy.

I totally agree with you long-term investors can actually make profit if they apply some discipline strategy, which are using the DCA strategy of accumulation and then having a strong backup funds, which are emergency funds , reserve funds etc.
You also need to have a good management skill, if you are very poor in managing your resources, you cannot build a good bitcoin investment.
One of the major reasons why people fail when they are building bitcoin investment is because they don’t have good management skill they spend money on unnecessary things.

[Decimetre]

Bitcoin investment is similar and constant as it's volatility remains. Long-term investment is not a guarantee to success in bitcoin investment but just like you noted, it increases the chances to make good profit on the invested funds. Sometimes we only need to get more focused on buying instead of the profit because bitcoin investment is not only for profit as it has a way of benefitting the investor in the areas of beating inflation and as a store of value.

At the long-term, one is nearly certain that the length of time held could give him a good profit and also preserve the value of his labour. Bitcoin is not to be seen as a trade or a get rich quick investment which is why we should be investing every time with our discretionary funds, and amount of money we can afford to lose at all time in order not to keep our hopes too high on bitcoin returns.

[Antidote47k]

‎What's risk management?
‎This is the ability of one knowing your losses and controlling your profit in other for you not to get exposed to risk in protecting your money as well.
‎Always bear this as a key point

I don’t follow the point OP is trying to make here, nevertheless I’ve always thought that risk management is usually for people that are into spot, derivative or degen trading. Don’t get me wrong there is risk management in holding too I just haven’t really given it much thought till this post. Knowing the right amount to invest is also part of risk management I just never considered it be so maybe cause the term has been used frequently in describing stop losses, position sizing and others.

In general I agree with OP, bitcoin investment is volatile and you maybe subjected to panic if you don’t know what you’re doing. It requires patience and careful planning. You can’t invest with emergency funds or all your income, you have to set aside a particular amount depending on what you have to spare and then invest a reasonable portion so you don’t eventually sell before your investment matures due to one or two emergencies or situations.

[Nasdel4]

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‎Conclusion
‎Long- terms investors can be guarantee of making profit if only they have a good disciplined investment strategy.

I might not totally agree with you that long term investors are guaranteed profits with discipline and a good investment strategy, this is simply because discipline can help you manage your risk but that doesn't ensure that you'll make profit.
Investing long term only gives you the window of benefiting from the growth of your investment but choosing the type of investment to invest in, knowing when to get in and also knowing when your strategy needs some adjustments with respect to trend.
The goal isn't just holding forever because you believe in long term but strategically analysing whatever investment you're putting your money in.

[sotelorene]

According to the title " Are long term investors guarantee to make a profit"? Well I guess the answer is in two ways because first we know that no investment is completely certain or guarantee of profit because anything can happen at anytime but we hope we don't become victim of those, so No, long term investor doesn't guarantee profit but like I always say, if the asset we are investing in do continue to exist and appreciate in this long period of time then our profit will be sure. However, it is always advised to use discretionary income since no investment is guarantee.

[Gravitypull$]

Everything that you said in the OP is for traders and not for a long term investor because the risk management that you stated is for trading and a long-term investor capital is always secured as long as he doesn't sell in panic during a dip. The risk management for a long term investor based on my understanding in this topic is to create an emergency funds of at least three months of your monthly expenses and set up a reserve funds. With these two backup funds, you wouldn't sell your bitcoin but holdi when an unexpected emergency plays out.

Profit isn't guaranteed in long term bitcoin investment because nobody knows if bitcoin price will go against you in future or if the network wouldn't survive. Invest with what you can afford to lose and diversify into other assets.

[Ishicryptic]

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‎Conclusion
‎Long- terms investors can be guarantee of making profit if only they have a good disciplined investment strategy.

Who "guarantees" these profits? In my experience, there isn't one. Going with that assumption that there is going to be guaranteed profit as long as you adopted a disciplined investment strategy. The strategy here could be a DCA operation that is executed mechanically, but that doesn't mean that because it is done with discipline that profits are a sure thing.

The market doesn't own anyone anything profit so before investing, the risks should be fully accepted.

The undiluted truth about investments is that there is no guarantee of making profit from the asset you're putting your money into, this is because you're a passive owner in the business and profit and lose depends on the management of the business that you're invested in. An asset like Bitcoin which is decentralized meaning that it doesn't have any physical office you have to depend on it's scarcity which would propel it to be reaching ATH and you will have sure profit when it happens yet they were is no guarantee when it will reach ATH you have to hold and wait.

I believe that the most important thing to look out for when going into an investment is whether the asset has a strong potentials to be profitable on the long term, if your answer is YES then you should use amounts that you are comfortable to lose to buy it because there are no guarantees of long term profit when it comes to investments.

[danieldavidd]

Based on my understand it's doesn't matter how so long you hold your bitcoin what matters the most is your strategy.
And invest according to your strengths so that you can be able to manage it properly and make your profits from it so you won't involve yourself in any dept.

[I_Anime]

Just as the name implies, it’s an investment, and when it comes to investing, there’s never a guarantee that you’ll make a profit or even get back what you invested. That’s where the risk comes in , folks do make money from shortterm investments but it comes with higher risk than that of long term investment. So when come to bitcoin , longterm investment increases the chances and possibility of one making money from their investment. But it doesn’t stop one from making losses that’s why you have to be careful the way you approach your investment.



So this is image show the portfolio of someone that has been accumulating $50 from the 1st of Jan 2023 , till date .  As you can see, he’s currently in profit, but that doesn’t mean his profit has remained the same throughout his holding period. Due to market volatility, there have been times when his profit was much higher and other times when it was lower. Despite these fluctuations, he’s still in profit because of when he started investing and the fact that he has continued holding and accumulating Bitcoin over time. This also shows that when it comes to investing in Bitcoin , two important factors that can influence your potential are your bitcoin stashes and how long you’ve held.

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