Looking back at all the missed opportunities over the years, the most painful one has to be Bitcoin.
Just imagine—when BTC was hovering around $80, you had to have the guts to believe that one day it would be included in a major country's strategic reserves, be able to go toe-to-toe with gold, and at the very least, shoot up to six figures. How many people back then dared to think that way?
But just having the idea wasn't enough. What did the real tough players do? They built positions in batches, and specifically bought in when the market was most panicked. Times when there was a massive hash rate crash or mining farms were shutting down en masse—while others were panic selling, you were buying in, and with a heavy position.
Of course, this is all hindsight. But to be honest, this logic still applies today—dare to imagine, dare to go in heavily, know when to time the market. The market is always repeating itself; only the assets and timing are different.
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BlockDetective
· 23h ago
Easier said than done. How many people actually have the guts to go all in?
It's too late to regret now anyway. The key is how to operate going forward.
But then again, can this kind of market trend be repeated...
This mentality, it's really ruthless. I was just a bit short.
Heavy position now? It depends on whether there's another wave of panic coming.
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StablecoinArbitrageur
· 23h ago
honestly the $80 BTC narrative is just survivorship bias dressed up as strategy. run the numbers on how many people got absolutely wrecked trying to catch the same "panic dip" in 2014-2015... statistically speaking, position sizing alone kills most retail before thesis even plays out
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DecentralizedElder
· 23h ago
I should have gotten in earlier. Now it's too late to say anything.
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CoffeeOnChain
· 12-06 17:38
Speaking of which, who would have dared to go all in at 80? I wouldn't have either, but it's too late to regret now.
If I had known, I wouldn't have looked at the K-line, I would've just bought with my eyes closed.
This logic sounds pretty good, but there are still very few people who can actually execute it.
Timing the market? I'm just a rookie, I always do the opposite of what I should.
Enough, every time I hear these stories it hurts, now I can't catch up no matter what.
Honestly, it all comes down to guts, and I never had them.
Is it still not too late to enter now, or do I have to wait for the next eight years?
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MercilessHalal
· 12-06 17:34
If only I had known it was this simple. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the courage back then, and now I can only watch others achieve financial freedom.
Looking back at all the missed opportunities over the years, the most painful one has to be Bitcoin.
Just imagine—when BTC was hovering around $80, you had to have the guts to believe that one day it would be included in a major country's strategic reserves, be able to go toe-to-toe with gold, and at the very least, shoot up to six figures. How many people back then dared to think that way?
But just having the idea wasn't enough. What did the real tough players do? They built positions in batches, and specifically bought in when the market was most panicked. Times when there was a massive hash rate crash or mining farms were shutting down en masse—while others were panic selling, you were buying in, and with a heavy position.
Of course, this is all hindsight. But to be honest, this logic still applies today—dare to imagine, dare to go in heavily, know when to time the market. The market is always repeating itself; only the assets and timing are different.