When to buy and sell crypto! My personal experience

Cryptoland_88

Feb 12

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I have been in this world for years and, damn it, the cryptocurrency markets are a real roller coaster. One day you're on top and the next you want to throw yourself out the window. I've seen friends make fortunes and lose everything in a matter of hours. The reality? Timing it right is almost impossible, but there are patterns that I have learned to recognize and I want to share them with you.

When do I buy my cryptos?

Look, the whole "buy low, sell high" sounds nice, but the reality is more complicated. When I see a strong drop, I get nervous like everyone else, but that's when I usually make my best buys. Those "market corrections" as the experts call them ( I call them "fucking scares" ) are golden opportunities.

Last year I bought during the May panic and doubled my investment in three months. But I have also been wrong a thousand times trying to guess the bottom. It's impossible, don't fool yourself.

For me, DCA (Cost Average) has been a lifesaver. Every month, I invest a fixed amount regardless of the price. Some months it seems expensive, other months cheap, but in the long run, it has worked. It prevents me from being glued to the screen going crazy with every candle.

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When do I sell? When my instinct ( and my wallet ) tell me to.

Selling is where most people mess up, myself included. Setting target prices is fine in theory, but greed always creeps in. I've sold Bitcoin at 40,000 thinking it was a peak, only to see it rise to 60,000 a week later. Those experiences leave a mark.

My real advice? Sell in parts. When you see life-changing profits, at least take out your initial investment. Let the rest ride if you believe in the project. Trading platforms make a lot of money off our emotions - they make you believe you can predict the market.

News is constantly manipulated. I've seen it hundreds of times: they announce "catastrophic" regulations that cause drops, the big players buy low, and then it turns out it wasn't that bad. Don't sell in panic over alarmist headlines.

The hours of the day matter (but not as much as you think)

I have tried to buy at all hours and I have come to this conclusion: there are patterns, but they are unpredictable. Generally, between 2-4 in the morning (Spanish time) the market is calmer and I have achieved better prices. Why? Fewer active institutional traders.

But I have also seen brutal movements at those hours when the Asian markets wake up. No one will tell you this, but many large movements happen when most are asleep - it's when the whales move the market without resistance.

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Mondays are for buying, in theory

My personal data confirms that Mondays usually have lower prices, especially in the morning. Many weekend sales accumulate. But I have seen so many exceptions that I no longer take it as a rule.

On Fridays, people tend to sell out of fear of surprises over the weekend. I have personally experienced it. I remember one Friday I sold my ETH out of fear, and by Sunday, it had risen by 15%. A costly lesson I will never forget.

This weekly pattern works... until it stops working. That is the problem with all these "rules" of the crypto market.

My real, unfiltered advice

After losing and winning quite a bit of money, these are my tips:

1. Research, but don't overdo it. I've seen projects with "perfect fundamentals" go to zero, and memes with no utility multiply by 100. Traditional logic doesn't always work here.

2. The money you don't need. I'm serious. I've spent sleepless nights from putting in too much. It's not worth the stress.

3. FOMO is your worst enemy. When everyone is buying like crazy is when you should be the most cautious. I regret every purchase I made out of pure FOMO.

4. DCA is boring but it works. It's not sexy, it doesn't give you adrenaline, but damn it, it works.

5. Diversify, but not too much. I had 30 different cryptos and it was impossible to keep track of them. Now I focus on 5-6 and sleep better.

6. Have a plan and break it when necessary. Sounds contradictory? It is. Sometimes you have to adapt. The market is constantly changing.

7. Social media lies. Influencers sell smoke. They are all geniuses in bull markets.

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Buying and selling crypto is an imperfect art. You will never hit the exact moment, but you can improve your odds. I have failed a thousand times, but I stay in the game because I learned from each mistake.

What experiences have you had? Tell me in the comments, I'm interested to know how you're doing in this madness. Leave your comments, likes, and subscriptions! 😉 #Follow_Like_Comment 🤝! Gracias #buysell

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