I've known about crypto since 2009, just never took notice until my friend just waved $450,000 in my face.
I just started researching crypto to invest over the past 2 days and watched the dip.
I watched the dump and was going to try to figure out how to buy tonight, but it looks like the pump is already back on the pedal. Did I miss the right time to buy? Is the market back in the upswing or are we expecting another big downturn?
$450,000??? That's huge man! That's even bigger than my mortgage. I am jealous on your friend now. However, to answer your question, you can buy bitcoin now if you have a long term goal, If you are looking for a short term goal, then bitcoin is not your place to invest. Bitcoin price is very dynamic and keep changing through out the day. So if you have enough time to monitor the market, then go ahead and make buying and selling in small changes.
However, if you have a long term goal in mind, I will suggest you to start a "Systematic Investment plan" for bitcoin. That means, investing a certain amount of bitcoin at certain intervals. This will help you to average out your price and you will be able to make a good amount of profit in future.