I have a feeling a lot of the people here "investing" in bitcoins have never done real investing in their lives.  Same thing with mining, I doubt they have ever run a real business in their lives.  The concept of investing means to jump in while everyone is jumping out, so kudos to OP for making a wise choice in my opinion.  If I had the money in the right place, I'd put quite a bit into it now, and fully expect an amazing return in the next week to month. 
These markets are subject to the same forces as the stock market.  Granted, it moves more wildly, and has more inherent risks, but the rewards are far greater.  If you follow the masses and sell when it is going down (IE more sellers than buyers) and buy when it is going up (IE more buyers than sellers) you will lose every time, and people like me who time my buys and sells in reverse will gladly take the profits while you lose money.