Trading is far different from holding. Those who wait for bull market are holders but if you are a trader you can make profit in bear market. The elements of good trading are cutting losses. Bullishness and bearishness represent an emotional commitment. You should have a good market analysis to gain success in trading. According to Alexander Elder, "Our goal is to trade well, not to trade often."
My point exactly, you don't need a bull run to make profit in crypto, the market price go up and down all of the time, imagine you bought 1 btc at 3500, the next minute it becomes $3600, you dump knowing that the price will drop down in a bit so you can make purchase average.
But most traders would love to see a bull run, day traders can be profitable with just a small jump of price but most of us would like big ROI.
We've seen some successful early adopters therefore we also want crypto to change our life and the reason why we are holding and risking our money here.