You know what gets my gears grinding... My bubble to pop... My cheeks to tighten?
People who don't understand trading Bitcoin and are literally stupid about investing.
Here goes...
My brother-in-law is one of these idiota's - Let me explain.
I was all about telling him to buy into some BTCBTC when it was sub $300 back like 3 years ago. Just buy 1 or 2 I said - Whats $500?
He said NO, NO, NO - Not for me. So I left him alone about it.
Then come last year - When Bitcoin hit $15k - Guess what? He Buys In! *at the time I did a quick facepalm* Seriously buys in after it pumps some 50x...
Anyways - Long story short - He lost like $5k after the collapse and he sold.
Now a couple months back, I was suggesting that $3.5k bitcoin might be a good time to get in again and redeem his loses... Figuring it's like 1/4th the price he originally bought at.
And he says... "NO, NO, NO. Not for me - I learned my lesson"
No Dumb-Ass... You didn't learn shit!
Why is it - that people are so ready to buy AFTER it pumps 50X - And then cry or call BTC a scam after they lost their ass?
But won't touch BTC once it stabilizes after a collapse?
Please Share you Stupid Bitcoin Trader Stories if you have em
Your Brother-in-law is not an investor, he is a fear trader.
Fear Traders:
never buy low
never dollar cost average in by buying a little at a time
never willing to hold long term
Always buy in a Massive Lump Sum near market highs
Always sell at a loss , once prices drop
He makes trades based on his fear of being left behind, which is why he always makes trades at the wrong time,
and always sells at a loss because he is fearful whenever the price drops.
People like that should never play the markets as they are just chum for the traders that move the markets with the express purpose of extracting money from the fear traders.