Sure. Figuring out some kind of a reasonable way to sell some BTC on the way up while still mostly HODLing would not be a bad idea if it could be put into practice, including that it is true that many folks end up selling too much of their BTC too soon, yet even a person with a thousand bitcoin in mid 2011, might still be able to shave off 10% of his stash per year and still be quite wealthy today, and still having 228.7679245 BTC after selling in 2025.
Year BTC stash size Yearly Cashout amount Total Cashed out
2011 1000 100 100
2012 900 90 190
2013 810 81 271
2014 729 72.9 343.9
2015 656.1 65.61 409.51
2016 590.49 59.049 468.559
2017 531.441 53.1441 521.7031
2018 478.2969 47.82969 569.53279
2019 430.46721 43.046721 612.579511
2020 387.420489 38.7420489 651.3215599
2021 348.6784401 34.86784401 686.1894039
2022 313.8105961 31.38105961 717.5704635
2023 282.4295365 28.24295365 745.8134172
2024 254.1865828 25.41865828 771.2320755
2025 228.7679245 22.87679245 794.1088679
I really appreciate the effort and time that you put in to break down the concept of managing a Bitcoin stash over time while gradually cashing out. This is more of a logical approach. What caught my attention is that this method encourages discipline. It will prevent the emotional mistake of other people selling too much in a bull market or holding onto our investment indefinitely without taking any profits to improve financial security. It would be better if someone wanted to maximize the value of each 10% sale, they could aim to cash out during periods that tend to repeat itself or even times when the price increases majorly.
And another thing to consider is reinvestment. If someone doesn’t need all the cash they’ve cashed out, they could set aside a portion to reinvest during bear markets. Through that way they can effectively replenish their stash.