Wow, talk about a wild ride! It feels like President Trump's at the controls of this crypto roller coaster. We just saw some serious volatility last week, thanks to those tariff announcements from the US. Global stocks took a hit, and BTC dipped to 75K USD, which, I know, sent a lot of investors into panic mode. It definitely raised some flags about a potential trend reversal.
Honestly, none of us saw a trade war between the US and China coming. It's a real black swan event for the whole global economy. I've seen so many friends panic-sell their tokens, and even worse, get their Futures accounts liquidated. And you know how it goes, now all the KOLs are confidently saying the season's over, and we won't see an uptrend or altseason in 2025 because ETH is "failed". It's funny, because just a few months ago, they were just as sure BTC was hitting 200K USD this year, and altcoins would skyrocket with all those spot ETFs.
Even though I took profits on 20% of my BTC when it hit 100K USD, I'm still feeling a bit rattled by this crazy volatility. I've seen a big chunk of my profits vanish, but thankfully, my long-term BTC DCA strategy has kept me from any actual losses. I've still got some stablecoins sitting on the sidelines, and I'm waiting to see which altcoins show strong recovery potential before jumping back in. My original plan was to hold those stablecoins until the 2026 crypto winter to buy BTC, but this black swan event feels like too big of an opportunity to ignore.
We're only in Q2 of 2025, and I still believe the uptrend is possible. This feels a lot like May 2021, when everyone was super pessimistic, but the market will bounce back and hit a new ATH in Q4 after the trade war settled and the economy eased. I'm really hoping history repeats itself, and the patient investors get to take profits while everyone else is FOMO and buying at any price.
I'd like to know your opinion on this:
Honestly, none of us saw a trade war between the US and China coming. It's a real black swan event for the whole global economy. I've seen so many friends panic-sell their tokens, and even worse, get their Futures accounts liquidated. And you know how it goes, now all the KOLs are confidently saying the season's over, and we won't see an uptrend or altseason in 2025 because ETH is "failed". It's funny, because just a few months ago, they were just as sure BTC was hitting 200K USD this year, and altcoins would skyrocket with all those spot ETFs.
Even though I took profits on 20% of my BTC when it hit 100K USD, I'm still feeling a bit rattled by this crazy volatility. I've seen a big chunk of my profits vanish, but thankfully, my long-term BTC DCA strategy has kept me from any actual losses. I've still got some stablecoins sitting on the sidelines, and I'm waiting to see which altcoins show strong recovery potential before jumping back in. My original plan was to hold those stablecoins until the 2026 crypto winter to buy BTC, but this black swan event feels like too big of an opportunity to ignore.
We're only in Q2 of 2025, and I still believe the uptrend is possible. This feels a lot like May 2021, when everyone was super pessimistic, but the market will bounce back and hit a new ATH in Q4 after the trade war settled and the economy eased. I'm really hoping history repeats itself, and the patient investors get to take profits while everyone else is FOMO and buying at any price.
I'd like to know your opinion on this:
- Are you selling or buying tokens?
- Has the uptrend given way to a downtrend this season?
- What is your assessment of the market for the remainder of 2025?