When holding, we should target at least 4 to 10 years time so that we give enough time when possibly, we stand chances of making higher gains even though you are not obliged to sell off after this holding period too.
Even if you are mentioning 4-10 years or longer as a possible timeline to hold your bitcoin, you still seem to be thinking about bitcoin in terms of a trade rather than an investment since it seems to make little to no sense to build up a bitcoin investment in bitcoin and then transition into selling all of it.. but yeah, people have difficulties considering that they would continue to hold their bitcoin investment through their life, even if they might also be selling parts of it from time to time.
I personally see bitcoin as a retirement plan in which, just like pensions, should not just be sold off completely after retirement but taken partly at the dire end to sustain oneself. In Holding of bitcoin also we should consider age of investors and/or active years of an investor. When all these are considered, then one can properly learn how to live off his bitcoin stash while he's still actively engaged and when he's finally retired, could possibly if need be, start leasing of partly and also continue investing if he eventually gets another source of income, possibly from any other additional side investments made during his active days.
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In fact, Bitcoin should not be considered as either a trading or investment asset, but rather as an asset that is a lot like holding gold in RESERVEBecause gold is an asset that increases in value over time 50 years from now, on the other hand, if we keep the money we traditionally keep in a bank for 50 years, that amount will decrease several times due to inflation.
No, I am not saying to people that put all their eggs in one basket. If someone wants, they can spend the minimum amount they can afford here like 10$ per week but that should be regularly, like we deposit our salary on banks.
And if people take Bitcoin as their strategic reserve in this way, then in the future they will be able to beat the inflation of the fiat currencies in their banks and will be economically strong.
And besides, it's not like a person can't take any other strategy separately rather investing $10. In addition to the weekly investment of $10, he can also make a 4-year to 10-year investment plan if he wants.
you are actually right, Bitcoin isn’t just a trade it’s a mindset shift. Thinking long-term, even beyond 10 years, changes how you see value itself. It's not just about gains, it's about preservation and freedom from inflation. Just like we wouldn’t question saving gold or real estate for decades, Bitcoin should be treated the same if not more seriously in this digital age. Small, consistent moves now could mean long-term financial strength. The key? Patience and perspective.
You've made a great point, well comparing bitcoin to real estate and gold. Honestly the price of bitcoin is far more valuable than gold but gold has more market cap than bitcoin and that is because the old didn't have access to the Internet so they valued physical thing they can see and touch, though gold has several lapses like weight especially when we are talking about large quantity. And these are some of the areas were bitcoin do better than and most especially the anonymity part, it helps people stay secured without anyone having a clue how much of bitcoin they have stored in their wallet. However for gold to get this value it is today is because of mass adoption and bitcoin is yet to experience that, though nothing is certain here but if bitcoin gains world adoption then we might consider the current price as a dip in the future.
Every bitcoin price is a dip and the current price is not out of it.