Due to the high and low price, there is a higher chance of loss than profit in a short-term investment. Even if there is some people make profit in short time investment but it is much less compared to long-term profit. In the bull run of 2013,
the price of Bitcoin was aprox $1100 and then it came down to $200. Those who sold in a short time lost money. But those who invested for more than 5 years at that time made many times more profit. A similar situation was seen during the bull run of 2017.
Usually if a guy started investing in bitcoin towards the top, he would have had ended up bring ing down his average cost per BTC a lot if he continued to buy for something like 5 years, or even if may be he bought for 3 years on a weekly basis with a combination of DCA and perhaps lump sum buying during times that he might come across extra money. He could also buy on dips, though it may not necessarily make much difference if he might be regularly buying... and just riding out the wave... so even a guy who came into bitcoin towards the top at $1,100, he may could have had an average cost per BTC around $400 to $600 by the time 2017 came. Similar a guy who might have had started buying bitcoin around $19k in 2017 might have had still ended up with an average cost of BTC that is around $7k to $8k by the time he gets through 2020.
I suspect the less disposable income people have, the more they feel inclined "to time the market perfectly". Yes they should not do that because without a good portion of luck, nobody is going to time it perfectly. But it is this desire to see their holdings grow in dollar value more quickly.
Sure if you are a billionaire and you invest a sum of money and it goes up 30%, you still have reasons to celebrate your BTC position. I understand it is not quite the same for someone starting with $1000. But this is exactly where they should set themselves free this thought process. In a few years time, if they invest continuously and once simply decided to get started, 30% changes will begin to matter.
After all the idea that "low" % increases for those with less money have no impact on their holdings eventually applies to any type of investment they choose to make. But if they are looking for an asset that has high potential to give them enormous compound effects over time, they would still make a very comprehnsible decision to get started with BTC as of today. Not everyone will need Amazon or Apple shares in their lives ever, but I would not rule out that everyone will one day need at least a little bit of BTC for whatever purpose. It is a whole different type of investment with a more complex investment hypothesis than any other asset class.