Because Bitcoin is dropping and likely will continue it's slow decline for the foreseeable future.
No one knows where the bottom is and its likely we haven't hit it yet.
Last week we had some HUGE news with paypal announcing that they will accept bitcoin. Bitcoin immediately jumped $40 on to settle back into its slow decline the next day.
If news like that can't end the decline, then not much will.
Bitcoin will go up again, but there are no signs that it is going to be in the near future.
Best bet is to sell now and buy back in at the bottom, which could be as low as $100, maybe lower.
btc is headed down in the near term, too much selling pressure by means of new merchants accepting btc, but instantly converting to fiat. No real new use by the general public. Once these merchants initial acceptance levels out, btc should slowly begin to climb up. then people should start buying/feeling bullish again
Yes, exactly. Look at the past 6 months. There has been a very steady decline with no real increases since the $1000 bubble. Ever speculator that was interested in bitcoin is already involved. And without signs of the price reversing, despite good news, they are slowly pulling out to cut their losses.
I'm a big bitcoin believer and still I sold all my coins in the past couple of weeks (save for a few). If there is a turnaround, it won't be for a while.
If the winklevoss etf goes live and people start adding bitcoins to their retirement plans that could mean a turnaround for bitcoin. But as of right now bitcoin has not been a good investment this year and that is looking unlikely.
You also have to remember that every day 1.35 million dollars are mined. The market needs to grow at that rate just for the price to stay stable!