A bull market generally lasts 6 months to 1 year, while a bear market typically lasts 1 to 2 years, making a complete cycle of bull and bear markets last 3 to 4 years.
Seize the opportunity to earn at least 50%+ returns in every bull market, enough to outperform various investment products, stocks, and funds. Because this 50%+ return is guaranteed, there is no suspense.
1. Only layout in a bear market
Be patient and try to layout as close to the bottom of the bear market as possible (although it's impossible to buy at the exact bottom of a bear market). A simple condition to judge the bottom of a bear market is when no one is paying attention to Bitcoin, and the cryptocurrency market is lifeless. You can buy intermittently multiple times; this period may last for a year or even longer.
2. Mainstream coins
BTC and ETH are always the kings of the cryptocurrency market. Buying in a bear market is absolutely correct. Although they may not increase several times, buying in a bear market and holding until selling in a bull market will definitely yield a return of over 50%. A top choice for large capital.
Exchange platform coins: such as BNB
Relatively strong foundational chains: such as SOL, AVAX
Good infrastructure coins: such as MATIC
Strong consensus coins: such as Doge, SHIB, RATS, PEPE
Heavy investments should always be in mainstream coins; never heavily invest in altcoins. The logic of altcoins is to exploit retail investors, and many types of altcoins will emerge in every bull market. Altcoins that are surging in this bull market may fall silent in the next bull market, overshadowed by the brilliance of new altcoins. Without internal channels and information, it is almost impossible to pick an altcoin before it explodes. Usually, you only realize there is such a coin after it has surged, and by then it’s too late to follow in. Perhaps if you follow in at the right time, the coin may continue to rise, but it is more likely to oscillate downwards. Altcoins are too volatile; most people cannot hold on to them regardless of whether they rise or fall. It often ends up as small gains followed by significant losses. In the end, it all adds up to a loss.
3. Sell in the mid-bull market, no further operations afterward
In the early bull market, BTC will slowly rise, standing out on its own, driving ETH up. At this point, some good mainstream coins will follow the rise, while other coins will rise slowly, and only a few altcoins will surge dramatically, with most altcoins being quiet.
In the mid-bull market, BTC and ETH oscillate upwards, mainstream coins rally, and altcoins begin to take off.
In the later stages of a bull market, BTC may oscillate downwards, while ETH may continue to rise. Mainstream coins surge successively, and the high-profile altcoins of the next bull market may increase several times, even dozens or hundreds of times.
At the end of a bull market, BTC may drop several thousand or even tens of thousands of points, then recover slightly. The first sharp drop recovers quickly, giving the illusion of just an adjustment. After two or three such drops, the bull market is declared over. If you are trapped at this point, please do not hold on to delusions and cut losses in time. Otherwise, your principal will be dragged into an abyss.
4. Don't gamble in a bull market
There are many opportunities in a bull market, especially in the later stages, where altcoins are flying around, and many altcoins surge several times, making it hard to resist. Do not be impulsive in jumping into certain promising but yet-to-explode altcoins, while waiting confidently for them to soar. This mentality is best avoided; it is purely gambling and has nothing to do with investing.
Every bull market will give rise to many altcoins that exploit retail investors; these altcoins often have strong marketing and seem to have powerful backgrounds, with very rapid price increases. Please resist the temptation; only after the tide recedes do we know who is swimming naked. When BTC crashes and the bear market arrives, these altcoins are often halved, mutilated, or even close to zero.
If you really can't resist the temptation, you can only play with a very small amount of money. Even if you make a small profit, do not let your head get hot and heavily invest. Absolutely do not, absolutely do not, absolutely do not. This is gambling; you cannot always rely on luck. It doesn't matter if you make a hundred times, but what matters is if you lose once and lose all your capital for a fresh start. Don't fantasize about heavily investing in an altcoin and becoming rich; this is like dreaming of winning the lottery, which is a super low-probability event. Small amounts can be played for entertainment, but treating it as an investment is completely wrong.
5. More patience, less impulse
After buying in a bear market, you need to patiently wait to sell in a bull market. Do not operate on the fluctuations during this period; waiting requires patience.
After selling in a bull market, patiently wait for the bull market to collapse and enter a bear market. This may take one or two years. Do not impulsively try to buy at the halfway point or foot of the mountain; be patient and wait for the moment it hits the bottom.
After making money by selling in a bull market, do not give in to the temptation to play with altcoins impulsively. If you really want to take a gamble, you can only use a maximum of 10% of your funds.
6. Principal is always the most important
If you accidentally get trapped in a bad position, the most important thing is to preserve your principal as much as possible. When the cryptocurrency market crashes, be willing to cut losses promptly to preserve most of your principal and maintain a basic foundation. There is still hope for a comeback. Be patient and wait for the cryptocurrency market to fall into the abyss, then use the remaining capital to buy at the bottom. Don't get trapped and go down with the market; often, selling a trapped coin before the market crashes results in at most a 50% loss of principal. If you neglect it and let it fall, holding on until the coin hits the bottom with the market, the remaining principal will have almost no chance of recovery.
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