The other day, I invested $200 in TAO and $50 in PEPE, bringing my total investment to $250. Shortly after entering both positions, the market moved against me, and their combined value has now dropped to around $200 — meaning I’ve already lost $50, or about 20% of my investment in a very short period of time. The speed and magnitude of the decline caught me off guard and made me question whether I entered at the wrong time, underestimated the volatility, or made a poor decision altogether.
Now I’m stuck in a difficult position: I don’t know if I should cut my losses now and accept the $50 loss before it potentially gets worse, or hold onto both assets and risk further downside while hoping the market eventually recovers. I’m trying to weigh whether this is just normal crypto fluctuation or an early sign that I should exit before losing more.
Have I made bad investments?
byu/yukigalileo24 inCryptoMarkets
Posted by yukigalileo24
6 Comments
It’s a volatile market, no matter what you invest in, it’s gonna go up, down and sideways. It’s not a «get rich fast» kinda thing, unless you’re really lucky and the market is in a good state. If you did your research, just have faith in what you invested in and HODL, or take your losses and sell if you can’t stand the volatility.
these are pretty terrible coins, you can tell from the marketing shills. also you bought during a war, you’re going to get volatility.
Of all coins to buy why? Hold btc and eth and don’t look at it for 5-10 years
I have been there too. One approach I’ve tried is splitting funds: some in your regular coins, some in platforms like Altura Trade that generate yield regardless of short-term dips. It doesn’t eliminate risk but softens the blow.
I only buy when there’s a “crash” like a black swan event. Everything is -20% to -50%. I also mostly buy Bitcoin instead of memecoins like Pepe. I’d suggest you do the same.
Losses like this happen fast in crypto. Altura trade helped me focus less on price swings since automated strategies manage exposure instead of emotional decisions.