What is BitCoin?
Bitcoin is a type of digital currency that enables users to send and receive money over the internet.
Satoshi Nakamoto designed it to be a worldwide money system. Satoshi created bitcoin in response to the banking system’s failure in 2008. A third party is necessary to carry out simple bank/money transactions, and these third parties/financial institutions control how money is transmitted and levy outrageous fees for simple transactions. To put it another way, Bitcoin is a response to the way money has traditionally been seen.
Bitcoin is based on a public ledger called the blockchain. It exists on the internet, and it can be mined into existence by specialized machinery, just like gold. This time, though, it is only available online. Bitcoin has monetary worth, which means you may use it to buy things or invest in it like stocks. After that, you’ll have your wallet and be able to purchase and trade Bitcoin and other altcoins with ease.
Also, it is important to know that the best way to understand Bitcoin is to own some. Bitcoin is broken down into smaller units known as Satoshis. 100 million Satoshis make up one bitcoin.
Meaning you don’t need to buy one full bitcoin which costs $39,000 today
To get started with bitcoin, you need a wallet, and then you need to buy bitcoin. You can get bitcoin (satoshis) for as low as $10 on some platforms.
To create your own Wallet go to playstore or app store and download Binance App, sign up and Register. you will also be required to go through some KYC verifications. After this is done you will have your wallet and can easily buy or sell Bitcoin or other altcoins.
Investing: Bitcoin investment is one way to make money off cryptocurrency. Personally, I am a testimony to this method. When you think of Bitcoin investment, you have to think long term. For instance, in March 2010, the price of bitcoin was $0.03 . It took up to 2017 for the price of bitcoin to hit $20k. Now with investing, you have to ensure that you buy bitcoin when the price is down and sell when the price goes up. Although this is similar to trading, the difference is that it is long term.
Investing in Bitcoin vs. trading is explored in detail (And How To Trade)
Investing in bitcoin means that you are buying Bitcoin for the long term. In other words, you believe that the price will ultimately rise, regardless of the ups and down that occur along the way. Usually, people invest in Bitcoin because they believe in the technology, ideology, team or other influencers behind the currency.
Bitcoin investors tend to HODL the currency for the long run (HODL is a popular term in the Bitcoin community that was born out of a typo of the word “hold”)
On the other hand, Bitcoin trading is the act of buying bitcoin low and selling high. Unlike investing, which means holding Bitcoin for the long run, trading deals with trying to predict price movements by studying the market as a whole and the price graphs in particular.
Bitcoin price can be analyzed using two methods which are – fundamental analysis and technical analysis. It is important to note that Successful trading requires a lot of time, money and effort before you can actually get good at it.
How to trade Bitcoin
To be able to trade bitcoin, you have to do the following
1. Research on the best bitcoin Exchange/broker available in your Country/State,
2. Open an account on the Bitcoin exchange (e.g. Binance, Coinbase, eToro, crypto.com)
3. Verify your identity
4. Deposit money to your account
5. Purchase bitcoin
6. Open your first position on the exchange (i.e. buy or short sell)
Bitcoin traders buy and sell Bitcoin in the short term. Traders view Bitcoin as an instrument for making profits. Sometimes, they don’t even bother to study the technology or the ideology behind the product they are trading.
people can trade Bitcoin and still care about it, and many people out there usually invest and trade at the same time. As for the sudden rise in popularity of Bitcoin trading (and several altcoins trades) there are a few reasons for that.
First, bitcoin is very volatile, which means the price can easy skyrocket. In other words, you can make a nice profit if you manage to correctly anticipate the market. Second, unlike traditional markets, Bitcoin trading is open 24/7.
Most traditional markets, such as stock market and commodities, have an opening and closing time. With Bitcoin, you can buy and sell whenever you want to.
Finally, Bitcoin’s relatively unregulated feature makes it relatively easy to start trading—without the need for long identity-verification processes.
Bitcoin trading methods
While all traders want the same thing, they practice different methods to get it. Let’s review some examples of popular trading types:
- Day trading
This method involves conducting multiple trades throughout the day and trying to profit from short-term price movements. Day traders spend a lot of time staring at the price graphs on their computer screen, and they usually just close all of their trades by the end of each day.
- Scalping
Scalping is a day-trading strategy which is becoming popular lately. Scalping attempts to make substantial profits on small price changes,
Scalping focuses on extremely short-term trading, and it’s based on the idea that making small profits repeatedly limits risks and creates advantages for traders. Scalpers can make dozens or even hundreds of trades in one day.
- Swing trading
This type of trade tries to take advantage of the natural “swing” of the price cycles. Swing traders try to spot the beginning of a specific price movement, and enter the trade then. They hold on until the movement dies out, and take the profit.
Swing traders try to see the big picture without constantly monitoring the price graphs. For example, swing traders can open a trading position and hold it open for weeks or even months until they reach their desired result.
How to analyze Bitcoin price
The analysis methods are; Fundamental and Technical Analysis
Can I predict Bitcoin’s price movement?
The short answer is no one can really predict what will happen to the price of Bitcoin. However, some traders have identified certain patterns, methods, and rules that allow them to make a profit in the long run. No one exclusively makes profitable trades, but here’s the idea: at the end of the day, you should see a positive balance, even though you suffered some losses along the way.
People follow two main methodologies when they analyze Bitcoins (or anything else they want to trade, for that matter) fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
- Fundamental analysis
This Tries to predict the price by looking at the big picture. In Bitcoin, for example, fundamental analysis evaluates Bitcoin’s industry, news about the currency, technical developments of Bitcoin (such as the lightning network), regulations around the world, and any other news or issues that can affect the success of Bitcoin.
This methodology looks at Bitcoin’s value as a technology (regardless of the current price) and at relevant outside forces, in order to determine what will happen to the price. For example, if China suddenly decides to ban Bitcoin, this analysis will predict a probable price drop.
- Technical analysis
This tries to predict the price by studying market statistics, such as past price movements and trading volumes. It tries to identify patterns and trends in the price, and based on these deduce what will happen to the price in the future.
The core assumption behind technical analysis is this: regardless of what’s currently happening in the world, price movements speak for themselves and tell some sort of a story that helps you predict what will happen next.
