Incoming Crypto Bear Run?

It's no secret that 2025 has been an incredible year for Cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin hit all-time highs and has remained at record levels in the past year.

Unfortunately for investors, Bitcoin free-fell from over 100,000 to 80,000 earlier this week before jumping back up to the 85,000 mark.

There does seem to be some resistance at the 85,000 range, but there are definitely a lot of uncertain traders. On the CMC Crypto Fear and Greed Index, the market is in a state of "Fear", and last week, the market was in "Extreme Fear."

With Bitcoin plummeting, altcoins are following as well.

In the past week, many traders have lost huge sums of money in different cryptocurrencies, especially altcoins.

Andrew Tate, the controversial influencer and kickboxer, has lost 800,000 dollars trading different cryptocurrencies in the past week. He's apparently lost it all, without making a singular withdraw from his accounts.

My Opinion

I think that Bitcoin will go into a bear run in 2026. It may not happen as fast as most people think it will, and I believe that the market will fool many people.

Fortunately, I've already sold quite a bit of my Bitcoin at its peak.

The game with Bitcoin is all about timing, and you must invest with the cycles.

It's hilarious every few years when cryptocurrencies crash and remain bearish, people will go out and say, "Yep, there goes crypto. Crypto sucks!"

Or when crypto starts booming again and becomes bullish, crypto noobs will say, "Invest your life savings! It's the future, bro!"

The entire market is dependent on how people feel about it. It's hype. You need to look at the playing field and see how people are feeling to dictate how you should invest. It's a timing game, and when you time it correctly, you win every time.

Take the 2021 Bull Run, for example. It was incredible seeing Bitcoin hitting 69,000. There were so many new eyes on crypto during this time, and a lot of young people thinking, "This is it. I'm going to make so much money because all it does is go up!"

Bitcoin's price became so high that people started selling to take a profit. Selling drives down the price. Other young investors started getting nervous, seeing the price go down, and they started selling as well. The market started free-falling, and many, many people lost a lot of money.

Some people started buying into the market during the free-fall, and the market double-topped before the inevitable plunge followed.

So if the market is all about hype and popularity, when is the best time to buy?

The best time to buy is when there is little to no price action, and the market has been bearish for a while. Most importantly, invest when Bitcoin has been shunned after this heavy bear run, so it fades to obscurity (until the next bull run, that is). I'm using "obscurity" in a loose sense here; what I really mean is when it's not talked about as a shiny object in the mainstream media.

Investing this way will guarantee that you stay ahead of the new-gen crypto bros who think they have "motion". When you invest ahead of these newcomers, you always have the edge on them. You are the backbone of the new bullish price action, and you will take what they will lose.

But how do you know when to sell? You start slowly, selling when the mainstream media starts picking up on Bitcoin's soaring price and new altcoins. Eventually, when you pick up even a hint of fear (fear means people are going to start driving prices down), you should start selling. Or you can sell when Bitcoin hits a new all-time high, which has happened during every single historical bull run.

Do not listen to what people say about where the market is going.

This clip sums it up well:

It's as simple as buy low, sell high. Do not invest in the short-term unless you really, really, really know what's going on.

In the context of crypto, because it's all about hype, the "low" is when it's not being talked about, and the "high" is when it is popular.

I've followed this rule since the 2021 Crypto Run, and it has served me well.

If you're really dedicated, invest now. Don't look at it for years. Forget about it and totally ignore the next bull run. Shit, ignore the next few bull runs!