Like a stock, you can buy and hold Bitcoin as an investment. You can even now do so in special retirement accounts called Bitcoin IRAs. No matter where you choose to hold your Bitcoin, peopleās philosophies on how to invest it vary: Some buy and hold long term, some buy and aim to sell after a price rally, and others bet on its price decreasing. Bitcoinās price over time has experienced big price swings, going as low as $5,165 and as high as $28,990 in 2020 alone. āI think in some places, people might be using Bitcoin to pay for things, but the truth is that itās an asset that looks like itās going to be increasing in value relatively quickly for some time,ā Marquez says. āSo why would you sell something thatās going to be worth so much more next year than it is today? The majority of people that hold it are long-term investors.ā
If riding a bucking bronco is your idea of fun, youāre going to love what the stock market has in store. Consider this past weekās ride a preview.The weekās action didnāt look like much, if you didnāt know better. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 213.12 points or 0.6%, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite ended little changed.
