Buying the Dip!

in #esteem5 years ago (edited)


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It has been a couple of nerve-racking days for me since the beginning of March as I saw the price of the continually increase. Normally, the beginning of the month for me has always been the time I would deploy my dollar cost averaging strategy to buy more Steem. However, as the price of Steem rose decoupling itself from the rest of the market which has been relatively flat, I was concerned of it being a FOMO driven decision. So I decided to hold off my purchase until the opportunity of a pullback came.


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Before I went to bed last night I saw that Steemit was still under a DDOS attack and thought that it could lead to good opportunity to buy some Steem if the price reacted to the news. While I am not sure if the pullback we had today was related to that news, I closely watched it during the day and it seemed to have held some good support which I believe is around the 200 day moving average. The day at the office kind of got in the way as it continues to be pretty busy but soon after lunch I was finally able to deploy the purchase.


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It took me a while to think about the amount I wanted to buy as I had been considering to add bigger amounts as the price has increased and could be signaling a bottom. Since the current price remains below my total average cost which now is approaching $0.80, I have been thinking of increasing the amounts of my purchases to further take advantage of these prices. However, one concern I continue to have is my emotional connection to Steem and whether these purchases are really FOMO due to the shift and sentiments we have seen as a community over the last couple of weeks. Therefore, I decided to buy an amount somewhat above what I have been averaging the last couple of months but with the thought that if the decline would continue, I can step in and buy some more despite still being in the month where I have already purchased some.

In retrospect, we had some great deals on steam was between $0.20 and $0.30 and like many, I wish I would’ve bought more. It could have given me more ability to distribute more Steem and Steem Power. Now, the question becomes what do I do with this liquid Steem? I have been preparing a list of things to do with it to help my progression in the ecosystem. First, I have continued to be very positive on some of the projects that I have delegated to. For example, I really want to continue adding to my delegation to @steembasicincome. This is a great opportunity will Steem is still relatively low in price to add to the pool of great community members that can benefit from those who sponsor. The project has increasingly provided information and transparency to demonstrate their sustainability. Given what seems to be a pick up of engagement of not only the community but its members, it seems that that its running a little low so I will be looking to add to that delegation in the coming days.

I have also been anxiously watching @ocdb which is a great project that promotes a number of great curators and content creators in the ecosystem. They are still in the process of organizing a re-launch of their bid bot which is tailored to provide all benefits to both those who bid and those who delegate. While I have not been an avid user of bots in the past, I have gotten some new perspective over the last couple weeks thanks to that that community. As my posts have continued to do well, I want to find ways to incentivize those that I engage with here. Therefore, I am considering to start using these bid bots in order to provide more curation rewards to those who provide me an upvote. My thought is to send the bid up to a day after the post in order for all those who generally provide an upvote have time to do so and benefit from the curation.

However, first things first! I need to continue my trend of posting good content on a consistent basis to hopefully get whitetlisted in their community. I engage in a number of posts by content creators from that community so I hope that once the project relaunches I will have an opportunity to gain access to this great tool. It would encourage me if there is any feedback or recommendations I can do to improve this likelihood to do so below in the comments as it could help me continually improve the quality of my content. Please, feel free to let me know your thoughts in this or any posts.

I am also considering holding onto some liquid Steem for other purposes in the future. Now that there will be a number of exchanges working on Steem related tokens, opportunities may present themselves to help continue my growth in the ecosystem. In addition, my competitive spirit continues to grab my attention as the success and enjoyment I have been having as of late on Steem Monsters has me considering to improve some of my cards. This may have me using some of that liquid Steem for these purposes. Lastly, the end of the month will also feature more SBI sponsorships for those that have been consistently engaging around the platform. I am looking forward to some of the results from the #tenkminnows initiative in order to help in future growth with these SBIs. Let’s all grow together and make this a place of motivation and success!

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I didn't buy that much, but I've certainly put in a fair bit over the last couple weeks!

Just adding is the right direction to be in!

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Definitely!

I enjoyed reading this update @newageinv. Nice to see ...

"Since the current price remains below my total average cost which now is approaching $0.80"

... the steady progress you are making. Hopefully we'll see Steem's price rise to the point where we're "in the black" and stay there! A lot needs to happen in the cryptosphere to make this hope reality.

For me, aside from small (bought 200 more STEEM the other day ...) increments, I am through investing further in the Steem blockchain, for the time being. As I do not want too many of my "eggs in one basket" ...

All the best to you for seeing a profitable 2019!

My purchases may end sometime this year too but it will then be time being invested instead. I think a strong position will help my thoughts as to the value being added in the long term in the ecosystem! Thanks for stopping by my friend!

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Hi @newageinv , good to see your progress here, from zero to doing a lot now. On which exchange are you sending FIAT to by steem?

Regards, @gold84

Great to see you engaging! Unfortunately, I have yet to find a solution despite my efforts. I still send crypto to @blocktrades as it continues to work well for me. I am still watching closely for alternatives!

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All good things ! Steem was my intro to all things crypto and I still haven't taken the initiative to go about buying any crypto. This is likely a direct result of getting married at the same time I discovered steem lol..

I tried to get my wife involved but like others here she was unable to get steemit to load to begin the sign up process and then decided it sounds shady. Or at best a place where online egoistical personalities can do battle with some form of money she doesn't see as real.

Mostly, though I'm just not in a place to be making investments in such pioneering places. When I signed up the price was .80 USD I was almost ready to pull the trigger at the .25 USD mark.

I've decided to just play it slow and make reassessments on the investing angles after a year. Perhaps, the price will be over a dollar and I'll be kicking myself..

Seeing people like you invest does inspire confidence though so your efforts are very much appreciated..

One of the great features of Steem is that it can be earned as well! I think time is as valuable as fiat you can invest here. Consistency will pay off as we power up one Steem at a time, no matter the source!

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Hopefully a nice buy-in. I think anything under a dollar will look good next year, but the lower the better of course :D

I remember when I started, I thought those that bought below $1 were geniuses! Things have only fundamentally improved since so I want to be part of the geniuses!

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One suggestion is to allocate 1/3 to steembasicincome, 1/3 ocdb and keep 1/3 liquid. I really need to figure out what my avg cost is, would be a worth while exercise.

Probably a good idea! My cost basis is just off of purchases as the Steem Power earned could probably drop the cost basis even more!

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Always listen your guts feeling and you will know what strategy to apply next.

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Yes, that is why I like dollar cost averaging and sticking with the calendar which I should have done earlier this month!

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Sometimes we got a distraction along the way. ;)

It's hard to know when to pull the trigger with these. 25c is looking great right now but we might get back there or lower. You just don't know.

Like you however I fully believe in the eco system and it's future so I think that this is a great buy and will stand to you in years to come. I've no more money to invest in anything for now so it's going to be all organic but that doesn't mean I won't be trying to build up as much sp as humanly possible.

Enjoy.

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Organic is good as it demonstrates the value of what is being built here. Amazing to see some Dolphins that have earned most of their Steem Power! Truly inspiring!

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Decisions, decisions!! It’s obviously great seeing STEEM do well compared to the rest of the market, but poses a tough buy signal by playing the ‘buy the dip’ game. I certainly believe a pullback is coming and I may just take this opportunity to add a small amount of steem to power up. I would also like to delegate more to SBI since it is such a great initiative here.

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I think it can be lower as well which is why I have some fiat still on the sidelines in case the opportunity arises!

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Smart !! I’m probably gonna set some off to the side, too. I’d like to get to 5,000 SP if I can before this thing really moonslings 🤞🏽

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A solid decision - These last few months has been one big buying opportunity. Any buy in now will yield ROI that'll make people jealous in the coming years..... Although I am a fan of dollar cost averaging but at this point even lump sum buy in's would be more lucrative than ever.

PS: When this hits ten dollars, I bet we wont be thinking about the cents :-)

Yeah, I have been tempted to doing a big purchase but feels as if it is the FOMO influencing me. Slow and steady wins the race and shows commitment!

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Nice little purchase! You were right to hold off. My personal approach is just to buy little and often, I can't be dealing with watching all the ups and downs!

@ocdb is a legit initiative I think, I've just started using it.

Got the idea from a recent post of yours although I had been following it for a while now!

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