Bitcoin is on a dive and it has pulled down most if not all of the top cryptocurrencies down with it. This has also created interesting new possibilities. Several exciting projects that had pumped up to some exciting and perhaps even insane highs have corrected their prices significantly.
Some of the notable ones include ETH, XMR, ETC, STEEM, SBD, WAVES, ICONOMI, DASH and LTC. Some of the recent ICOs including but not limited to EOS, ANT, BAT, BNT, BCAP and SNT have also tanked providing a new opportunity to get some coins for cheap.
As a Steemit user, I saw this as a great opportunity to get some Steem for cheap while it's still possible! In March, 2017 I missed the boat on buying Steem at 7-10 cents a piece as I lay in a hospital nursing my wounds from a fatal crash. At 90 cents to $1, in my opinion, Steem is still relatively higher in comparison to March, 2017 but let's remember how Steem rallied upwards and held it's own at over $2-$2.5 until the BTC correction started pulling it down a month ago.
So, given the fact that previous highs have now been corrected, the current price between $0.90 to $1 seemed like a reasonable amount to me. Steem certainly doesn't feel overvalued for a project of it's type at it's current market cap. I'm hoping to pick up some additional Steem if the prices fall below $0.80 - $0.70.
As a participant on the world's first social media platform that rewards its users to participate on it, having a greater amount of Steem Power gives me greater influence on the platform.
For a casual investor like myself, most projects don't represent much more than a speculative asset. If truth be told, 99% of us treat these ICOs as something only good for HODLing for pumps and dumps!
Therefore, to me Steem is valuable because it allows me to put it direct use on this platform atleast by way of voting our incredible and ever growing community here. It is helping make a real difference to the lives of it's users.
What Am I Doing With My Steem?
As Steemit and it's blockchain continues to evolve, today I find being able to use the tokens to participate here is a good use case for holding the tokens as Steem Power.
Realistically it allowed me to earn a monthly income and Donate over $1300 of it last month towards causes that makes a difference to Steemians and the society I live in!
It has certainly benefitted many new users that I've gotten onboard. I've brought onboard more than 100-150+ users directly and indirectly through my recruiting and marketing efforts.
Worth a read: Top Indian News Publication—TheQuint Features My Story as an Early Adopter to Bitcoin, Steemit & More!
With my ever increasing stake in Steemit and the latest hardfork, I've been able to vote on many excellent content that my referrals are producing and ensuring greater participation and retention levels from these new users + existing people that I vote on daily. Having a greater stake allows me to mentor these users into creating solid and consistent content as we go!
I've been buying at $1 and lower than $1 and I hope to step up my posting, commenting as well as purchasing Steem in the days ahead. This is because cheap Steem means greater distribution of Steem to the users of this platform.
If you are wondering how the old timers managed to increase their stake, this is how they did it! All of us that stuck around, did it by being regular when Steem price was in the dumps!
In the future when the price retraces I hope my votes will be worth more and I can do a better job at curating content so that it benefits a greater number of users on this platform. That's something to look forward for sure!
What is your strategy in this seemingly bearish market?
- Are you dumping your coins or HODLing?
- Are you buying any Steem? If Yes why? If No, why not?
- Are you powering up Steem into SP?
I'd love to hear your opinion on what you think makes you stick around and use this platform and buy it's cryptocurrency Steem. Feel free to write your thoughts in the comments below.
Disclaimer: Cryptocurrencies are subject to market risks. Do not invest anything unless you are willing to risk it all. This is not a financial advice and it's only a personal opinion and it needs to be treated as such.
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I think the market will flip back even faster than it went down. The guys who sold their btc will get nervous to miss the train :))
The supper FOMO will kick in... don't want to see any of my friends and family be that guy not on the boat.
Only the dumb money, the smart money is staying out of the game until after August 1 2017, or using high frequency bots to profit on all this fear.
Yes indeed, prices always change and this was best oppertunity for big fish to come and bait, while people got scared and dumped everything in fears it will go to 0. It's called flipping. I also think prices of BTC will jump right back up and higher. Thanks for sharing the info and post @firepower! #keepsteemin
@warrkin you're welcome! :)
True that!
I am holding a portfolio of cryptos and Ill rebalance come the end of July. The SBD has a very bad at peg to the USD. nubits and bitUSD have better pegs.
If there is catastrophic loss to say 1800/ btc, then my steak in pegged cryptos would be too high and then I would buy unpegged assets with my pegged assets. So to kerp the pegged to unpegged ratio to where it was during the previous month.
Sounds like you have a plan! :)
I plan to do something a bit crazy. I'm powering down a bit. I'm going to sell it to SBD. Then wait for the price of Steem to drop more, Then buy it back. Then power it back up. Hopefully it drops a ton ;) Then goes WAAAAYYYY up lol.
Haha! Sounds interesting. I'm holding SBDs as well to buy BTC if/when BTC tanks further and SBD pump closer to $1 or if it pumps over it and buy some Steem if Steem is lower than SBD.
Surely it will dip so low 2-3 days before August 1.
So we all better be ready to buy when it drops, hodl a week or so, and let Steem shoot up like a rocketship. ;)That gameplan is smooth @kaylinart... (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
:D
It is very likely to see a much lower price in the lead-up to August 1, so I believe your strategy to be a sound one indeed.
I am glad I picked up a fair bit of steem as the prices retraced today
@firepower, it does really seem like everything we're seeing in this declining market is ALL about BTC and nothing else... the "sheep effect." BTC is taking a dive because of uncertainty over fork/split... and everything else is blindly following even though it's not the fundamentals of the alt coins that are in question.
Does make we wonder if-- on the rebound-- people are going to look to Ethereum to become the new "gold standard" for cryptos... and BTC will be toppled as king of the hill.
Meanwhile, Steem is still Steem and in decline through no fault of its own. At some point soon, we'll see a bounceback... may not be till early August, but it's coming!
You laid it out perfectly! This is one of the reasons that I truly believe that Steem can succeed in the long run despite all the FUDsters out here and anywhere else! :)
Yes, buy steem while its low, I think it is a great investment. Since so many people make a lot of money on this platform this catches the attention of forum users who use forums daily. If we are going to use a forum why not get paid for your time and effort. This platform will be bigger than reddit one day and will hit 100$ a coin.
I hope it does <3 100 a coin! Gosh that would be amazing.
if it did hit 100$ you would be filthy rich
I see a time in the next 12 months where Steem will be $10. The marketcap of all the coins will go to several 100 billion over the next 2 years raising all coins so anything is possible I guess. I never say never especially in the crypto world
true that!
I would be thrilled to see Steem back at $2.5-$3 a coin again! But wouldn't mind if it hits the levels you want it to! :D
I think will see the price go back to $2.5 and higher this year already.
Agreed! Steem has to be the most undervalued currency atm. Even when we peaked pass $2 it was still highly undervalued. ^_^ Once segwit is passed and the bear market is over, we're back up and beyond. The opportunity is now!
I'm hoping for the same thing!
Maybe, but there seems to be a bunch of Steemit competitors popping up, and more in the pipeline, so be careful.
True, we've also just signed up for Yours.org but it doesn't really compare to the Steemit platform, in my opinion.
There have been quite a few projects in the pipeline from last year but there's nothing that's quite like Steemit
Ditto👌👌
It is a good strategy to buy at 0.70 and 0.80 but I am 90% sure that steem will go down to 0.50 or less and it is there where there is a great opportunity for investors, now if people have a lot SBD in the wallet keep it there because if you try Sell it for steem would be losing, and expect its price to rise, now there is also the opportunity to invest in other crypto that are at a very low price for a future that will normalize a little the market due to fear of the bifurcacion Bitcoin will climb tremendously Its value, and possibly even Bitcoin if everything goes well it could reach the 3500-4000 dollars to finish this year I wish you all the best @firepower and success
Thank you! That's just an expectation that I have but if it does go lower than 70 cents I'll be there to pick up some more for sure! :D
Thanks for the comment man! It was good to read this response! :)
I think that steemit will be the first social network in the world because it has the potential to be, it is a new concept different in the world in the social networks, it is time to invest a deep money And time
Thank you for this post,
How could Steem be the'first so Ian network in the world'????
I think he meat the first social network to reward users to participate!
Now have you recovered due to the accident you are experiencing? Good information about steemit. Thank you for sharing information. Because we know more about steem
Thanks but nope! Still got rods and screws in me! ;)
how can it be? It is very painful. Are you able to walk? I pray that you will be well and healthy again.
yep! :) Thanks
You're welcome :) Can you help for my post? I'm new to beginner. Please guide you to be successful in steemit and I can help my family.
Great post. I plan on putting a lot of our money into Steemit now. I believe in it long term. I have two questions:
is this interest calculator fairly accurate for Steem Power: https://jscalc.io/calc/KcEkRo6qv2s8CM6S
How often does Steem Power interest get calculated and added to your account?
Thanks Steemit community!
I dont think its accurate anymore. The latest changes have reduced it down a lot. It's closer to 1.35% pa now
Yes, it seems the logical approach would be to buy Steem at it's current price as surly it will go back up like all the rest when Bitcoin is back up there.
Absolutely! I'm glad I was able to catch this opportunity atleast.
Great info
add something of value to the conversation. saying "good post" or "great info" will not get you any upvotes or real followers
Thanks for relaying this across @cryptotraderx!
I cant say anything.sorry
no problem @firepower, i wish less of these two word comments was in the community, just shows they have no real interest in the post and didn't read it at all, @saveron23 read the post next time :). That will give you a lot more success on steemit
Thank you for advice :) pretty much appreciated here :)
No problem dude. Keep learning and growing. :)
Thank you :)
He's most likely a third-world countrymen... he could live on that $0.04 for a day where he comes from.
time to start gaining more valuable up votes for the minions like myself... lets go steem
good luck!
Thanks for your information
Welcome!
Currently I'm in accumulation mode, picking some every other day and HODL. :)
perfect! Same here!
It's not dumping if selling now to buy cheaper later. Steem will follow Bitcoin until the 1st of august, that's when we will see what will happen. Nevertheless I still expect Steem price to triple before autumn. And hit the magical 4$ by the end of this year. This all depends on the market decisions of big players, of course.
I agree, there are still two weeks to till Segwit. The price can drop much lower than it has already.
I hope so myself! Im quite excited to see where this goes though!
Very nice post! Keep up the good Work! Pepole dont get the segwit, thats why erveryone is selling any coins. I think after the sommer when also wallstreet ist back on the market. We will see a new alltime high with every Coin!!!
What is your opinion???
PLS Commend!
Greating Cryptoinvenstinfo!
Im hoping to buy some btc if and only if it crashes below 1800 and will buy more steem as long as it goes below $1
It is an opportunity
Oh, yeah, all Crypto is on sale. So buy now before people realize the blockchain will go on. I just wrote about this is my Steem The Simple Reason the Prices are Falling in Cryptocurrency And how you can profit from no matter what happens August 1st.
cool! :)
I'm currently debating. I have about .42 BTC to invest and I'm looking to make a decision pretty soon. I'm leaning on investing more in Steem at the current prices and let the value rise when Bitcoin restores.
Did you go through with it? I bought about 1500 Steem and It was worth it.
I bought about 900 Steem. Sending it over to my account this evening.
Thank you for sharing this info for Us newbies! Am still trying to find my niche', altho some snobbery does seem to exist, there are some groovy People here!
You are welcome!
@firepower, I also see Steem as an investment into a working and solid product which has not even started yet to take off. The chance for all of us is now and probably during the next two weeks, where the price hopefully will further drop. Then, in August and September it will go back to its May/June price and beyond. There is so much confidence within the Steemit community. I have a very good feeling about this. Feels a bit like early Christmas. doesn't it?
Yeah it totally does! Thanks for the comment and stopping by!
the BTC upswing is what brought the price briefly up in the first place. the positivity is good, but you can't have your cake and eat it too -- which is what youre trying to do when you attribute downswings (but not upswings) to btc volatility.
buying steem at a buck (or 87 cents or whatever it is now) is a bad deal, IMO. I don't think we hit the true bottom in march, and I still think we're on the way to $.01 - $.03 before theres any potential for a real recovery and sustainable appreciation in value.
There were posters just like you saying steem at $.9-$1 was a good value in sep-oct of last year, on the way down to 7 cents in nov-dec. They were being irrationally optimistic then (and i told them so) just like you are now.
I get your point but when Steem was at 7 cents, people were still FUDing and expecting it to tank further, and we know how that went. People felt it was irrational to buy Steem at 10-15 cents and felt it was worth lower. I don't recall any experts here expecting the price to pump as high as it did. Ofcourse BTC pumped a lot then but then BTC had been on an upward swing for a while and Steem was really late to catch on with it's own rallies.
Do we know for sure that Steem will get any lower or higher. No we dont! This is as good a time as was in June to get some Steem, and even then people were hyping up BTC and other cryptos and look where we are today. :) Just gotto get in with both feet and ride the wave or the dive as it comes. That's crypto!
I must add, it's great to see you stop by on my blog.
As a newbie here, I really appreciate this post. You have a new follower!
Just buy more and more. It's simple if you think in the long term!
indeed!
I totally agree, even as a new cryptocurrency trader. Steemit has the potential to be big, it is undervalued and has yet to fly off. It's just maddening that i missed out on the $0.30 per steem!
Even more considering I watched 7 cents go by and couldnt buy in myself
I'm new to this and definitely this gives me alot of information. Thanks !!
You are welcome!
Oh how I hope the dive holds on for a week more so i can finish my traveling.. I cannot currently buy any or trade any of my other crypto but i am converting every little bit of steem $ into SP and really want to buy some more now for cheap and upgrade it too.
Go for it if you feel like it!
Your attractiveness is very interesting, I love it, and it is very useful for those who just start distant who do not really understand about @ steemit @ steem @crypto and @bitcoin. If you review it with pleasure I will read it. And you are also a generous brother. good luck @@@firepower
thanks
I'd definitely love to back up the truck soon
Hey firepower,
The key to Steemit is that the content that is created (and is GOING TO BE created) has real monetary value. Content is what makes a website valuable and the model of the user being directly paid in crypto v regular advertising revenue is going to take off.
Picture when Steem has not just a blogging platform, but also a Twitter clone, Facebook clone, Instagram clone, all backed by the Steemit cryptocurrency!
I can't help but to maintain my excitement at the future prospects of Steemit.
ME too! I think there's a huge upside to this platform and to everyone who sticks with it in the months to come! :)
thank you very much i really like your posts and i will continue follow you
From the looks of it, prolly it will dip low til' its on the $0.60-$0.70ish mark.
Patience is a virtue. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Imma grab myself some #Steem around 2-3 days before #Segwit. #HODL for about or week or so after. Then let's see how it goes.
Im not so sure but Im holding BTC in expectation that if Steem tanks that low I'll buy a fair amount!
Same here! But for sure, by the looks of it, it will drop low before August 1. ;)
Don't forget me when you are rich @firepower. ^u^
@firepower your posts are great and unique
Pretty valuable information here! Thanks @firepower
I don't really know exactly what a bottom looks like, but that shit looks like it's starting to bottom!
hahaha yes! That's crypto for us all!
I converted all my SBD's to Steem at a point where both were 0.8$ approx and now I got more Steem Power to vote on content. It feels great and it seems I'll be here on the long run. Cheers! :)
Sounds like you are on the right track dude! Keep on Steeming! :)
I'm was lucky to dump a lot before the bubble burst, now I'm buying all I can, including my favorite, hint...
hahah thats awesome!
With hf19. Steemit decided not to be a store of value because the software publishers for the blockchain are no longer incentivized to store value here. Many other chains such as Dash and NEM have there own mechanisms that are still in place to give them the potential.
I still use steemit because I love it better than other social apps but I know that as a currency it was just a bridge to far.
I see. Thanks for your comment.
steem is so undervalued as it is. i do wish steem had a leg of its own and isnt greatly affected by what happens on btc blockchain. if steem and sbd can find a way to transact more with usd without btc being a go between it would be great for steem.
Totally agree with you there! It'll happen eventually as the project scales up!
Thank you for sharing some great information....
you're welcome mom! :)
Thank you,informative.
I am waiting btc to go near 1k, to buy for the first time :)
im not so sure it'll go that low but if it does i hope to buy some myself
To me the disclaimer sounded like a mutual funds ad , i am new into this trading game.
Definitely buying some steem , will pump more if it falls down to 0.50 in a week. However @firepower being a power user one must trust his experience and words.
Absolutely! The disclaimer is there for a reason. Each and every investment comes with a risk and many get into this to be rich overnight and when they fail due to whatever reasons, they want someone to blame. :) It's important we do our due diligence before spending our money on anything! :) Cuz if things go bad, blaming and pointing fingers wont matter and no one would care. :)
Thats a very good idea. I loved your post. Yes, buying steem is very good while its low, I think it is a great investment. Followed and upvoted. Do follow me @bindu
Sure thing!
very knowledgable article...really
the market will rise soon, it will go down more enough