– Here’s how I did it in a week and why HODL is peace, not a chase
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It all started with 133 PLN – a small amount I decided to allocate to buying tokens I believed in technologically and fundamentally. Today, after a few weeks, my portfolio is worth about 68 USD (approximately ~300 PLN). Instead of entering and exiting positions from morning till night, I opted for HODL, a strategy of holding assets. Here’s why I believe this approach is much better and calmer:
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1. Time works in your favor
Elimination of market noise: Every day, financial media throw out more numbers, forecasts, and alarming news. If you buy and sell all the time, you get caught in a spiral of emotions – euphoria with rises, panic with drops. By holding tokens long-term, you separate yourself from daily fluctuations and allow the fundamentals of the project and the global upward trend to work in your favor.
Benefit from growing adoption: Most of the value of cryptocurrencies builds up when their real use cases increase (DeFi tools, L2 networks, Web3 solutions). These processes take months or years – not hours. If you hold tokens, you benefit from every new integration, partnership, or network improvement, even if in the meantime the price temporarily drops.
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2. Lower psychological risk
No need to constantly monitor the chart: When you don’t plan to cut 10% at the slightest drop, you don’t need to sit by your phone every few minutes. Your mental peace is priceless – you’re not drained by stress, you don’t catch FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) or FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt).
Avoiding costly mistakes: Day trading or playing for short-term changes often ends in losses because you need to perfectly time the moment – enter and exit before the market moves. There are many stop-loss orders, commissions, emotional interventions. On the other hand, HODL requires only one purchase and… patience.
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3. Conscious choice of tokens
Fundamental analysis instead of technical gymnastics: In my strategy, it’s not the 15-minute candlestick that speaks, but the project roadmap, team quality, partnerships, and real use cases. This means that before I buy, I go through the process:
1. I check the whitepaper and the vision.
2. I verify whether the developers have experience.
3. I look at the number of active users and the institutions supporting them.
4. I analyze tokenomics – how many tokens are in circulation, what is the burning mechanism.
Only after this analysis do I decide to hold. You don’t catch 5-10% daily movements here, but you become a participant in a process that can last for months or years.
Examples from my portfolio:
PYTH – a project providing decentralized market data. I believe that the growing role of oracles in DeFi will give it an advantage.
TURBO (also known as TURBOcoin) – a niche token with great potential for use in micropayment transactions.
ADA and SOL – projects with large communities, a developed DeFi and NFT ecosystem.
XRP – although surrounded by legal controversies, has solid usage in institutional transfers (RippleNet).
– etc.
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4. The result of this strategy: from 133 PLN to 68 USD
In practice, this means about 300 PLN, which is more than double the return in a relatively short time.
I didn’t need panic selling or chasing.
I did not experience 'mental burnout' – I calmly waited for positive signals and stuck to my original plan.
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5. Why HODL is calmer than shorting
No need to enter leverage: Short positions, margin trading, or futures contracts can yield high profits, but liquidations can also happen just as quickly. Just one sudden market pump against you can wipe out your account.
Without constant 'keeping up': Short sellers are always watching margin call levels, market reactions to news, they need to feel when to exit and will lose their nerves when the price goes up. In HODL, you are not at risk of unexpected liquidations – in the worst case, tokens temporarily lose value, but you keep them to wait for a rebound in the future.
Greater emotional predictability: If you know that your investment is a project you chose and believe in for years, it’s easier to accept temporary downturns. Shorting is a constant battle with your own stress limits – and that lowers life efficiency.
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6. Summary and motivation for you
You don’t need a large budget to start. The key is:
1. Choosing tokens with credible fundamentals.
2. Thoughtful analysis – consider the development prospects of the technology and team, not just the latest price movements.
3. Patience – you give yourself and the project time to develop.
4. Maintaining calm – when the price slightly drops, you don’t panic because you know you are building a portfolio for the future.
If you’re wondering whether it’s better to hold than to trade, remember:
> "Holding is a marathon. Short-term movements are sprints that often end in injuries."
From 133 PLN I made 68 USD by holding long-term – show this to your friends, inspire them to find peace and make wise choices.
You don’t need to read charts every day – just invest once in something you consider valuable and sleep soundly instead of tracking every candlestick 24/7.
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I wish you perseverance and green candles 📈
Join me on the road to financial freedom!
