The "Buy the Dip" Trap That Nobody Talks About 📉🔁
When influencers say "just DCA" or "buy the dip" after a major collapse... pause for a second. Let’s break down the math behind those losses — because it’s not as simple as they make it seem.
The reality of recovery:
• 🔻 Lose 10% → You need +11% to break even
• 🔻 Lose 50% → You need +100% to break even
• 🔻 Lose 90% → You need +900% to break even
Let that sink in.
If you have a coin that fell 90%, now you need a 10x rebound just to get back to zero. No profit — just breaking even.
Now the mind games begin:
Just when your coin finally returns to your original entry, influencers and voices from CT start singing:
"Don’t sell yet. Diamond hands 💎✋!"
"This is just the beginning!"
But here’s the trick:
👉 Your break-even point is someone else's +900% profit.
Ask yourself:
If you were up 900% — would you take profits or keep holding and waiting?
The hidden trap:
Platforms and influencers often show losses from the top down (for example, "down 80% from ATH").
But the real pain comes when you zoom in and measure from the bottom up:
• $1INCH
• $ICP
• Countless others...
They didn’t just fall — they imploded. And recovery requires miracles, not just patience.
Final thought:
Buying the dip works in healthy trends — not in dying projects.
DCA works with fundamentally strong assets — not with coins that may never recover.
Before hitting "Buy", ask yourself:
Is this a temporary dip... or a long-term drop?
Think about risk-to-reward ratios — not just the price.
Because what looks like a bargain could just be a value trap.