Understanding Market Cycles: When to Buy, Hold, and Sell | by Gaze All Over | The Capital | Feb, 2025

The crypto market is known for its wild price swings — one day you’re in profit, the next you’re wondering where your gains disappeared.

But here’s the thing: these ups and downs follow a pattern.

Understanding market cycles can help you avoid buying at the peak and selling at the bottom — mistakes that many traders make.

Every crypto market follows a cycle, and knowing where we are in this cycle can help you make better decisions.

• This phase happens after a big crash when prices stabilize.
• Public interest is low — people assume crypto is “dead.”
• Who’s buying? Whales, institutions, and long-term believers.
• Best strategy? Accumulate while prices are cheap, focusing on high-quality assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and strong altcoins.

Bitcoin in early 2019 after the 2018 crash — nobody cared, but it was the best time to buy.