Buy Low, Sell High

This blog is written for total beginners.
Not traders. Not chart experts.
Just everyday people who want to understand how real money is actually made in investing especially in crypto.
Let’s start with a simple truth:
Buy low, sell high is not a fancy saying.
It is the entire game.
And yet… most people still do the opposite.

Diamonds Are Found in the Dirt

Diamonds are found in the dirt where few want to look.
Most people only buy diamonds after they’ve been unearthed, polished, and put under bright lights.
By then, the real money has already been made.
The real money is made by:
  • Digging when it’s uncomfortable
  • Buying when nobody is excited
  • Acting when fear is louder than hope
Markets work the same way.

How Markets Really Transfer Wealth

The decisions made when the market is robbing people of their riches are the exact decisions that create riches.
Most people:
  • Buy when prices are going up
  • Feel confident near the top
  • Panic when prices fall
  • Sell near the bottom
This is not bad luck. This is poor positioning.

Why Lower Prices Are Actually Your Advantage

When prices go lower:
  • You acquire more coins for the same money
  • You need less of a move up to make meaningful returns
Example (simple math):
  • Buy at RM10 → needs to go to RM20 to double
  • Buy at RM2 → only needs to go to RM4 to double
Lower prices reduce effort. Higher prices demand miracles.

The Trend Is Your Friend — If You’re Early

People love saying “the trend is your friend”.
But that only helps if you’re already positioned where most people believe the trend is ending.
If Bitcoin can go lower, your altcoins can go even lower.
You can:
  • Fear this
  • Or leverage this
The market doesn’t reward comfort. It rewards courage with structure.

Stop Chasing What’s Already Up

One of the biggest beginner mistakes:
Looking at what’s already pumped.
Instead:
  • Look at what is depressed
  • Look at what desperately needs time to go up
  • Look at areas where upside is wide open
Most people want certainty.
Markets reward asymmetry.

Risk vs Opportunity (This Is the Real Calculation)

People think buying near all-time highs is “safe”.
In reality:
  • That’s where risk is highest
  • Because downside is large and upside is limited
I would rather buy a coin near zero not because it feels good, but because the reward finally makes the risk worthwhile.
You require less to make more.

Understanding Drawdowns (Very Important)

Price going down after you buy is called a drawdown.
There are two types:

1️⃣ Bad Drawdown

  • Buying blindly
  • Buying emotionally
  • Buying near peaks
This drawdown is painful because:
  • Prices may never return
  • You are stuck waiting
  • You are forced into fear-based decisions

2️⃣ Good Drawdown

  • Buying with intention
  • Buying near bottoms or base formations
  • Expecting volatility
This drawdown works for you, because:
  • Downside is limited
  • Upside is significantly larger
  • Lower prices allow you to improve your position
For drawdown to be good, the upside must be far greater than what’s left to the downside.

Why Most People Still Don’t Buy at the Bottom

Here’s the irony:
When prices are high → people want in.
When prices are low → people want even lower.
Fear and greed are equally destructive.
  • Greed stops you from taking profits
  • Fear stops you from entering opportunities
Experience teaches this the hard way.

Your Greatest Weapon: Capital Deployment in Intervals

You do not need to be perfect.
You need:
  • Participation
  • Structure
  • Patience
Deploy capital in intervals (DCA).
Do not wait for the “perfect bottom”.
Seek good areas, not perfect prices.

Why Bear Markets Create the Greatest Wealth

Most people:
  • Buy during bull markets
  • Kick themselves later
  • Say “I wish I bought earlier”
But when the bear market comes…
They disappear.
The greatest returns are created when:
  • Everyone thinks it’s the worst time to buy
  • Prices are not moving
  • Sentiment is dead
That’s where positioning begins.

The Real Goal of Investing

The goal is not to buy higher and higher.
The goal is:
  • Position yourself low enough
  • So every step higher becomes an opportunity to take profit
  • Not an emotional decision to buy more
Buy low enough — and nothing else matters.

Final Truth

It feels scarier to buy when prices are not going up.
But that’s because:
Fear is the entrance fee to opportunity.
Real wealth is not made in excitement.
It’s made in preparation, patience, and positioning.
Buy low. Sell high.
Not someday. But on purpose.