This doesn't make much sense to me, not to buy again if you are so sure that we won't go back to 18k. But I guess you haven't since you are not buying. :p Last time I made similar mistake was back in mid 2019 when I tried to be smart and "sell high buy low" and in the end I ended up doing the opposite thing, which made me realize that trading is not for me and I guess its not for you either so better stick to hodl if you don't have the stomach for it.

Having said that, I do think that there is a solid chance we go back to 18k, and below.


Hah, many said that for 19k as well. And I don't think that those who think that there is a chance for bitcoin going below 18k automatically think its going to zero.

We cannot tell yet if the bottom was touched, however, I also agree that betting on 17k was pretty much foolish (under 20k there seem to be much better chances upwards than downwards).
Yep, best would be to buy back, and although "market pumping like crazy" is not actually correct, not for Bitcoin, I feel like the opportunity window (for buying back cheap) may get very small.

However, please do your own thinking and do with your money as you decide, not by what I'm writing. I may be right, but I also may be wrong.

Prediction errors are bound to happen to everyone.
never regret the past, let's go in a better direction and there is still a chance to buy in the 18-19K area and save it well until they fly to the moon

Pumping like crazy? I don't see the "crazy" part yet. But remember, shorting BTC is hurting. So you fucking should buy more.

Hmm, I tend to agree with what virasog and others said. Not selling during the bull run and all the hype around bitcoin in 2021, but selling all of it during the bear market? That's indeed pretty absurd. Especially considering your obvious weakness on the technicals. I'd like to hear your reasoning on why you thought this was a good idea. Did you have any particular goal in mind when making this decision? Did you want to buy it back at a lower price or what?

Oh well, each to his own, I guess. Personally, I've never had much patience, so I made a few buys/sells here and there during this period (and lost a bit as well). But I'm sure you're aware, bitcoin is a very volatile asset. You can't just buy it and expect to see a constant upward trend in price. If you're not willing to take risks, I suggest staying away from bitcoin. But remember, there is no free lunch in this world. You can't have security and high returns on your investments at the same time.

Well, this should be a lesson for you, because it has been discussed here more than once that selling bitcoin in order to increase the number of coins is a bad strategy. You can sell in the event that either you have reached the price that you planned, or you want to sell some part of your investment in order to buy something, as a reward for yourself. The speculative sale of bitcoin is already trading, and in this case, the risks of losing your coins will increase significantly. There is still a chance that the price will drop lower, but this is already a lottery, no one knows whether this will happen or not.

The OP did not write how much BTC he sold (which is not too important), but at first it seemed to me that it was a larger amount - because even if it was 1 BTC, the difference between $18k and the current price is only slightly more than $1000 - which in some smaller amounts is not a loss worth mentioning.

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We are not smarter, we just look at some other graphs that show the real situation. I don't know about the price, but if you were wrong once, it is possible that you will be wrong again. In a bear market, there is always a higher probability of a new crash than a mini pump.

You can always DCA (dollar cost average) to recover your assets. Never think that you are going to stay on the same position. you can always examine and analyze the market to average out your cost to recover your lost funds.
If you are lacking the confidence to do it yourself, I suggest you to use KuCoin DCA bot. It is automated so you can relax.
But always do your own research. and if you want to go for the long-term holdings then i think you can still buy now and wait for the price to pump again.

Short/long/leverage is gambling against financial sharks/whales.

Stick to hodl next time.