[NO MOONS] All I want is for my cryptos to do that... but instead, they did the opposite... buy cough... cough... the dip.

[The first image is just a sample chart of what I wish would happen with my cryptos (since I don’t have any 'mooning' charts of my own); the second one is my actual portfolio... all red.]

I saw it crashing and thought it was a good time to buy. As it turns out, one dip followed another in an endless sequence, and it hasn't recovered since. I have no clue what’s going on with the market or the world right now, but I still believe in the potential of the coins I bought. But man, it’s been rough. You need nerves of steel; you can't sell in the red. I’m holding until I’m back in the green. Do you guys have any idea how long this usually lasts? Or is it like that first meme image, where it stays flat forever and then suddenly a BOOM?

The dip just kept going; it’s been months now. Honestly, I bought right after the December 2024 pump. Yeah, I basically bought the top. I didn't know any better, I was a total newbie, and I ended up deep in the red.

Here’s the kicker: I told my friend about it, he bought SOL, and the guy made a killing, LOL. But I didn't buy it myself because I thought I’d wait for a better entry (2025). Man, I literally did the opposite of what I said I'd do. It makes no sense at all, but that’s exactly what happened.

Man, it would be such a shame, honestly, both hilarious and tragic at the same time, if the market crashed right after the Clarity Act. It’s exactly the kind of twisted irony you’d expect. Everyone is waiting for it to be the 'big savior,' the moment we finally go back to the moon, but imagine if it ends up being a 'sell the news' event that just nukes everything.

It would be so sad, yet I’d probably just laugh at how bizarre my luck is. Imagine holding through months of red, waiting for this specific law to fix things, only to watch the floor drop out the moment it passes. That would be peak crypto.

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, mentioned there's an 80% chance the Clarity Act will clear Congress by April. He also highlighted that this Act is fundamental for the entire crypto space.

That’s why I said it would be both hilarious and tragic if, right after it passes, the market crashes, or even just XRP itself, since it makes up the majority of my portfolio. It would be the ultimate irony: waiting all this time for legal clarity only to have the price tank anyway.

There were mentions of the Genius Act, though they didn't go into much detail, but fortunately, Brad mentioned even more expansions. I just don't get why they keep expanding non-stop, yet the price doesn't follow suit. It’s like the company is growing at light speed while the token is just stuck in place.

Not to mention the global climate, every other day, something major happens somewhere in the world, and the market shakes because of it. Honestly, I have no idea what’s going on anymore, which is why I’m sticking to the 'buy and hold' strategy, even in the red. Is that what you guys do too? Or is there a strategy that a newbie like me just can't see, which is actually the basics of succeeding in crypto?

HODL ?