What is Crypto Winter? How Long Does It Last? This is one of the biggest fears of new Cryptocurrency investors, as there are many stories of people who lost a good part of their Money at the famous "Bear Market".

What is Crypto Winter?

     The Crypto Winter or Winter of Cryptocurrencies is one of the most controversial issues in this market, after all, everyone is afraid of "losing" money, even if it is sometimes only temporary, that is: good assets tend not only to return to the previous price, as well as forming new historical peaks.

     The Crypto Winter is also called the Bear Market and there are many definitions for this event, but in general, this "winter" is when the interest in digital assets: be it bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, NFT and DeFi, are at a low level.

     Considering that these assets have their price based on the law of "supply and demand", when there is little interest in these assets, their price tends to plummet, essentially in the case of altcoins and NFTs.

     With that, it is very normal in the crypto winter, some cryptocurrencies lose more than 90% of their value. Some even reach 0 and never recover. Therefore, jokers like to say: "zero is the strongest support".

     As much as the definition of Bear Market seems obvious, it is very difficult to identify this event when we are in an uptrend, this could take a few months.

     Note that at this moment, 11/21/2022, we are going through a long crypto winter and this happens when the 1 month timeframe reverses the trend down (it stops being an uptrend and becomes a downtrend ). In this case, we are looking at the one-week chart, but it is already very visible to analyze the bear market. Note that we have marked descending tops in red.

     Another fact that is also important is that the sales volume is very high, with that, bears are taking over the market. Bulls rarely act in this scenario. The chart for 03/03/2026 also shows a bear market, but with a much faster decline.

How Long Does the Crypto Winter Last?

     It's difficult to answer this question exactly, but by looking at the past, we can get a sense of what might happen in the future. From 2013 to 2015 there was a winter that lasted approximately 1 year and a half. For many investors: 1 year and a half of suffering and discouragement.

     But the truth is that in the Crypto Winter, the best opportunities to accumulate good projects for the long term arise. Although it is unpleasant to see your equity decrease in the short term, for those who have the "psychology" to withstand the lows in the market and uncertainties in the economy, they will certainly be able to reap good results in the future.

So, in order not to be disappointed, don't expect winter to last less than 1 year!

When does the Crypto Winter end?

     The Crypto Winter only ends when international markets – essentially the crypto market – become more optimistic and Bitcoin makes a higher high than the previous one on the monthly (or at least weekly) timeframe. It would be something like this:

     Therefore, bitcoin should break through $25,500 and form an ascending bottom, with that, the highest probability is that it will continue to rise. Consequently, the entire cryptocurrency market will follow.

     With that in mind, if you want to know what happens in the crypto winter, it's very simple: the prices of digital assets plummet! Remember: it's time to accumulate good projects for the long term. Essentially, Bitcoin!

How to survive the Crypto Winter?

     The answer is quite simple, it is not that difficult to Protect yourself from Crypto Winter! Your fight will be more emotional than rational. Seeing your Cryptocurrencies and Tokens lose value extremely quickly is not for everyone - you need to have a stomach, but it is important to know that this is when the best opportunities of the decade arise!

     Therefore, remember two things: have sharp risk management and make monthly contributions to BTC! It's extremely important to schedule a day for contributing and not worry about high price volatility in the short term! The goal we're talking about is Holding: buying and holding for more than 2 years.

     If you have a more significant amount, you can make your purchases every Monday (regardless of the BTC price) and always have cash to take advantage of sharper market drops. Also, avoid buying Altcoins unless you have strong conviction in larger projects like Ethereum and Solana.
     If the amount you can invest is small, you can contribute once a month. For example: on the 10th of each month, invest 70% of what you've set aside for this and save another 30% to take advantage of the strongest market drops.

Lucas Lippe

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