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by jaredstenquist 4606 days ago
I bought $1k worth at $36/coin. I sold it when it dropped to $6. I'll have to go long on the next cryptocurrency.
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This is impossible. It never dropped to $6 after hitting $36. In fact, it never dropped below $30 after that point (March 2013). Did you mean $32 (June 2011)? That would be possible, but also extremely poor timing, as it was only at such a price for about 24 hours. With something as volatile as bitcoin, dollar cost averaging is your friend.
Didn't it hit $36 in 2011 before the drop? Was 30+ then.
Bitcoincharts.com says the high was 31.91, for a few short hours. Either the parent comment has ridiculously bad timing and less than 20 months of patience, or is trolling us.

http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/mtgoxUSD#rg60zigHourlyzczsg2...

Why even bother selling when it dropped to 6? Were you really that hard up for a few dollars?
Buy high, sell low. Right?
Buy high, sell low, and make up for it with volume.
He was probably thinking to better sell it at 6 than 0. That's quite a few cups of coffee anyways.