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"When there’s panic on the timeline and the market is flashing red, many traders and investors feel they have no choice but to watch their portfolios whither away.
But what if there were methods that could give your returns a boost even when the market is trending down? Well, that’s exactly what we cover in this video - 5 ways you can improve your crypto gains no matter how bad the market looks.
If you want to make gains even while the market is hurting, this is one video you can’t afford to miss."
~ Coin Bureau
The video details five methods for investors to improve their crypto returns and profit when the market is experiencing a crash or downtrend. The first method involves using derivatives for shorting or hedging, specifically recommending a delta-neutral "basis trade" where an investor hedges their spot holdings with a 1x short position on perpetual futures. This strategy allows them to collect positive funding fees, which are commonly paid to shorts in the crypto market. The second approach is to employ yield-generating strategies, such as native staking (like Ethereum staking) or lending assets through decentralized finance protocols like Aave to earn interest, thus putting otherwise idle crypto to work. The third method is arbitrage, which exploits temporary pricing discrepancies for the same asset across different exchanges during periods of high volatility and low liquidity, often seen after major liquidation events or stablecoin depegs.
The fourth strategy is to look for better opportunities in other rallying assets or asset classes, subscribing to the idea that a bull market is always active somewhere, even if it is in tokenized stocks or gold. This also involves scanning the crypto market for altcoins that demonstrate relative strength, maintaining an uptrend while major assets fall, though these are advised to be treated as short-term trades. The video also highlights the major value of holding cash as an optional position, allowing an investor to wait for clearer or more panicked markets before deploying capital. The final and most fundamental method for long-term investors is dollar-cost averaging (DCA), which involves buying a fixed dollar amount of a blue-chip asset like Bitcoin or Ethereum on a regular schedule, regardless of price. This systematic approach removes emotion from the investment process, smooths the average entry cost over time, and protects the investor from the psychological trap of panic selling.
0:00 Intro
0:49 Method 1
6:15 Method 2
9:24 Method 3
11:55 Method 4
14:55 Method 5
Source - Coin Bureau YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9siaLrkdKPA
Disclaimer: This video is provided for informational purposes only, and not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or any other advice.
