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Diamond hands

In shortHolding through big price drops without selling.

Admired in bull markets; less so when the coin never recovers. Holding should be a decision, not stubbornness — see the sunk cost fallacy.

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Related terms

  • Paper handsSelling quickly at the first sign of a drop (or a small profit).
  • HODLHolding crypto for the long term instead of selling during price swings.
  • Sunk cost fallacySticking with a losing investment because of what you have already put in.

More in Slang

  • Alpha
  • Ape (aping in)
  • Bagholder (bags)
  • Degen
  • DYOR
  • Exit liquidity
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