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Recency bias

In shortAssuming that what happened recently will keep happening.

After months of rising prices, a crash feels impossible; after a crash, recovery feels impossible. Zoom out to longer charts and past cycles.

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Related terms

  • Four-year cycleThe pattern of Bitcoin bull and bear markets that has roughly followed its four-year halving schedule.
  • Bull marketA long period of rising prices and optimism.
  • Bear marketA long period of falling prices and pessimism, often a drop of 20% or more from the high.

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  • Herd mentality
  • Illusion of control
  • Loss aversion
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