I feel like I'm back to full capacity, as far as writing goes, and I feel better than ever as far as being a part of Hive goes.
I've missed being active here while I was away, and I missed writing in general, and I've also missed having a decent stake in the game.
Why Did I Power Down?
I had built a fairly decent stake here over the course of a couple of years, and I also bought decent amounts to continue growing - whenever I had the money to do so.
I was - and am - fully invested in Hive and what this chain is currently, and what it has the potential to be. As well as this, I owe a lot to the fact that I found this place. I'm lucky to have met and interacted with only kind and decent people here, and I have managed to write - a lot - which has bolstered my creative writing skills.
When I first joined, Hive was sitting somewhere around $2, then it went down from there, but I didn't mind the price. Until I started learning about Crypto, Bull Runs and 4-year cycles.
Well, when I heard about that I figured I could use this knowledge to time the market and sell during the alt season, and buy back in when we go back into the bear market.
I wanted to leave here with... I think it was 16,000 Hive, maybe less. Then, work my magic and come back with maybe 5x that amount.
Well... that didn't work. It reached 0.68c or something like that, and then went down, as did everything. There wasn't really an alt season as there had been in the past, and I just held it in my account for ages, waiting for the right time... Which never came.
Every time there was a price spike, I got scared and didn't sell, then the price went down again. Or, I would sell, and get scared that it was going to keep going up, and I'd buy back just before it dropped further.
I did manage to trade a bit, and I did end up with more than I left here with, but nowhere near as much as I was hoping to return with... and I probably would have earned more through curation than I did as a terrified trader.
The moral of this story, we make plans and god laughs.
The Prodigal Son Returns
Here is what my stake was before powering up.
Here is what I brought back to my Hive account.
The process of moving Crypto is daunting, scary, and left me feeling uneasy and stressed, so I don't think I'm going to be moving anything around for a long time.
Here we go!
Safe and sound, back where it belongs.
Happy HPUD, everybody.
