Up, down, and why both exist
Betting up is the obvious one
You think the price rises, you buy. It rises, you sell higher, you keep the difference. Everyone understands this half.
Betting down is the other half
You can also profit when a price falls. In Bitcoin Hero you just pick Down. In real markets it's called shorting, and it's how traders make money in a crash.
This is why crashes are tradeable
In the Real Crashes here, buy-and-hold loses 20-42%. A trader who bet down made money on the exact same chart. Same prices, opposite outcome.
Check yourself
Black Thursday: Bitcoin falls 42%. A trader ends the week up 40%. How?
- They got lucky on the bounce
- They bet the price would fall
- That's impossible in a crash
Show the answer
They bet the price would fall — Falling prices are only losses if you're positioned for a rise. Bet down and a crash is the best week of your year.