<p>If you buy $500 worth of bitcoin when the price is $4000, then you would own 0.125 bitcoin. If the price drops to $3200, then you still own 0.125 bitcoin, which you could sell for $400. You do not "lose" your $500 investment, it just becomes worth less (in some sense you "lost" $100, but your loss is only <em>realized</em> if you sell your bitcoin at the $3200 price). If you do nothing and the price goes up again, you could then sell it for more.</p>

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2017-08-21T22:51:10.377Z
2017-08-21T22:51:10.377Z
Greg Hewgill
<p>Example; If I buy $500 worth of Bitcoin and the stocks drop from say 4,000 to 3,200 - is my entire investment lost completely and I have to start again ?</p>

<p>Or is it now just negative (not worth anything) and if the stocks rise back up do I regain what I had without having to do anything ?</p>

<p>Next day it is at 3,600 so now I still have $100 ?</p>

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You own the amount of Bitcoin - just the value in e.g. USD changes.
KOld
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If I intend to hold Bitcoin long term & the stocks drop below my invested amount do I lose the money or can I still hold it in hope it goes back?
Tim
# If I intend to hold Bitcoin long term & the stocks drop below my invested amount do I lose the money or can I still hold it in hope it goes back?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-21)

Example; If I buy $500 worth of Bitcoin and the stocks drop from say 4,000 to 3,200 - is my entire investment lost completely and I have to start again ?

Or is it now just negative (not worth anything) and if the stocks rise back up do I regain what I had without having to do anything ?

Next day it is at 3,600 so now I still have $100 ?

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> **username_1**: You own the amount of Bitcoin - just the value in e.g. USD changes.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-21. Score: 2

If you buy $500 worth of bitcoin when the price is $4000, then you would own 0.125 bitcoin. If the price drops to $3200, then you still own 0.125 bitcoin, which you could sell for $400. You do not "lose" your $500 investment, it just becomes worth less (in some sense you "lost" $100, but your loss is only *realized* if you sell your bitcoin at the $3200 price). If you do nothing and the price goes up again, you could then sell it for more.


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