Get Financial Leverage by Timing the Crypto Market

🧠 Why You Have to Time the Crypto Market

The next market cycle won’t reward those who trade the most, it’ll reward those who time the best.

And no, timing isn’t about guessing tops or bottoms. It’s about knowing when to take profits out and when to keep holding.

If you don’t, the market will take them back.

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Most investors don’t fail because they don’t understand charts or indicators. They fail because of FOMO (fear of missing out). They see prices pumping, influencers shouting, and everyone else “getting rich,” so they hold longer than they should.

Of course, investors who hold through every cycle often “ride it all down.” Their portfolios balloon in bull markets, then deflate in silence during downturns.

The fact is that without a profit plan, wealth isn’t created, and you lose tons of opportunities to get richer.

You’re not predicting the future; you’re preparing for it. Because in finance, cash at the right time is more valuable than conviction at the wrong one.

The Power of Financial Leverage

When done right, timing will protect your capital and multiply it.

You take profits while the market is strong, maybe close to the top of the cycle, and interest rates are low.

Use that cash as leverage.

For example, in April 2021, you decide to sell and withdraw your profits, then approach the bank to borrow at an interest rate below 1%. You use that capital to acquire real assets such as property or equity. After some time, those assets appreciate in value, allowing you to mortgage them and use the proceeds to reinvest in crypto. By that point, your total asset value could have increased by 10 to 20 times.

But if you don’t sell, you will lose the opportunity to buy assets at low interest rates. And if you sell late, like in Nov 2022, the interest rate will be much higher (more than 3%) and now you have lost money from crypto and cannot buy any more assets because the money is not accepted by the bank.

That’s how smart money works. They sell when confidence peaks, then quietly accumulate when fear dominates. They turn timing into financial leverage, and leverage into long-term wealth.

But most investors can’t do this.

Because they always believe that if it goes down, it will eventually come back up, and that they just need to hold and wait it out for years.

And then, they’re down 47%, or even 70%.

Yes, their capital is gone in this downtrend period, while I can buy a brand new apartment!!!

Of course, what I’m saying doesn’t apply to everything, especially not to major stocks in the traditional stock market such as Apple $AAPL ( ▼ 0.14% ) , Microsoft $MSFT ( ▼ 1.98% ) , etc. These companies have massive market capitalizations, long-established foundations, and a very high level of stability.

It often feels like the prices of these stocks only go up and never down. And even if they do drop, it hardly matters, a 30% correction in stocks compared to an 80% crash in crypto is like a drop in the ocean when measured against their long-term growth.

Again, financial leverage rewards you patience and precision. It’s not about being lucky; it’s time to buy and sell.

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🍪 How to Know Time to Buy or Sell?

Alright, so how do you actually time the market?

There are two main ways, and the best part is, you can combine both to get the most accurate timing possible.

1. Crypto cycle

Normally, the crypto market moves in cycles that follow Bitcoin $BTC.X ( ▼ 1.64% ) . And Bitcoin’s price, in turn, is heavily influenced by its halving events.

As you can see in the chart below, roughly one year to a year and a half after each halving, Bitcoin usually reaches its peak.

But here’s the problem: most people approach this with the wrong mindset.
They all want to sell at the very top.

It’s this exact greed that kills most investors.

Why you not sell based on the cycle’s timing window instead? For example, around 11 months after the halving, or maybe 1 year and 2 months, even 1 year and 3 months that’s still within the profit zone.

Don’t try to wait for the absolute top at 1.5 years.

As long as you’re sitting on profits, it’s much smarter to convert them into cash and build financial leverage for the next opportunity. That way, when the next correction comes, you’ll have liquidity ready for the perfect time to buy, instead of being trapped holding through another downturn.

2. Interest rate

Similarly, as I mentioned earlier, during Bitcoin’s bull phase and near its peak, interest rates are usually very low (around 0 – 1%). That’s the ideal time to start balancing your position and gradually selling, not adding more.

So, when’s the time to buy?

You should look to buy when interest rates are starting to decline from 1%, or during the early phase of the 0% interest rate environment. That’s when liquidity begins to flow back into the system, and smart money quietly positions itself before the next big move.

So, what happens if I combine both the Bitcoin halving cycle and interest rate trends?

About 3 – 6 months before the halving, interest rates usually start dropping sharply (from around 2% to 1%). That’s the ideal time to buy and begin positioning early. Then, continue accumulating for another 3 – 6 months after the halving, as this period often marks the start of the lowest interest rate phase, which is a setup that gives you both liquidity and financial leverage to build a stronger portfolio.

During this time, buy as much as you can. This, to me, is the true meaning of accumulation.

After that, I suggest doing nothing. The market will naturally enter its FOMO phase and drive prices higher. All you need to do is wait another six months for prices to reach their peak, then start selling.

People often ask me, “If the fourth halving is further away from the bottom you mentioned, then why not just buy from the lowest point instead?”

The problem is the chart I’m showing you already includes the full price trend up to 2025. But if you were actually living in that moment, would you really know it was the bottom?

Would you be confident enough to say, “Yes, this is it. Let’s buy the lowest point”?

I wouldn’t. And that’s exactly why I always tell people: buy based on time frames, not by chasing the exact bottom. Trying to catch the bottom will destroy your portfolio and drain your capital faster than you think.

Of course, in every market cycle, the Market Maker plays a different pattern. Each one looks unique, sometimes the bottom forms earlier, sometimes later. You can enter slightly ahead or behind my suggested window if your method tells you so. But my timing window remains one of the safest and most profitable zones to accumulate.

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⚡ Key Takeaway

• Timing creates real power: the next market cycle won’t reward overtrading; it’ll reward those who time with purpose. Knowing when to take profits and when to hold gives you control, and builds wealth.

• Financial leverage comes from smart exits: Selling during strong markets and low interest rates lets you turn profits into financial leverage. That cash becomes ammunition to acquire real assets or re-enter crypto when conditions reset.

• Follow the timing window, not emotions: Don’t chase the top or try to catch the bottom. Base your actions on the cycle’s time frame, 3 – 6 months before or after halving is the best time to buy, while 11 – 15 months later is when to start selling.

• Interest rates reveal opportunity: When rates start falling from 2% toward 1%, liquidity flows back into the system. Combine that with the halving cycle, and you’ve found the perfect intersection of timing and financial leverage.

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