Origin Dictionary / OD-044
HODL
Holding is a decision, including on the days it feels like doing nothing.
01Dictionary Meaning
HODL is crypto slang for holding an asset through price fluctuations rather than selling, commonly associated with a long-term commitment.
02What People Think
"If I never sell, I cannot make the wrong move."
03What’s Underneath
Holding avoids repeated trading decisions. It does not freeze the asset's prospects or the holder's circumstances.
A network can change, a project can fail, and money may be needed for something outside the market. Continuing to hold is still a choice to keep exposure instead of using the value elsewhere.
Patience can be a deliberate strategy when the reasons remain sound. Refusing to revisit the reasons turns a strategy into a rule that cannot respond to new information.
04The Game
What justified holding in the first place, and which changes would make a fresh decision necessary?
05One Line
Doing nothing with an asset still means choosing to keep its risk.
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