CRYPTO GLOSSARY · PSYCHOLOGY

What is Paper Hands?

Selling crypto at first sign of trouble.

📖 Full Definition

Paper hands is slang for an investor who quickly sells their cryptocurrency at the first sign of price drops or market uncertainty. Often used pejoratively to describe lack of conviction.

💡 Example

Paper hands sold their Bitcoin during the COVID crash of March 2020, missing the subsequent rally.

🔗 Related Terms

Diamond Hands

Holding crypto through volatility without selling.

FUD

Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt: negative market sentiment.

Capitulation

Mass selling at market bottoms in panic.

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