You're going to have to deal with ALOT of bumps in the road! Do you plan on pursuing a similar path? If you do, I could can grant some insight and advice. If not, then I really don't want to waste my breath. Sorry. 😅
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I am maybe towards the end of that path but I'd never turn down advice.
I've been through a couple bears, tried my hand at day trading. Was successful but ultimately couldn't stomach the risk. Now I just DCA and double up on dips. Anything around 3-5x the ATH in the next halving cycle and I'm retiring.
At this point in time, it would not be a crazy idea to short the housing or gold markets for some big fiat profits. Personally, I don't like the idea of shorting markets. When you do so you're literally making profit off of others' misfortunes. But, the Fed made it legal to do so. So, take opportunity where you find them. Life is not a fairytale. A sad but realistic truth. Keep in mind that the timeframe till the next halving is very small. It would be best to be VERY aggressive when DCAing.
If ya have any questions just ask! 👍