Markets move in cycles. Nothing goes up or down in a straight line.
And this new asset class cryptocurrencies - is still tiny. And its volatility is still much higher than volatility for a mature asset class like bonds, stocks or commodities.
When the pendulum reached its extreme the bitcoin market once again changed direction.
In January 2017 Bitcoin was back at $1,000. (Keep in mind that was only 4 years ago.)
Once again the average person thought they had missed the boat.
We all know what came next.
Bitcoin shot up to $20,000.
Bitcoin was all over the mainstream media and millions of people learned about this new form of money for the very first time.
And as you can probably guess, the average person who had just heard about Bitcoin thought they had already missed the boat.