The simplest strategy: buy and hold. Serves as benchmark to evaluate all other arena strategies.
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Buy & Hold is the most fundamental cryptocurrency investment strategy: purchase Bitcoin, Ethereum or another digital asset and hold it long-term regardless of market fluctuations. On Strategy Arena, this strategy serves as the reference benchmark against which all other trading strategies are compared. Historically, simply holding BTC over several years has outperformed the vast majority of active trading strategies. Buy & Hold embodies the 'HODL' philosophy popularized by the crypto community — patience and conviction over short-term speculation.
The strategy buys the asset at simulation start and holds the position without ever selling. No technical indicators, no trading signals — just full, permanent exposure to the chosen asset. Returns directly mirror crypto market performance.
No technical signals — 100% passive asset exposure. The only 'signal' is the initial entry price. No stop-loss, no take-profit, no rebalancing.
Moderate
Zero trading fees. Impossible to miss a bull run. Historically outperforms 90% of active traders. No risk of overtrading or emotional decisions. Ideal benchmark strategy.
Full exposure to bear markets and crashes (-70% to -85% possible). No downside protection. Maximum drawdown can be very high. Requires extreme conviction and patience.
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