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The market can not be outsmarted.

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Sometimes the market can be so unpredictable that it drops beyond expectations. And so you can't tell it what to do.

My aunt once said to me that one can never outmaneuver the marketplace. It took me time before I could ascertain what she meant by that statement. Last few months she refuses to buy bags of maize as that is what she deals with in the marketplace because she thought the price was too expensive. She uses to buy 1 bag initially at the cost of 19,000Naira that is in Nigerian currency. But she refused to buy it because it was sold last few months at the cost of 25,000 nairas she feared that it will drop down to 19,000 and she will lose to it, so she refuses to buy it at that time but to her greatest surprise, a bag of maize now in the market costs 40,000 naira which is double the purchase.

The only thing I know about her is the fact that she is a good business tycoon she buys and sells she predict and sometimes it happened but in most cases, its use to disappoint. The disappointment this time is too great even though she did not buy but she is angry with herself for not using the opportunity. That's when I understood the statement

You can't outsmart market

Even though I understand the statement but I still want to make my clarification just not to misunderstand her statement so I
I asked her the meaning of that statement but her response was until you enter the world of the market you won't understand even if I tell you.

But with the current crisis happening in the world of crypto I think am beginning to understand her statement.
When the prices for hbd elevated to 3 dollars I didn't sell instead I hoard my hbd with the hope that it will elevate more Than it was but I couldn't outsmart it instead it taught me a lesson not to misuse opportunities and now the price is low and I can not sell at this point.
Now, I am waiting patiently till when it will elevate but one can not say because it might even surprise you and will not rise when you expect and it can come when you don't have stock in the market.

The market is sometimes unpredictable.