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Paper Hands

Slang

Paper hands is the opposite of diamond hands, selling early at the first sign of pressure or dip. It’s often a loss of opportunity & a behaviour expressed by new traders.

Example:
A trader sells Bitcoin at $109,000 after a minor dip from $112,000 even though it quickly bounces above $115,000. That exit illustrates classic paper hands behavior.

Related Terms

  • Bag Holding

    Bag holding refers to holding a weak or plummeting asset with little hope of recovery, often due to emotional attachment or denial of reality.

  • Defi

    DeFi (Decentralized Finance) refers to financial services built on blockchain networks that operate without traditional intermediaries like banks or brokerages. Using smart contracts on platforms like Ethereum, DeFi applications enable lending, borrowing, trading, and earning interest directly between users. The key advantage is permissionless access, transparency, and 24/7 availability, though users bear full responsibility for security and smart contract risks.

  • Diamond Hands

    Diamond hands is a slang term used in crypto communities to describe investors who hold onto their assets through extreme volatility without selling. It conveys confidence and resilience, though in practice it can either lead to massive profits or significant losses depending on market outcomes.

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