#HODLTradingstartegy The HODL tradingstrategy—short for “Hold On for Dear Life”—is a cornerstone of long-term cryptocurrency investing. It originated from a 2013 Bitcoin forum post where a user, in a typo-laden message, declared they were “HODLING” their Bitcoin during a market downturn. This misspelling evolved into a rallying cry for crypto investors advocating for holding assets through market volatility.