Fokus Ekonomi
Vol 14, No 2: Desember 2019

BEHAVIOURAL BIASES IN BITCOIN TRADING

Taofik Hidajat (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Bank BPD Jawa Tengah)

Article Info

Publish Date
08 Dec 2019

Abstract

This paper aims to propose some behavioural biases of trading in Bitcoin. It is review literature in the areas of behavioural finance that address issues related to Bitcoin to underpin the conceptual model. A conceptual model for understanding the behavioural bias that affects investing in cryptocurrency is proposed. The biases are herding, optimism, overconfidence, confirmation bias, loss aversion, and gamblers’ fallacy.  This paper ought to fill the research gap on cryptocurrency from the behavioral perspective. This paper implies that prices and Bitcoin transactions are more determined by psychological factors.

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Fokus Ekonomi
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Abbrev

fe

Publisher

Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Pelita Nusantara

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Fokus Ekonomi : Jurnal Ilmiah Ekonomi (e-ISSN: 2549-8991, P-ISSN : 1907-6304) is an open access and peer-reviewed journal published by STIE Pelita Nusantara Semarang, Indonesia. This Journal published twice a year (June and December).The scope of journal is: Economic, Management, ...