What happens if you buy one bitcoin?

Same goes for bitcoin, or indeed any currency. If you trade it at one price, then subsequently trade it at a different price, you'll either gain or lose money. If you bought one bitcoin and the price goes down, you still have one bitcoin. If the price goes up...still one bitcoin.

Why is the price of bitcoin dropping?

Rumors of a forthcoming U.S. government strategy to regulate digital assets may have triggered the current sell-off. Gradual belt-tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve may also be contributing to Bitcoin's price drop. The price of Bitcoin is likely to be increasingly correlated with the prices of other assets.

What is the correlation between Bitcoin and stocks?

More broadly, as Bitcoin matures and becomes more widely adopted, the price of Bitcoin is increasingly correlated with the prices of traditional assets like stocks. This growing correlation means that any event that triggers price declines in the traditional markets is likely to trigger similar or greater price declines for Bitcoin.

Is bitcoin on its way to a new all-time high?

In the summer of 2017, Bitcoin’s price even dropped by a full 40%, and it was only until we had the benefit of hindsight to see that Bitcoin was broadly on its way to a new all-time high. BTC retracements and dips during the 2017 bull run ranges around 30-40%. Expect the same during this bull run.