noun Internet Slang

moonbag

MOON-bag · noun · internet

The position you keep running after taking your original money out.

0

Definitions

1

After a coin pumps, you sell enough to recoup your initial investment and leave a smaller stack riding 'for the moon'. House money. If it goes to zero you don't care; if it 100x's you're a genius. The disciplined degen's compromise.

“Took profit on my SOL at $200, left a 20% moonbag in case it actually hits $1k.”
by community
0
2

The remaining tokens/NFTs a trader keeps after selling enough to recover their initial investment, left to ride for potential big upside.

“Took my cost basis out and I'm letting the moonbag run.”
by community
0

moonbag In A Sentence

Took profit on my SOL at $200, left a 20% moonbag in case it actually hits $1k.

Origin & Usage

From 'moon' + 'bag'; the free-riding remainder of a position.

Variants moon bag

People Also Ask

What is a moonbag?

It's the remaining tokens or NFTs a trader keeps after selling enough to recover their initial investment, left to ride for big potential upside.

Why keep a moonbag?

Once you've recouped your cost basis, the moonbag is effectively a risk-free position that can still profit if the asset 'moons'.

Where does the term moonbag come from?

It combines 'moon', meaning a huge price rise, with 'bag', meaning a held position — the free-riding remainder left to reach the moon.

Comments 0