A lot of people panic sell because they are noobs/retards/normies. Normies like quick gratification. If you can hold for 5 - 10 years, you can make a lot of money.
Incels love crypto because it suits their mindset of deprivation and despair. Whereas regular stocks are what normies and chads invest in because they have healthy wholesome lives of abundance and security.
If you really, really want to gamble. Invest in alt coins with low market caps. Find a new good one that has potential. Invest 1k in it. And watch that shit turn to 50 to 70k in a couple of years lol. Consider yourself lucky if you find the right alt coin that will explode in market cap.
Other than that, i highly suggest Cardano. Its a safe altcoin and has the potential to go 10 - 20x in the next 5 = 10 years.
You're not too late. I think this recent bull run that begun 2-3 weeks ago will keep going until December and beyond before it plunges again around May of next year.
Normies can't help it but to sell and use the couple of thousand dollars of profit for vacation. Good news for you and the big whales of course. Buy during dips. Never buy at the height of or mid cycle of a bull run.