It's quite common, in the Steemit community, to think that powering down is somehow wrong, and it means not trusting and investing in this network.
Many users write posts about their intention to power up (or to keep their Steem Power), to show their trust and will to invest in Steemit.
I am currently powering down to fund my trading account on 1broker
This doesn't mean I don't trust Steemit, I still believe in this platform, and I'm just using one of the Steemit features, which is Power down, and it's really great for me to have Steemit helping me to fund my trading account.
Since my experience on the internet, without doubt Steemit is one of the best communities and social network I ever found: enthusiastic, collaborative, creative and free from censorship.
image from @kingscrown Steemit post here.
About 1broker
The cool thing about this exchange is that you can use bitcoin to trade stocks, commodities, forex, and even crypto.
Spread is quite low (except for BTC, the only market in experimental mode), leverage goes up to 200, it's easy to see in realtime how much you're earning or losing.
You can start without needing to certify your identity, and you can start trading with 0.01 BTC (unlike other exchanges like simplefx, which requires a minimum of 0.34 BTC to trade).
If you want to trade yourself, you can use my referral link to subscribe, it will help me to get some referral earnings and it has zero cost for you!