I think trading btc is better idea
Well mining is not dead yet and will never. The only thing changed is entry cost is much higher now.
This is not happening first time in mining. When mining economy changed from CPU -> GPU -> FPGA it was same environment. At that time we were talking about difficulty in thousands, now its millions. The thing is its game of % hash power you have. In previous time you had few mega hundred mega hash in thousands denominated difficulty, now you have few hundred Giga hash in millions denominated difficulty. You still stand the same chance
But as I have told you the entry barrier now is much tougher.
You must take mining very seriously and should be ready to invest heavily if you want to go ahead with it. You can not take mining as side income. Its full time job/business.
And Trading, its always good and you will always find market for that. It has its own advantages/disadvantages.
Cheers
