Long term vs. Short term

[claydeey]

In trading altcoins I always divide my money into 50/50, I invested 50% of may cash into short term altcoin such as ripple and b2x while the other 50% is on xvg and rdd for long term investment.

[Sofinard09]

I depend on market selling price if prices are down.

[dado7]

Majority of porfolio held long term. Some minority if you like to "play the game" short term for speculating with high returns in short time which is harder to do properly and very risky, but if you are not risking too much it can be fun. If you are "playing the game", just don't get "pot commited", ever. Try to be as cold as possible, respect the mathematics, drop out early, hold longer if you are already down and wait for the trend to reverse.

[yesboiasni]

I mostly invest in long term.
But I have invested in short terms too.

[cryptokudi]

Doing long-term investment is actually an interesting strategy of a wise investor. But short investment is also great to participate, and I don't think a wise investor will neglect this kind of work, as we all already know that not all ICO is a scam and a disappointment project to participate because many are already made a successful decision to this. So I would suggest that instead of choosing which is better among this two why not participate for both, and on the part of choosing is for what is the good one to invest for a long term and short term. Bitcoin and Eth in my own opinion the best for a long-term and do a careful study for which altcoin is the best for short term.

[acener]

How are you handling your portfolio? How much are risking in % of your portfolio in short term gain vs. Long term gain?

Well, in a long term hold, there's always 50% that the value of the coin one is holding would increase dramatically, and there's also a possibility that it may not increase. The value of coins is not very consistent as we know, that's why we need to be firm in our decision of holding or selling for us to be productive and efficient at the same time.

[George P.]

personally i prefer long term over short

[zzzatochi]

short term to trade altcoin to gain more btc and eth. long term to hold btc and eth

[AndriyPilipyak]

Long term if you holder-but short term if you trader

[Kryptonitka]

I keep 70% in the long run and 30% in the short term. When I get a good profit when trading in brief, I again leave 30% and profit invest in long-term coins, increasing the volume of coins in the portfolio.

[Sircheat]

Holders most times win in the long run,  So I'll stick with that. Besides, I'm no expert trader so better to avoid the short term risks😎

[Jonsnowstark]

Well it actually depends. Most of the time we think of long term because we profit more with holding the coin coz most of the time even if the value fluctuates, it still is trending up. But sometomes theres a need to do it short term in order to multiply your investments. Letting it sit there will have to wait too long to increase in value, sometimes short term is a big help.

[max6575]

with the chance on work with moderation of market, trader to secure less on risks and gains of return before to put again spare on funds on investment,
to collects as the number match with minimum target as the trading position with the market.

[Euroda]

if you are lazy enough you can go to the long term so you can just wait for the profit on the next year but if you want get some profit in early time you can go short term and maximize your profits

[Bushrat Jahan]

Long term investment is the securest than short term investment. There is less probability for losses in long term investment obviously long term investment can minimise or reduces losses so I think long term investment is more effective than short term. Though short investment is too much profitable than long term.

[Peanland]

Long term - Bitcoin and Ethereum. Both are perfect assets.
Short term - altcoins like Ripple, Cardano and IOTA that are good for trading and buying something.

I think all alts - short-term investments. Am I right?

[manlyxman]

Generally, I think it's safe to say that most altcoins are better for the short term and the bigger ones (eth, btc, etc.) are for the long term.

[Thardz07]

Long term investment is a secure and profitable strategy. When you buy a coin in a cheapest price(make sure it's a promising coin) then you earn a great profits in the future. In the short term trading, it was a risk, maybe thought that it you've earned profit for now but once you buy in a mistake, you might be lost.

[malfurionbtcn]

Long term will give you more stable profit, so I prefer to invest in ETH for long-term

[captain_blood]

I both play short and long term, but it varies to your risk appetite.
For long term, less stress, less risk involved.

But in my opinion, setting a perspective ROI (return of income) in every trade(position) should be emphasize- there should be goal in every trade either short or long.

For instance, you should consider TIME and PROFIT ratio.
If you are satisfied in 100% a month just by holding position on potential coin will give you this RATIO.

100% / 30 days = 3.33% profit per day!

Not bad for a holder isn't it?