What is better - cryptocurrency trading or investing?

[poldanmig]

I have been a day trader but want to know if it’s a good idea to hold bitcoin for long, whether it will be more profitable?

Trading and investing are two good methods of making a profit, but of course in investing we will only benefit for a long time and even then if the assets we have experience an increase in price, in contrast to investment, trading is one way to get profits quickly, but of course both methods have the same risk of experiencing losses if we cannot analyze the assets that we will make into a portfolio both in trading and investing.

[xSkylarx]

Hodling works great if you want long term one instead of short term. About trading, I don't have much knowledge and experience about it since I did not do much trading before and doing technical analysis needs a lot of time where it is one of the important things to do to predict the price. In trading, you can do it daily which in my experience you can earn profit and also loss if the price suddenly decrease but mostly profit and much faster but with higher risk of losing profit.

Since trading is not something that can be learned overnight, technical analysis and fundamentals will take time. Others will need months or years to learn trading and develop their own strategy, which will take time. Without a sound business strategy in place, it is almost impossible to make money. Yes, you can make money regardless of whether the market is good or bad. Trading while holding is not beneficial unless you are making an investment. If you hold your trade for an extended period of time without setting a target profit or stop loss, you will suffer a significant loss.

[DoublerHunter]

Hodling works great if you want long term one instead of short term. About trading, I don't have much knowledge and experience about it since I did not do much trading before and doing technical analysis needs a lot of time where it is one of the important things to do to predict the price. In trading, you can do it daily which in my experience you can earn profit and also loss if the price suddenly decrease but mostly profit and much faster but with higher risk of losing profit.

Since trading is not something that can be learned overnight, technical analysis and fundamentals will take time. Others will need months or years to learn trading and develop their own strategy, which will take time. Without a sound business strategy in place, it is almost impossible to make money. Yes, you can make money regardless of whether the market is good or bad. Trading while holding is not beneficial unless you are making an investment. If you hold your trade for an extended period of time without setting a target profit or stop loss, you will suffer a significant loss.

^ Both are profitable but it depends on how you will manage those stuff and all of them need capital.
Trading cryptocurrencies can be very profitable, but it does necessitate certain abilities and knowledge of which cryptocurrencies to trade in order to be successful. And for me, BTC investing and holding it for a long time will work better and is most reliable than trading because it is not always feasible to make a profit from cryptocurrency trading since the market often behaves in an unforeseen manner. In terms of BTC, just buy it and hold it for a long time. With the most profitable asset, it's not worth getting too sophisticated. However, if you truly want to know which one is better, I recommend that you try both to see which one works best.

[Farma]

Hodling works great if you want long term one instead of short term. About trading, I don't have much knowledge and experience about it since I did not do much trading before and doing technical analysis needs a lot of time where it is one of the important things to do to predict the price. In trading, you can do it daily which in my experience you can earn profit and also loss if the price suddenly decrease but mostly profit and much faster but with higher risk of losing profit.

well, I feel that holding is still one of the principles of trading. however, if it is different, then, I also tend to do holding rather than trading. Well, I'm not very good at trading, in fact I've tried it, and failed several times. however, in holding, until now I still do it, and when the price goes up, it never makes me think that this is a disadvantage. however, since then until now, I tend to hold rather than trade.

[m2017]

I have been a day trader but want to know if it’s a good idea to hold bitcoin for long, whether it will be more profitable?

To answer your question, which is better, investing or trading , let's first try to answer another question. How many bitcoin millionaires do we know among investors and traders? It seems to me that there are more millionaires among investors. Winklevoss, Tim Draper, K. Wright, etc. - they all made millions/billions on investments in bitcoin. This is still only a small part of people who have earned decently in crypto market.

So it turns out that the answer to your question is obvious.

[bhadz]

To answer your question, which is better, investing or trading , let's first try to answer another question. How many bitcoin millionaires do we know among investors and traders? It seems to me that there are more millionaires among investors. Winklevoss, Tim Draper, K. Wright, etc. - they all made millions/billions on investments in bitcoin. This is still only a small part of people who have earned decently in crypto market.

So it turns out that the answer to your question is obvious.

Trading is exhausting and with one who follows the path of these millionaires and billionaires. We're getting the idea on how they're doing it for their own gain and that's to keep investing.
Investing in bitcoin is much better than to put yourself at risk in trading if you're not really good. But no one can stop a trader if he's making a living from it and if you're a trader and an investor at the same time, you're determined to be rich.

[virasog]

Trading and invest both are very important for the cryptocurrency sector I know lots of people want to get money without hassle or without tension but I want to say every sector has risk and uncertainty so look before you left.at fast you have to take decision what is your final goal then you can succeed. just I want to say trading and invest both need for the cryptocurrency world.

Everyone also hopes like that but what must be known that in any crypto there are risks,
trading and investing both can generate profits and it depends on each person's taste,
what's clear is that don't try to invest or trade if we don't have any preparations yet

There is a key difference between trading and investing but many few people recognizes this.  We cannot say at the broader level which is better of the two. It depends upon person to person.

What if we get knowledge of  both cryptocurrency trading or investing and then decide which one suits our need or which one proof more beneficial to us.

[Pamadar]

Trading and invest both are very important for the cryptocurrency sector I know lots of people want to get money without hassle or without tension but I want to say every sector has risk and uncertainty so look before you left.at fast you have to take decision what is your final goal then you can succeed. just I want to say trading and invest both need for the cryptocurrency world.

Everyone also hopes like that but what must be known that in any crypto there are risks,
trading and investing both can generate profits and it depends on each person's taste,
what's clear is that don't try to invest or trade if we don't have any preparations yet

There is a key difference between trading and investing but many few people recognizes this.  We cannot say at the broader level which is better of the two. It depends upon person to person.

What if we get knowledge of  both cryptocurrency trading or investing and then decide which one suits our need or which one proof more beneficial to us.

I agree, the definition or the option between the two depends on the person itself.

You can choose when you already dealing with it and gaining compensations, the main factor is to earn and grow your investment
whatever the process, you take as long as you are getting a good result. That's the goal when participating in any type of investment.

[Falconer]

I agree, the definition or the option between the two depends on the person itself.

You can choose when you already dealing with it and gaining compensations, the main factor is to earn and grow your investment
whatever the process, you take as long as you are getting a good result. That's the goal when participating in any type of investment.

Sometimes what we think is good and profitable can still be detrimental, especially when we can't control our emotions when the market doesn't go as expected. In addition, failure to implement security for storage wallets is also something that can make this investment fail.

It's true that the purpose of investing is to make a profit, but we really have to take responsibility for our own investments including risk management and wallet security. There is always a risk in investing and this is something that needs to be carefully considered.

[jhonjhon]

Trading and investing are both profitable but also involved with a higher risk. It actually depends on your goal,your risk appetite and how much time you are able to commit.If your goal is to earn in short-term,then trading is a ood option for you. However,trading can be a bit risky but it  also gives you a higher returns. All you need is patience and knowledge. Trading needs time and practice in order for you to become successful when making trades.If you prefer for long term, then you can go for investment. It is a long term goal that has no immediate result like trading.But it also gives you a short term-gain (small returns).Actually,you can do both and see which you are more comfortable ..Goodluck !

[jossiel]

I agree, the definition or the option between the two depends on the person itself.

You can choose when you already dealing with it and gaining compensations, the main factor is to earn and grow your investment
whatever the process, you take as long as you are getting a good result. That's the goal when participating in any type of investment.

And both of them are processes that we can earn more depending on how we're good are we with any or both of them.

Investors are gaining passively and the investment is maturing but requires a lot of time. I prefer this than to trade. I may suck in trading but in my experience, investing is more profitable.

Whilst the others, they're making their best deals of their life through trading and hopefully someday, we can be like them.

[MinMan]

There is a key difference between trading and investing but many few people recognizes this.  We cannot say at the broader level which is better of the two. It depends upon person to person.

What if we get knowledge of  both cryptocurrency trading or investing and then decide which one suits our need or which one proof more beneficial to us.

Many few people? That part sounds confusing to me but id say that there is more people that knows the difference between trading and investing. When we say trading, people automatically thinks that they are buying and selling daily or more often but when we say investing, people will assume that we only buy and sell at rare times.

Those few people that didn't know this or wont agree with this fact are maybe thinking that investing and trading are both the same because both involves buying and selling. I think that's somehow true but that was only it. The time or the duration if how long will they buy and sell, still matters the most.

[ashleyknight]

Both will make you money and can also cause you to regret your action. Do not get involved in any of them if you do not know what you are doing, do not go into trading if you are not trained for it. If am to advise you I will say go for investing. It is better than trading. That is the option I like to take. All you have to do is buy and then keep it till you are ready to sell off and take your profit.

Is there no strategy that you follow while investing? Do you simply buy at a low price and sell whenever the price rises?

because indeed both are still very profitable but with a note possible for trading always pay attention to what coins we buy and maybe this also applies to long-term investments.
On the other hand, for long-term investment, maybe we shouldn't panic and worry too much about market conditions and all you need is to focus on your target, how far you will survive there because of course when we invest for the long term, of course, we also have to be there. the target is how long we will hold the coin and at what price point we will hold it

Stick with your goals and follow on what you have planned because this would be a great motivator for you to push on and would know on what you are doing neither you are dealing with long term or

short term ones and as long you are aware on how things been moving then its up to your whether you do dive in or not according into your own interest.Just set those risks management factors

and stuff and then try to sustain yourself into the market which would really be always recommended.

talking about motivators, I think it all depends on what we do, when indeed we do things that are quite good and do not violate the rules, for example by buying alt that has enough potential and bitcoin then indeed the results will also be good as long as we do not violate the specified rules even if we we are free to do anything but we must also be aware that indeed everything needs a process and nothing is instant.
Being self-aware and aware of all the risks will be very important in order to control yourself so that you must remain calm in making decisions

Having your investment or trades planned beforehand is usually very helpful to make informed decisions. If you are randomly opening a position and keeping it open until the value increases it never makes you profitable in the long run, because there’s no strategy involved.

Trading and invest both are very important for the cryptocurrency sector I know lots of people want to get money without hassle or without tension but I want to say every sector has risk and uncertainty so look before you left.at fast you have to take decision what is your final goal then you can succeed. just I want to say trading and invest both need for the cryptocurrency world.

Everyone also hopes like that but what must be known that in any crypto there are risks,
trading and investing both can generate profits and it depends on each person's taste,
what's clear is that don't try to invest or trade if we don't have any preparations yet

There is a key difference between trading and investing but many few people recognizes this.  We cannot say at the broader level which is better of the two. It depends upon person to person.

What if we get knowledge of  both cryptocurrency trading or investing and then decide which one suits our need or which one proof more beneficial to us.

I agree, the definition or the option between the two depends on the person itself.

You can choose when you already dealing with it and gaining compensations, the main factor is to earn and grow your investment
whatever the process, you take as long as you are getting a good result. That's the goal when participating in any type of investment.

Definitely! Even if you are just buying and holding, you still need to have a plan about the time frame you are going to keep an asset and that time frame should come from in depth analysis.

Cryptos are definitely riskier than stocks etc. but if you know how to use information in your favor and research you can gain from this swingy market. My guess is that about 7% of winning standart traders are profiting long term in crypto markets. Leverage trading is the best tool to pain and gain. You have to be a gambler in other words and starting without good instructors and sources you will end up broke. By investing = hodling you just park a car and look how its get driven. Do you wanna drive?

I have been trading in both markets and I can also  say with certainty based on my experience that crypto is more volatile and riskier but highly rewarding. I know many crypto enthusiasts who made huge amount of money by airdrops, joining bounty campaigns on Bitcointallk without making any investment. Volatility in any market is also an opportunity to make profit if you know how to manage risk and that is the key of success in any market.

Is it really viable? I have heard a lot about airdrops but don’t know anyone personally earning from it.



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[mamesso]

I don't know how long you've been a day trader, have the idea to hold Bitcoin for a long time of course you are already very familiar with a bitcoin or other cryptocurrency. Before trading you must use logic to be able to think, not use emotions. Bitcoin is a great asset to hold for a long time, but you also diversify your portfolio, this strategy can reduce risk so you have a backup in a case one asset goes down in price. For the first step, you can start trading a bitcoin with a small nominal. After that you can increase the nominal amount of money traded gradually when the profit has increased.

[Agbe]

I believe investment is the most lucrative business in the world. In the process of trading with Crypto-Currency, one can make lost but in investment the lost is not guaranteed but there is risk..

In investment the money is not with you but someone else is using it to do the trading for you and pay you back..

[Fredomago]

I don't know how long you've been a day trader, have the idea to hold Bitcoin for a long time of course you are already very familiar with a bitcoin or other cryptocurrency. Before trading you must use logic to be able to think, not use emotions. Bitcoin is a great asset to hold for a long time, but you also diversify your portfolio, this strategy can reduce risk so you have a backup in a case one asset goes down in price. For the first step, you can start trading a bitcoin with a small nominal. After that you can increase the nominal amount of money traded gradually when the profit has increased.

Logic and good analysis, not emotion, which only leads you to lose your investment. There are many ways that you can do while you are in this market. Trading is for those who understand the flow of the business, people who are willing to gamble and risk into something that they believe they have a good edge. It's a high-risk process if you are unsure of what you are doing, but with good knowledge grow in your initial investment is way faster.

With Investing, as long as you did with your research and you are fully convinced that what you are holding do have good future success, all you have to do is wait till things turned into reality.

[ashleyknight]

I have been a day trader but want to know if it’s a good idea to hold bitcoin for long, whether it will be more profitable?

For me, trading is better for potential altcoins and if you have a lot of time to watch the price movement of a coin. For bitcoin better to hold especially if you just have small capital or you don't have enough time to monitor your screen. Trading and holding are both investment but it is all depend on you on how you handle it. Also, it's all about knowledge, strategy and patience.

This is what I learnt from this thread. Hodl coins with long term potential and trade the ones with high volatility.

Hodling works great if you want long term one instead of short term. About trading, I don't have much knowledge and experience about it since I did not do much trading before and doing technical analysis needs a lot of time where it is one of the important things to do to predict the price. In trading, you can do it daily which in my experience you can earn profit and also loss if the price suddenly decrease but mostly profit and much faster but with higher risk of losing profit.

Since trading is not something that can be learned overnight, technical analysis and fundamentals will take time. Others will need months or years to learn trading and develop their own strategy, which will take time. Without a sound business strategy in place, it is almost impossible to make money. Yes, you can make money regardless of whether the market is good or bad. Trading while holding is not beneficial unless you are making an investment. If you hold your trade for an extended period of time without setting a target profit or stop loss, you will suffer a significant loss.

Can’t agree more! Whether it’s about trading or investing one should have clear  goals in mind. Once you have reached that goal it’s better to close the positions instead of being greedy or unrealistically hopeful.

To answer your question, which is better, investing or trading , let's first try to answer another question. How many bitcoin millionaires do we know among investors and traders? It seems to me that there are more millionaires among investors. Winklevoss, Tim Draper, K. Wright, etc. - they all made millions/billions on investments in bitcoin. This is still only a small part of people who have earned decently in crypto market.

So it turns out that the answer to your question is obvious.

Trading is exhausting and with one who follows the path of these millionaires and billionaires. We're getting the idea on how they're doing it for their own gain and that's to keep investing.
Investing in bitcoin is much better than to put yourself at risk in trading if you're not really good. But no one can stop a trader if he's making a living from it and if you're a trader and an investor at the same time, you're determined to be rich.

That’s right! Do you only invest in Bitcoin?

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[livingfree]

Equally good and profitable for both; trading crypto and investing in bitcoin for a long time. For the record, if you make a profit on a day trade, not a loss.
But if you trade cryptocurrencies and the profits from your trades - invested in bitcoin for the long term it will be even better, where the value of your investment will continue to increase over time.

Trading is profitable if you know what you do.

But it's not for the people that just started to know how it's being done.

Just do both of it. You trade while having an asset to hold such as bitcoin. You don't touch that holding you have and instead you're buying more for you to have more holdings. As you profit in trading, it's your strategy that will prolong your capital there.

[Fredomago]

Equally good and profitable for both; trading crypto and investing in bitcoin for a long time. For the record, if you make a profit on a day trade, not a loss.
But if you trade cryptocurrencies and the profits from your trades - invested in bitcoin for the long term it will be even better, where the value of your investment will continue to increase over time.

Trading is profitable if you know what you do.

But it's not for the people that just started to know how it's being done.

Just do both of it. You trade while having an asset to hold such as bitcoin. You don't touch that holding you have and instead you're buying more for you to have more holdings. As you profit in trading, it's your strategy that will prolong your capital there.

Good strategy! if you can spare some of your investment into trading and experienced how the market works and keep other portions into investment, you'll be able to enjoy both venues. It's a matter of good choice and right decision making. If you know how to play in the market, the chance or the opportunity is good.

Take time to understand and make sure to go deeper. It will help you a lot in choosing the right venue that will give you more benefits.

Keep in mind as well that risk is also on both sides of this investment.

[livingfree]

Equally good and profitable for both; trading crypto and investing in bitcoin for a long time. For the record, if you make a profit on a day trade, not a loss.
But if you trade cryptocurrencies and the profits from your trades - invested in bitcoin for the long term it will be even better, where the value of your investment will continue to increase over time.

Trading is profitable if you know what you do.

But it's not for the people that just started to know how it's being done.

Just do both of it. You trade while having an asset to hold such as bitcoin. You don't touch that holding you have and instead you're buying more for you to have more holdings. As you profit in trading, it's your strategy that will prolong your capital there.

Good strategy! if you can spare some of your investment into trading and experienced how the market works and keep other portions into investment, you'll be able to enjoy both venues. It's a matter of good choice and right decision making. If you know how to play in the market, the chance or the opportunity is good.

Take time to understand and make sure to go deeper. It will help you a lot in choosing the right venue that will give you more benefits.

Keep in mind as well that risk is also on both sides of this investment.

True.

And that's why even you're not an expert but you have an experience with the market. You've failed many times and you want to deal with it, you'll have the right decisions and good choices upon investing.

Newbies are taking it too quick and they want the shortcut but it's not the best way to deal with both of it.