Holding or swing trading

[Ararbermas]

I have noticed about swing trading, you do not have to watch the chart all the time, you do not have to wake up at night to see if you are making profit already, it is not stressful, not causing emotional stress

These is true if you are swing traders you don't need so much time to monitor your trade because sometimes it takes days or weeks before you can reach your target profit.

and lastly it depends on the situation of the growth rate of your coin if its all accurate based on your speculation. I mean if you don't see any negative sign its all fine to hold..

The market increase and decrease in the two directions, this is the chance that most swing traders are having, they can be losing for long, the market will correct back and they will gain.

Yhup most trades when it comes swing trading has not good results at first, but after all you still can win because market makes correction based of the structure of the market and keep following the real trend in the graph.

1x is good for swing trading but to what leverage can you go for swing trading in an extreme volatile market that has never resulted to liquidation of your trading asset? Your replies should be what you have been experiencing in swing trading and not just what you think.

Or better to just hold with $1000?

Actually if you're using leverage it depends which for you is good to use. I mean if you are really comfortable in your strategy i would say even higher leverage is good to use especially if you have good risk management it will be fine.

However if you don't have trust on your strategy, i think much better to rely with 1x and don't try your luck with higher leverage to prevent massive losses.

[ReiMomo]

Holding would be the best option I would prefer. Yes Swing trading is a good option but it requires constant attention on the market and it takes away the energy and time. Day trading / swing trading will bring small profits but yes it would be interesting and you can learn a lot but at the same time when market does not move as you expect, you would loose patience and money as well. Holding yes requires attention on the market and patience is so important and this is what will bring a huge profit.

[RealMalatesta]

Everything you’re doing the cryptocurrency market has to do with investing with what you can afford to lose. I don’t think there is anything you would do in this market that you wouldn’t have to be careful and only invest what you can lose, since everything you’re doing in the market involves risk. Even HODL involves risk, same as when you’re doing swing trading.

So, risk are always involved no matter what you choose, because it’s still the same cryptocurrency that you’re dealing and the price will keep on going up and down. For me, I don’t really have that much choice, I do the both of them. HODL seems like a normal thing that anyone would do, I believe that most of us has coins that are stored in one of our secure wallets and we are not touching it. Then we have the ones that we keep on exchanges that we use for whatever trading we choose to do.

There are levels of risks involved though. Like holding for years has a lot less risk whereas swing trading has more risks, and high leverage trading has even more risks. So, you are right that everything has a risk, but that doesn't change the fact that you are going to end up with something a lot less risky with the holding part, and a big more risks with swing trading. Doesn't mean that you should be going for something like holding just because it has less risk.

If you are willing to part with your money and it is money that you are willing to lose and risk, then you could do even 150x leverage on shorting bitcoin right now, that's risky but if you are right then it worths a lot of money.

[iv4n]

If you have like $1000 to trade...

Then you should start your swing trading with $50-$100! Trade only with top coins, it's less risky, if you get trapped add more money and try again, but keep those coins you bought for the next run, it will come sooner or later! You can't trade with your entire capital, you will come to the point where you will not have options and you will be forced to make some desperate move! In trading mistakes cost money, never forget that!

Holding would be the best option I would prefer. Yes Swing trading is a good option but it requires constant attention on the market and it takes away the energy and time. Day trading / swing trading will bring small profits but yes it would be interesting and you can learn a lot but at the same time when market does not move as you expect, you would loose patience and money as well. Holding yes requires attention on the market and patience is so important and this is what will bring a huge profit.

Well, holding is holding, we all should have some holdings, but we should also have some fun here and there and maybe make some profit! Why not explore the crypto world? There are so many opportunities around us that we can try and if it turns out that we can be good at it we can even make some profit! It's risky, but what isn't in this life? Sometimes risking what you can afford to lose and having fun is all it takes to learn more about the world around you, and yes sometimes it will turn out to be a mistake (we also learn from that), but sometimes you can find something interesting that can be also profitable!

[beerlover]

I have noticed about swing trading, you do not have to watch the chart all the time, you do not have to wake up at night to see if you are making profit already, it is not stressful, not causing emotional stress. But some traders can use a very high leverage that can make it worse.

Swing trading is not kind of active trading hence it must be shorter version of holding . Yeah, if you are able to predict the turning point of markets then you can go for swing trading. If you try to catch short term swings then that will lead to scalping which is one of the worst strategy in day trading at least for crypto markets.

For example, if you were able to predict bitcoin market's ATH by December 2017 and if you have managed to sell your one bitcoin around $18k to 19k levels then you might have got chances to buy back for 4x gains when bitcoin crashed to below $4k by December 2018. Same could be the another scenario where bitcoin crashed from $64k to $28k in 2021.

Swing trading needs fundamental analysis along with little bit technical analysis whereas holding just need only fundamental things hence holding is suitable for all and most other things including swing trading is suitable for "traders only".

[Oshosondy]

Then you should start your swing trading with $50-$100! Trade only with top coins, it's less risky, if you get trapped add more money and try again, but keep those coins you bought for the next run, it will come sooner or later! You can't trade with your entire capital, you will come to the point where you will not have options and you will be forced to make some desperate move! In trading mistakes cost money, never forget that!

The desperate move someone can have is when the leverage used is too high. Trading with altcoins is risky, using bitcoin will be good, or some top coins like ethereum and litecoin but it is good to be careful as they are more volatile than bitcoin. $100 is too low for swing trading, you can open position for weeks until the market favors you and you gained, but it depends on individual. $100 will be good for scalping and day trading but not for swing trading or the profit will be very low and not encouraging

[Woodie]

Swing trading is only nice when the trade is going your direction, otherwise if it goes against what you expected or predicted it certainly will eat through your capital and depending on how much crypto/money is on your account margin calls will be the notifications you be seeing as a liquidation call.

But between the two i would go for swing trades over holding, had it been 10 years ago when volatility was aggressive i would say hodl.

[TheUltraElite]

But between the two i would go for swing trades over holding, had it been 10 years ago when volatility was aggressive i would say hodl.

HODL is safer than anything else. But we all want to stay in a bit of an action and some drama because we are humans.

So for the ones who want to play it safe, a buy low sell high approach works. Just take care of the fact that market movements sometimes dont stop and then you need to wait it out or buy even lower. The ones who panic here and have a general lack of faith in cryptocurrencies will be the ones who falter.

Even then there will be more methods for a exchange company to squeeze money out of your pocket by introducing newer methods of playing with risk. It is your choice whether you want to use them or not and whether it suits you. Spot is good if you ask me. Taking the rest of them only adds in risk to your portfolio.

[JohnBitCo]

Swing trading is good, Holding is also good. But not all of us can afford to have the level of patience that it is going to take us to be able to make a good amount of profit from being a HODL’er in the market. People that I have seen that were able to realize huge profit were those that held for a very long time especially before a halving and the price went up and once it reached what seems to be the peak they decide to sell.

I have been able to do this though, but the level of patience is not easy, depending on when you started though; if you’re starting prior to the market experiencing a correction, then you might have to wait longer. Swing trading , you can be making profit at anytime. It’s all about choice and if you can do swing trading.

Both holding and swing trading have pros and cons, however if you want long term maximum profit then you should go for the holding. Swing trading is best if you are well equiped with trading knowlegde  and expereince and you need to earn money on a consistant basis.
You can do both holding and trading. Invest 50% of your portfolio in good coins for long term. From the remaining of the 50% portfolio, you can use that fund for swing trades.

[AicecreaME]

Actually both are good, if you can swing trade then do it, if you can't because you're not confident about your current knowledge then just hodl or do stock trading instead. There's no point on using your money to something risky as trading, the answer would depends on your capability as a person who knows cryptocurrency.

[Inspiron14]

Actually both are good, if you can swing trade then do it, if you can't because you're not confident about your current knowledge then just hodl or do stock trading instead. There's no point on using your money to something risky as trading, the answer would depends on your capability as a person who knows cryptocurrency.

That's right, it all comes back again depending on the ability of each of us,
I think that's why we need to master some skills as well as knowledge,
most importantly it is better to minimize risk because if we just do swing trading without having basic knowledge and skills then it will be risky

[Ziskinberg]

Swing trading could be a better choice over holding if you want to grow your money but have to keep in mind that in trading, every single mistake will make us lose. Thus, if we are not afraid of doing this, taking more risks, this will be suitable for us.
Well, I can say about my life that I was taking both, I HOLD and do some SWING trading together but I often just hold if the market is on the correction. And I just get back to trading when the market turns good. we have to consider the time and the market trend for us to gain positive results.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

I have noticed about swing trading, you do not have to watch the chart all the time, you do not have to wake up at night to see if you are making profit already, it is not stressful, not causing emotional stress. But some traders can use a very high leverage that can make it worse.

swing trading usually using 3hr - 1D time frame thats why dont need read chart all the time and always entry on pullback. just adjust it with your trading plan and money management .

Scalping   Short term
Day trading   Short term
Swing trading   Short/medium term
Position trading   Long-term

[Hobo66]

Swing trader is beneficial but is also risky like day trading and it involves gradual ups  and down in price but one thing is that if you participate by using more cash will give you huge money in return and if you engage with low price will overcome your lose chances but the profit will also be lower. You can make wealthier with swing trading if you give much attention to it.

[teosanru]

If you have like $1000 to trade, you are not even a shrimp not to talk of to be a bitcoin wahle, but $1000 can be huge to some people and trading is very risky. I have noticed that swing trading is not very risky like many people are thinking, that is why some scalpers and day traders lose money continuously and have no option than to go for swing trading before they start to gain.

I have noticed about swing trading, you do not have to watch the chart all the time, you do not have to wake up at night to see if you are making profit already, it is not stressful, not causing emotional stress. But some traders can use a very high leverage that can make it worse.

The market increase and decrease in the two directions, this is the chance that most swing traders are having, they can be losing for long, the market will correct back and they will gain.


1x is good for swing trading but to what leverage can you go for swing trading in an extreme volatile market that has never resulted to liquidation of your trading asset? Your replies should be what you have been experiencing in swing trading and not just what you think.

Or better to just hold with $1000?

Haha this type of trading happens in just the imagination of a trader, in reality even if you do swing trade you will wake up every day and see the market, every day you will seek validation for your trading idea from the market, you would want the market to hit the target but the market won't be in your favour so you will revisit your idea and now the second problem comes in, let's say it hits your stop loss, you will wait for the market to just correct rather than taking your money out, which means you will be facing the problem of limited capital too if you block everything in a losing trade. No matter what type of trading you are doing the struggle remains the same, yes you can avoid liquidation but Hold on to losing trades is as bad as liquidation only.

[lombok]

Both are good, Swing or hold. If I have money $1000, I will split it, $200 for swing trade and $800 for holding crypto assets like BTC. The reason I use $200 for swing trades is that swing trades can give us unexpected profits depending on the leverage we use. If we can swing trade well, the profits we get will be large and stable. But of course there is a big risk if we can't swing trade correctly in analyzing and determining the direction of price movement.

[ItsCrafty]

If you can hold than i will prefer Holding because it is totally safe method to get profit. You Will not loss money until you sell. Profit is low but safe and long term.
If you can afford risk and strong backup then try swingtrade for big profit.

[Oshosondy]

swing trading usually using 3hr - 1D time frame thats why dont need read chart all the time and always entry on pullback. just adjust it with your trading plan and money management .

Swing trading takes more than 3 hours to a day, those are scalping and day trading, swing trading can take days to weeks and also few months.

Haha this type of trading happens in just the imagination of a trader, in reality even if you do swing trade you will wake up every day and see the market, every day you will seek validation for your trading idea from the market

Do not get me wrong, swing traders are not taking risks like scalpers and day traders, swing traders are patient and trade healthily which is what I am talking about. Because someone is a holder, that does not mean he will not also check the market daily also but they are not disturbed by not checking the market frequently like scalpers and day traders.

[Anguwa]

Actually, a few weeks ago, I tried sewing trading and discovered that it truly works for me. I bought KCS from KuCoin exchange around $17 and sold when the market started to bounce back at $21. Although the profit was little, at least I didn't lose. I prefer swing trading over holding coins because I don't have peace of mind when I hold them; I'm always worrying about when they'll rise and checking them, so I end up selling them after a few weeks. It's preferable for me to conduct swing trading.

[Maestro75]

But between the two i would go for swing trades over holding, had it been 10 years ago when volatility was aggressive i would say hodl.

HODL is safer than anything else. But we all want to stay in a bit of an action and some drama because we are humans.

That drama is what makes alot of inventors turn traders because they want to quickly swing for profit and then get back on the project with more. There is someone somewhere who will never consider swinging at all even when it is obvious that the token will dump. These ones do not like taking risk and they will be the first to accept that holding is safer. I like to hold most times too but it is not that am afraid of risk. It is mostly because I want to keep that token.