Is it better to invest or trade Bitcoin?

[hypothetical]

All of us who are involved in cryptocurrency have heard and know to some extent about investing and trading.But I know that there are risks in investing and trading.To do these you need to know some basic things and gain experience.The main difference between investing and trading is the investment period, methodology, risk-taking propensity. Whether you are an investor or a trader depends on your financial needs and investment goals. Investing is long-term and involves low risk, while trading is short-term and involves high risk. Both methods can be profitable if the right strategy is adopted.
Which one is better if I want to invest and trade bitcoins.

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[noorman0]

The answer depends on your preference, each provides commensurate returns. We know that trading requires more complex strategies and takes more time. If you want to get started, some things you need to prepare include:

- Trading: technical and fundamental analysis, mental/psychological training.
- Investments: How to secure assets and maintain privacy.

[SamReomo]

I recommend you to choose the path of investing if you want huge profits from Bitcoin because trading is something that only a few people can understand fully and most of the traders often tend to lose money instead of earning any profits. I'm a trader myself and I can surely say that trading is a very risky thing for most people, and the main reason for such risk is that people want huge profits in short time which isn't likely to happen.

If you really want to have better profits as a trader then you'll have to be patient and give proper time to master a trading strategy and once you master it then only make trades according to that strategy. The investors simply invest in an asset in this case (Bitcoin) and wait for at least 2-5 years before selling that asset to earn profits. The longer we hold the higher will be the profits and that's why people say HODL your Bitcoin if you want to have a life free from financial worries.

[armanda90]

Actually which one better between invest or trade bitcoin depend on your financial condition, if you have dependent financial condition to be investor is better than trading with potential or opportunity on the future bitcoin will up drastically more than 50% to 70%. But if your financial condition still not dependent I don't think to be investor is better than trader. You need passive income or taking profit in daily day as not good financial condition but if you have another income from salary payment on company working its better to be long term holding as investor.

Have positive and negative side when becoming short term or trader in bitcoin trading, when imagination with bitcoin success break out to higher price we are disappointed moment why not hold bitcoin for long term or to be investor.

[Zoomic]

Investing is long-term and involves low risk, while trading is short-term and involves high risk. Both methods can be profitable if the right strategy is adopted.
Which one is better if I want to invest and trade bitcoins.

You have said it all here. Investing which you called long term and which involves low risk also may provide low profit compareed to the commutative profit of trading which will be comparatively higher. But the trading involves not only higher risk, but also higher capital in order to make good daily profits
While someone who does not actually understand the market very well can invest and yet make good profits, someone who doesn't know about the charts and doesn't understand day trading will only lose all their capitals.

Another consideration is the amount of time you want to give cryptocurrency. While a day trader may need to make trading their full time job. Someone investing will only make passive profits and still have time to do other things

[HeRetiK]

Trading is a great way to waste a lot of time only to be outperformed by the market.

Sure, with a lot of time and patience one might eventually become a profitable trader, but in my opinion the opportunity cost is not really worth it (i.e. the time spent on learning how to trade could also be spent on building a career that in many cases might be both more fullfilling and profitable, the latter allowing for a larger deployment of capital and thus more gains in the long run).

Unless of course becoming a trader is the career you want to build, but even then striving for a career in the finance sector first and then diving into trading might be the more effective path.

[cabron]

Trading is a great way to waste a lot of time only to be outperformed by the market.

Sure, with a lot of time and patience one might eventually become a profitable trader, but in my opinion the opportunity cost is not really worth it (i.e. the time spent on learning how to trade could also be spent on building a career that in many cases might be both more fullfilling and profitable, the latter allowing for a larger deployment of capital and thus more gains in the long run).

Unless of course becoming a trader is the career you want to build, but even then striving for a career in the finance sector first and then diving into trading might be the more effective path.

For the lack of opportunity to land a job these days, building a career as crypto trader might just be a good idea. He just has to spend a lot of money and time to learn though. Training yourself to trade is gonna be fun but also horrifying once he experiences these I guess he can decide which route he wants to go. 

To me its easier to just become a trader during a bull run and just be a long-term holder in the bear market. Just keep busy while waiting for the bull market again by becoming a gambler.

[Crypto Library]

Which one is better if I want to invest and trade bitcoins.

I think your question is answered in your post. My personal opinion is that trading means investment whether it is long term or short time trading. But in the case of short term trading, I think trading skills are more necessary, especially in the field of technical analysis. Moreover, here you have to keep an eye on the various updates related to crypto currency.
So considering these aspects, I think short time trading is a little more harder than long-term trading. I am not saying that analysis is not required in the case of long term trading, but in that case, if you know some fundamental things, if you follow a DCA strategy and invest, there is a possibility of getting a good profit later. So I will tell you if you are new then start investment by managing a long term DCA. Also, if you are interested in short-term trading, then also learn about various technical analyses.

[Rap111]

Of course, you can first consider trading and investing with the money you earn from trading. You should always have a strong back. Do not play the last match to lose.

[Zlantann]

All of us who are involved in cryptocurrency have heard and know to some extent about investing and trading.But I know that there are risks in investing and trading.To do these you need to know some basic things and gain experience.The main difference between investing and trading is the investment period, methodology, risk-taking propensity. Whether you are an investor or a trader depends on your financial needs and investment goals. Investing is long-term and involves low risk, while trading is short-term and involves high risk. Both methods can be profitable if the right strategy is adopted.

Trading requires some specialised skills, which is why it is not proper to start without acquiring them. Trading is one of the easiest ways to lose your Bitcoin but the benefit of trading is that it could bring short-term profit. Investors are long-term hodlers and the risk involved is minimal. Although you need to have some basic knowledge about Bitcoin investment, it is not as complicated as trading. The most important knowledge you need as a Bitcoin holder is how to keep your coin safe since you will be keeping it for a long time. Bitcoin investors are patient and brave enough to keep holding even when the media is filled with news that can propel FUD.    

Which one is better if I want to invest and trade bitcoins.

I can tell you to be a trader or an investor, you have to make your choice based on the research you have carried out. There are successful Bitcoin traders that have made a fortune from it. And others have also failed in the trading Bitcoin sub-ecosystem. There are also many investors that have reaped some handsome rewards from their long-term investments.
        

[Faisal2202]

All of us who are involved in cryptocurrency have heard and know to some extent about investing and trading.But I know that there are risks in investing and trading.To do these you need to know some basic things and gain experience.The main difference between investing and trading is the investment period, methodology, risk-taking propensity. Whether you are an investor or a trader depends on your financial needs and investment goals. Investing is long-term and involves low risk, while trading is short-term and involves high risk. Both methods can be profitable if the right strategy is adopted.
Which one is better if I want to invest and trade bitcoins.

You already knew the difference and the risk involved in both. So, how it is still so difficult for you to decide, I think you love your money so much that now you don't want to see it moving into another form, either making you lose or profit. Well, if that's the case, then first you have to stop doing that, and should make up your mind first. What is your time period, in which you wanted to make a profit, what is your capital, because in holding we might start with lower capital but in trading, we need more money to start.

In my thoughts, if I were in your place, and I have little knowledge of investing and trading, and my aim is to make a profit out of my $1000 dollars, then I would definitely go for holding, at the current moment, because the market is moving up and making trades in this highly volatile market is so the risk for a newbie. And for start doing trading, you first have to learn a lot of strategies and techniques, means, learning to trade is harder than learning the basics of Holding. Besides all this, I would go for holding, as the current market is in favor of doing holding.

Let's say, you have $1000 dollars and you want to do a lump sum at the current market rate, you will get 0.03218 BTC and if you hold it till BTC reaches $100,000 or more, you will be able to make $2000 profit on your $1000 capital. This is good in my sight, but you can definitely make more in trading but you have to be careful and I don't think you can make that much money if you select the BTC pair. Maybe in Alts you can make it.

[ajiz138]

It is better to invest with low risk than trading requires a lot of skills that are needed, if you only rely on bitcoin trading alone especially in spot trading it will not produce better unless you trade futures but you know how risky it is in futures trading.

If you want to trade, have you mastered the techniques what @noorman0 said? Or are you just getting started, if so then choose the investment route because you won't need anything except to hold and store assets in a non-custodial wallet.
Although before I did trading it was no more good risk is always there, so now switch to investment with low risk.

[ZAINmalik75]

Trading is a great way to waste a lot of time only to be outperformed by the market.

Sure, with a lot of time and patience one might eventually become a profitable trader, but in my opinion the opportunity cost is not really worth it (i.e. the time spent on learning how to trade could also be spent on building a career that in many cases might be both more fullfilling and profitable, the latter allowing for a larger deployment of capital and thus more gains in the long run).

I don't know why, but you are spitting facts about me,  I just stepped into future trading, a few days back, and the experience was not so fascinating, Lost all of the profit and capital. But the experience of learning and observing the risk and on-field experience was really good. The time to learn, practice, and memorize the basics and lessons of trading are too difficult but I would say they are not that difficult and worth it. Because even if you become a software engineer or website developer, and find a job, and start making some good money, you cannot make money, that a person who started with you, and is in trading.

I have seen people shifting toward crypto trading even after doing a job and making a good career.

Unless of course becoming a trader is the career you want to build, but even then striving for a career in the finance sector first and then diving into trading might be the more effective path.

I would call it the total wastage of time.

[Yatsan]

If you’re not fond of checking every price action of Bitcoin then long term investment would be best. Trading is a more complicated way to earn profit from this industry. Trading would let you maximize your profit IF you will be making the right trade; profit is bigger if you’re an experienced trader. But if you have a large capital and you’re not that familiar with patterns in market price of Bitcoin then simply wait for a low market value and invest, then just hold it until satisfactory of profit. Which is better? Depends on your capital, knowledge, and risk tolerance in this industry. I suggest engaging to one which would suit you well.

[Mpamaegbu]

OP, both are good. Doing any of the two (or both) will depend on you and your level of exposure to it (them). However, if you're a greenhorn in this industry I suggest you just buy and hodl. Don't trade, except you've got any trading skills (I doubt, anyway, if you've).

[Abu-Naim]

All of us who are involved in cryptocurrency have heard and know to some extent about investing and trading.But I know that there are risks in investing and trading.To do these you need to know some basic things and gain experience.The main difference between investing and trading is the investment period, methodology, risk-taking propensity. Whether you are an investor or a trader depends on your financial needs and investment goals. Investing is long-term and involves low risk, while trading is short-term and involves high risk. Both methods can be profitable if the right strategy is adopted.
Which one is better if I want to invest and trade bitcoins.

The decision of what to do between trading and investing is yours, provided that you are aware of the risk involved.

Long-term bitcoin investment has advantages over short-term investments because it entails less risk and requires less knowledge of the market and charts for cryptocurrencies; you only need to learn how to keep your bitcoin secure in your wallet, as opposed to trading, which necessitates that you understand the fundamentals of market movement, charts, and various strategies to prevent excessive loss.

[The Cryptovator]

Your concern should be trade or hold. Because when you enter into trading and buy a coin, you have already invested in it. Now you are part of the coin; if it dumps, then you lose; if it pumps, you gain. Hold means you hold it for a long time until you reach your desired price. Any cryptocurrency investment is highly risky. No matter whether you are trading or holding. Usually 'Investing' we mean investing in a brand new project. But it seems you mean it as a long-term holding. There are no high or low risks; you may lose big from both. I will advise you to make a decision based on your experience. If you aren't a very good trader, then you might choose to hold. Also, you should understand when you should hold, so experience and knowledge in crypto will play a major role.

[Cookdata]

I recommend you to choose the path of investing if you want huge profits from Bitcoin because trading is something that only a few people can understand fully and most of the traders often tend to lose money instead of earning any profits. I'm a trader myself and I can surely say that trading is a very risky thing for most people, and the main reason for such risk is that people want huge profits in short time which isn't likely to happen.

If you really want to have better profits as a trader then you'll have to be patient and give proper time to master a trading strategy and once you master it then only make trades according to that strategy. The investors simply invest in an asset in this case (Bitcoin) and wait for at least 2-5 years before selling that asset to earn profits. The longer we hold the higher will be the profits and that's why people say HODL your Bitcoin if you want to have a life free from financial worries.

You should have weigh the both side for OP so that he can pick one after going through the merit and demerit of the two options. Recommending investment isn't a bad one, that's what every newbie does but saying that he will profit a huge profits is misleading because you are giving him/her high hope without even asking for his capital. If OP is really going into bitcoin as an investment and want to earn huge, his profits will be inversely proportional to his capital, if the capital is in a very reasonable amount, he will make some gains too and vice versa, don't expect huge profit with $100 capital investment.

Bitcoin hodl is the best, I can assure on that if you hodl(hold) for long time but if trading has its own merit as well, when you have the knowledge and understanding, it's profitable but it requires your time and effort in understanding the market. You will also lose some money too, know this and know peace but with consistency in bullrun, you will plug some dollars from trading bitcoin.

[Twentyonepaylots]

Either of these two can give you profit, but doing both can give you massive profits. It all depends on how are you willing to invest time with bitcoin or crypto in general, if you have ample of time you may wanna spend in trading because trading is a good way in market to gain profit in daily or regular intervals you want. On the other hand, if you don't wanna be on your monitor in most of your time, then you can invest and hold bitcoin until such time that market turns green or enter a bull market. But trading involves more risks thank merely holding your bag, it's like walking on the streets trying to buy the cheapest coins vs holding your bag while watching tv program at home.

[Charles-Tim]

If this should be a kind of advice, I will not advise you to trade. This is because it is like you are new to trading. But if you are not new to it and you have made many trades and you actually make profits, then you can trade, but if you are not a trader, this is not the perfect time to trade. Just invest.

But if you insist and just want to trade, out of the 100% money that you want to use to invest and trade, use 1% to learn how to trade, 9% for trading and use the remaining 90% for investing in bitcoin. Trading is very risky and it is best to use the amount of money that you can afford to lose to trade.