Is it better to invest or trade Bitcoin?

[KiaKia]

From the beginning of Bitcoin birth, long term holders have always be the most profitable of them all and it's also more safer, no risk in holding Bitcoin than to risk of possible lost of asset through carelessness or silly mistakes.

Since you are new, read more about Bitcoin and know the best wallets to use for storing Bitcoin for long term and start trading if you like, but know that trading is very risky, you can lose money in trading easily that's why you need to reshape your skills in time.

You lose money invest in Bitcoin only if you sell at a lower price, Bitcoin is more like Gold and that's why you can keep holding for years to come, as you can see even Black Rock and other big giants in the financial worlds are going Big into crypto space, they won't come near if Bitcoin is trash.

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[Rruchi man]

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Technically traders are still investors. Because rather than accumulating bitcoins by direct purchase and then waiting for it to gain in value, traders try to make profit from the market by predicting it's movement. The aim of everyone is to make profit from bitcoins, and buying bitcoins (investment), trading or even mining bitcoins are all ways to profit. They are all good.

Investing in bitcoins does not require as much technical knowledge as trading and mining bitcoin demand.

[bayu7adi]

Long-term investment is the wiser choice. With it, you won't have to worry about complex analyses like day traders who must always be ready in front of their computers, gazing at candlestick charts. Long-term investment can be done at any time; you simply buy and then almost forget about it, so your emotions don't get mixed up when bearish prices come early. I am very confident that, in the end, the price of BTC will rise as well.

In long-term investments, you will have more time to focus on other productive matters. This way, your income will come from various sources, making you wealthier more quickly.

As long as Bitcoin is not an instant money generator, waiting is the most appropriate approach. There's no need to rush for quick profits because network growth and wider adoption also take time. Fundamentally, Bitcoin holds great promise for the future.

[pixie85]

I'd ask you how long do you have to hold bitcoin for it to turn from a trade to an investment.

You buy bitcoin and sell it on the same day - that's easy, you are trading
What if you hold for a week and sell after that?
How about a month?
A year?
2 years so that you buy in a bear market and sell in a new bull cycle? Is that trading?

I feel like most people trade it just depends on the time they're willing to hold. For some people it's a few days but for others a few years.

[AYOBA]

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.

Only your decision can inform you of the risks involved in both, because both trading and investing carry hazard of their own risks, so how will not advise someone to trade. Especially beginner, in particular, cannot begin his trading path without prior understanding. You've studied a variety of methods and techniques, as well as their abilities and how they work. However, investing is simply for you to learn how to keep your Bitcoin safe in your wallet and to invest only the amount of money you can afford to lose.

[I_Anime]

Investment is a form of trading. Everything boils down to you. Your available time? The profit you aiming for and the project you dealing with. For example holding Bitcoin for a long term is profitable bit same can't be said about most altcoins. I believe Any is better based on the project and your targets.

[batang_bitcoin]

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.

No doubt that investing is better. As you have said that it requires lower risk and you're for the long term and that's the type I am. Time will come that I have to trade the Bitcoins that I am holding for long term so that's the next move. We all need to trade Bitcoins for us to experience the profit from it because if we don't, value might get lower when we're in the bull run and we will miss the time of profiting. That is the reason why you need to trade when you are in profit, when you're done in long term and you've got that much already. Then, you can practice trading whether it's with Bitcoins or altcoins of your choice because you're just gonna do it care free and you're fine doing it without nothing to worry about because you've already made profit from your long term hold.

[Natalim]

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

Everyone has their preference and wants, and of course, the level of their understanding and capabilities.
I, therefore, chose to invest because I knew in myself that I was not really good at trading. Though sometimes I do this but with limited time only as I thought that the more I trade, the more I make mistakes and losses.

While investing, I can sure myself that can certainly make a profit. That is why I don't make myself hard so I choose where I have confidence and where I can perform so well.

[kawetsriyanto]

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.

How big the risk will depend on the knowledge and experience of the investors/traders. Although investment is safer, it can be riskier if we don't have enough knowledge about it. Moreover, if we has a lack of experience in crypto investment. Meanwhile, trading can be safer if we know well how to trade properly. There are many day traders that can gain profits almost every day, they know how to gain profits effectively although the profits aren't really big.

Well, method will be adopted/applied based on the knowledge of the investors/traders. That's why it is required sufficient knowledge to know the wright method/strategy to apply.

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

Both are good, many people do both investment and trading together. I think we don't need to choose which one is the best.
If we trade Bitcoin besides we invest in Bitcoin, we can get profits daily/weekly. We don't need to wait for few years to get profits. So, we don't feel bored to wait for the profits from Bitcoin investment only.

[LogitechMouse]

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

Both have pros, and cons, and you already said some of them like the risks of doing both.

It's a subjective thing knowing that not all can do trading, and at the same time, not all have the patience to hold Bitcoins for quite some time. Some are doing investing alone, and will just hold Bitcoin. Some are trading since they're good at it, while there are some who are doing both of them because they're capable to.

Overall, it will depend on you OP on which suits best for you. You can try them both if you want to since holding especially with Bitcoin doesn't require that much research compare to when you want to trade where you need to make some research, and analysis. Good luck OP... I guess.

[headingnorth]

99% of traders lose money in the long run. Everyone thinks they can outsmart the market, but most end up losing their shirt.
Sure there are a few who make good money as day traders. But for every one that makes money there are a hundred others who lose money.

In short, trading is dumb. Your odds of making money trading are worse than if you gambled your money in a Vegas casino.

[gunhell16]

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.

If you want to trade Bitcoin and are new to this kind of business, you will need to learn about Bitcoin trading in the space. It means that there is a correct process because if you start the wrong process here, you probably won't get a good profit here in Bitcoin. In short, if you're a beginner, it's inevitable that you'll try to trade even if you don't know anything, and you'll just base your trading on chance or chance analysis.

So it's better if you know that you don't know anything about it. You should invest in the meantime, so that at least you won't have any hassle and worry. Just hold it for the long term and wait for the right time. To sell it, you can earn Bitcoin for sure while you learn it.

[yazher]

It's better to invest for the long term if you don't have comprehensive knowledge about trading because you might end up losing your capital if you mess up with the wrong moves. in order to be a successful trader you need to go through a lot of trial and error and you need a lot of money from that because it needs personal experience in order to catch up and learn the movement of the price and how trading works in the crypto market. therefore, you can just simply invest and hold for the long term and at the same time, read some basic knowledge regarding trade.

[Assface16678]

It's better to invest for the long term if you don't have comprehensive knowledge about trading because you might end up losing your capital if you mess up with the wrong moves. in order to be a successful trader you need to go through a lot of trial and error and you need a lot of money from that because it needs personal experience in order to catch up and learn the movement of the price and how trading works in the crypto market. therefore, you can just simply invest and hold for the long term and at the same time, read some basic knowledge regarding trade.

Investing doesn't mean you will just hold a currency or crypto; it still requires analysis and knowledge. why? Investing in or holding a cryptocurrency is not just buying and waiting to earn. No, that's not it. You will first need to know if this price is the right price to buy or if this is the right time to buy and hold. What if you buy bitcoin at a certain price but it doesn't go well? There's a right timing and certain point perfect to buy and hold a coin. So both investing and trading require knowledge and analysis; it's just that they have different levels. Well, it depends on the person's reference to what they can do and what they want to do. But for me, it has the same risk and a lot of profit potential. For me, I do both trading for short-term earnings and investing or holding for long-term earnings.

[Cryptomultiplier]

It is better to HoDL than trade BTC as a new comer or newbie, because the intricacies of trading is such that unless one has understood it before joining this forum, one has to learn and understand and observe the strategies being used by those ahead of us to trade and earn efficiently as well as as one who maintained a HoDL stand over a duration of Time.
Keeping the coins or HoDlings safe is another practice that may require the right guide to ascertain and dicipher the best trading savings tools/wallet to use.

[boty]

It's better to invest for the long term if you don't have comprehensive knowledge about trading because you might end up losing your capital if you mess up with the wrong moves. in order to be a successful trader you need to go through a lot of trial and error and you need a lot of money from that because it needs personal experience in order to catch up and learn the movement of the price and how trading works in the crypto market. therefore, you can just simply invest and hold for the long term and at the same time, read some basic knowledge regarding trade.

Investing doesn't mean you will just hold a currency or crypto; it still requires analysis and knowledge. why? Investing in or holding a cryptocurrency is not just buying and waiting to earn. No, that's not it. You will first need to know if this price is the right price to buy or if this is the right time to buy and hold. What if you buy bitcoin at a certain price but it doesn't go well? There's a right timing and certain point perfect to buy and hold a coin. So both investing and trading require knowledge and analysis; it's just that they have different levels. Well, it depends on the person's reference to what they can do and what they want to do. But for me, it has the same risk and a lot of profit potential. For me, I do both trading for short-term earnings and investing or holding for long-term earnings.

We need to understand well what we will choose before doing it so that we don't experience losses in investing or trading. If we can do these two things then we will be able to get profits from the investments and trades we make, but investing certainly takes a long time. to be able to make a profit and in trading, if we can analyze the market well, of course we will easily get a profit from the trades we make. Yes, you are right, in every investment or trade there is a risk of making a profit or losing, so we have to be very careful in doing so.

[spectre71]

Yes. They are not mutually exclusive.

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

When investing or trading in Bitcoin, you have to take risks. Because both investing and trading are risky. But investing is less risky than trading.  Investing in Bitcoin requires you to be patient and hold for a long time. If the market dips a bit by investing, you can't get restless, trust Bitcoin and hold for a long time. If you don't hold for a long time, you won't be able to earn much profit. But to do trading you need to understand the market. Many people think that trading is very easy but actually it is very difficult if you have no knowledge about the market. It may be that you can be damaged by wrong trading. If you have good knowledge about trading then you can do trading. Finally I would say investing in Bitcoin is better than trading.

[BALIK]

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

As a beginner, investing and holding is better than trading when your knowledge is zero. You can combine both if you have enough time for them, you don't have to choose just one and no one is forcing you to do that. Divide your capital in half to hold bitcoin and the other half for daily trading or divide it in the ratio you feel is right for you. Personally, I don't spend all my time on the market so I just hold and the rest of the time I work on my businesses. Whether you hold or trade, don't just depend on the market, always have a job with outside income that will be good for your investments.

[michellee]

It all depends on your ability to trade. If you have the analytical skills to trade, you can trade and invest in Bitcoin at the same time. You can get two benefits: increasing the number of Bitcoins or stablecoins.

But to trade in Bitcoin, you must have patience because spot trading cannot expect to sell at a high price immediately. Sometimes, we have to wait a few days before we can sell at a high price. But if the Bitcoin market is bull-run, you can sell at a high price.

Trading Bitcoin can be done in the short, medium, and long term. However, it depends on the Bitcoin market situation because the Bitcoin market cannot always rise continuously. We have experienced that the Bitcoin market was in a sideways position some time ago, so we must wait until the price increases before selling it.

But if you doubt your trading abilities, it is better to choose the investment. Buying and holding Bitcoin will be better for you and you can use the DCA method to invest in Bitcoin.