Investment or Trading

[Coyster]

We have discussed about this quite a lot of times, both in the general section of the forum and also in our local board. When it comes to crypto, i do not like to directly tell people what to do, it can always come back to bite you. E make sense pass to tell them wetin be the pros and cons and then allow them made dem take their hand choose which one better for them.

That said, me i like to buy bitcoin, hold it and spend a little from it from time to time. Trading has never been my strong point, even though i know a few things about it and i can talk about it, i don't get involved too much. Maybe because it is very risky and i do not want to "gamble" with bitcoins, because they are somewhat similar actions, trading and gambling.

[Yorubek]

The other name for trading and the possible relationship makes the whole thing simple and clear. The other name of trading is gambling and the possible relationship is shitcoining. These explains the difference between trading and investment even when or if you use the term short-term investment, it doesn't change the difference.
Yes Bitcoin investment is not guaranteed but the no guarantee if compared to trading is usually live and immediate not to forget how history has it that long time (investment) has always paid. Investment and trading are very very different from each other.

Trading is relatively risky, trading is not an easy way to make money. Long-term investment is even less risky than trading. If we can manage investments consistently by gaining the right knowledge and holding them for the long term, we can protect valuable money from inflation in the future and expect to make profits in the long term. If we start trading with the hope of making money without applying the right knowledge and strategies, the result is more likely to be a loss than a gain. Therefore, it is very important to always manage investments by gaining the right knowledge.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

So between this two, if I will advise any one trying to make a decision on which one he or she should go for, I will tell him or her to go for investment,
Investment is more suitable and friendly for most people because it requires less emotional pressure and it's more easy going. The most important requirements you need for investment is just patient, unlike trading where you easily get pressurised because of the high risk involved.
Investment allows individuals to grow their wealth steady and consistent while focusing on the long term results.

Investment and trading both have their advantages and disadvantages, in other words, we can say that it's pros and cons...
And of the major disadvantage or con of investment over trading is the fact that it requires time and patience, for someone needing something they can be doing to make money on daily basis, investment is a very bad choice since it's impossible to make money from investment the very day the investment was opened.

But in trading, it possible to make daily profit, with which one can take care of himself and his family.
But the advantage of investment over trading the fact that the money could come once and in very large sum.
Best advice I usually will give to those interested is to learn to invest and trade, no knowledge in any of this area is a waste, as a trader making daily profit, you can still be investing for long term profit, this is how to be making money full time in crypto.

[Berry2d]

Both investment and trading in bitcoin are two important means of money generation when it has to do with bitcoin processes, both have there already established systematic processes through which investment in bitcoins always pays off. Both are risk taking program but with high and low risk programme, that of investment be it long or short time investment do not require much technicality apart when buy when the price is low if not all we do is just never forget our passwords and wait the time come but that of trading involves constant buying and selling that may lead either profit or lost depending how intelligent level applied on it

[cxtreenal]

The other name for trading and the possible relationship makes the whole thing simple and clear. The other name of trading is gambling and the possible relationship is shitcoining. These explains the difference between trading and investment even when or if you use the term short-term investment, it doesn't change the difference.
Yes Bitcoin investment is not guaranteed but the no guarantee if compared to trading is usually live and immediate not to forget how history has it that long time (investment) has always paid. Investment and trading are very very different from each other.

Trading is relatively risky, trading is not an easy way to make money. Long-term investment is even less risky than trading. If we can manage investments consistently by gaining the right knowledge and holding them for the long term, we can protect valuable money from inflation in the future and expect to make profits in the long term. If we start trading with the hope of making money without applying the right knowledge and strategies, the result is more likely to be a loss than a gain. Therefore, it is very important to always manage investments by gaining the right knowledge.

To invest in Bitcoin you do not need much investment knowledge as in trading. Many experienced traders can make losses. There is nothing wrong with a long term investment because you will accumulate Bitcoin through discretionary income.

To trade you need a long time to understand the temperature of the market and you need to gain a lot of knowledge and even apply funds in risky situations because you are learning and seeking knowledge. To learn trading, you have to accept risk and with it the possibility of losing money.

To invest in Bitcoin initially learn the basics of Bitcoin accumulation and security and start with small discretionary income. Maintain consistency during the learning period and increase the amount of Bitcoin accumulation as the scope of knowledge increases and implement a continuous plan for 4-10 years.

[Oshio-man]

I have brought the two to my siblings notice to show the one they want to spend their funds, but they all prefer bitcoin investment because they are ready to learn to achieve the knowledge of bitcoin investment and start investing what they can afford to lose in the future, not that trading is not good like what I told them, but they said they prefer bitcoin investment because is related to what they are doing in live investment, but the difference now is holding the bitcoin for long term because that is where to earn a huge amount of income that will make you to introduce the investment to your love ones like what I did to my siblings that is making them to be part of bitcoin investment today, I know they will not regret if they can hold for long term because it will definitely make their bitcoin to double up.

[AGogi2003]

Patience is not the only important thing you need in investment; you also need to do good research about what you are investing in. It's not as easy as we think unless you are only limiting your investing asset to Bitcoin or a few already known value assets out there, which is not limited to cryptocurrency. Even with that, I consider research to know the right way to invest to also be very important. Investing in the wrong asset can destroy your investment faster than trading.

Sure, patient can't just make you successful in investment or trading you need to understand how he goes and make sure you're always doing the right thing. Because if you're not doing the right thing even you're patient for long term nothing will surly comes out because your missing the step. As and investors I will always chose investment more then trading because that is what can just minimise your risk, since trading is higher risk and you can lose your funds in a short term but trading can make you get profit even is for long term if you're patient you will get benefits when the times comes. And if you're focusing on bitcoin more you will get profit if you understand it and using DCA method you will be profitable in long term because is one of the best strategy for everyone that is really interesting in investing in bitcoin.

[icebar]

There is definitely a big difference between investing and trading. When a person aims to achieve long-term goals, it is investing, and when someone has short-term goals, we can consider them as traders. Being a trader is easy, but making a profit from trading is difficult. Generally, one of the common practices among traders is that they will take a trade and if they make a profit in a very short time, they will profit by selling it. But in reality, although this task is easy, it is difficult to get good profit. Moreover, the risk of a trader is also high. Those who invest for the long term will get a lot more in the long term, even if they do not get anything in the short term, which will be much more than a trader.

[Finebone]

There is definitely a big difference between investing and trading. When a person aims to achieve long-term goals, it is investing, and when someone has short-term goals, we can consider them as traders. Being a trader is easy, but making a profit from trading is difficult. Generally, one of the common practices among traders is that they will take a trade and if they make a profit in a very short time, they will profit by selling it. But in reality, although this task is easy, it is difficult to get good profit. Moreover, the risk of a trader is also high. Those who invest for the long term will get a lot more in the long term, even if they do not get anything in the short term, which will be much more than a trader.

One thing that makes trading very difficult is that you can use a week, months or days to make a lot of money, but uses just a single day to lose everything including your initials margin, if you don't know how to manage your risk. So it's not easy to be at the profitable end in trading.

While in Bitcoin investment, it's somehow easier than trading because you just have to buy and hold, but if you don't know what you need to put down in place in other to hold during emergencies situation, like having an emergency funds, you might be forced to sell even when you never wanted to due to emergencies that may take you unaware.

[Agbe]

Well, i can't really say that one is better than the other because there are people that make profit from trading and also others that make profit from investments. it's left for whoever is interested to find out which one is profitable and preferable to them, what works for you might not work for someone else. Everyone has different goals, some people only want short term profits and some prefer long term profits, so it's all about aligning yourself to what works for you.

[SmartCharpa]

You’ve said it all, you can make a quick profit on trading within a year, but at the same time you may also lose a lot of money. Trading requires the money you can trade and lose, which is the money one can afford to lose in a short period of time, not with house rent or money ment for other expenses. In trading you must have the knowledge and understanding the market, also when to buy because without having the knowledge, the trading becomes gambling because you don’t know when to enter and exit.

Sure, everyone has a different way of thinking, what is good for you may not be what the other person wants. Many people do not only see investment as a waste of time, but they also not believe that the future will be better than today, they feel something like Bitcoin will not exist one day, that is why they would rather go for a short term gain than to wait for 4 to 5 years.