Holding is better than trading

[Oshosondy]

Let me brief it.

Trading is good if you understand it, but some people will never understand how to trade but they will continue to lose. If you have been losing in trading, it is a good advise for you to just hold for bull market to come. You still have time to earn weekly or monthly and safe part of your money in bitcoin and make more researches but avoid shit coins. Do not let it be too late before you will understand this. There is opportunity in crypto.

But if you are making money in trading, it is good for you. Earn money and hold also.

[memehunter]

IMO, you are referring to short term/intra day trading,

Trading is good if you understand it, but some people will never understand how to trade but they will continue to lose.

There is nothing to understand for intra day/short term traders. You will simply lose in the long term just like a casino because you are essentially betting on random noise (I hope you are trading in big enough efficient markets) . I am talking about an average trader who will always fall short in front of insiders and ultra fast 'High Frequency Trading Firms'.

 

it is a good advise for you to just hold for bull market to come.

It is a long term trading not 'investment'. There is a difference in approach and mindset when it comes to investment, the time frame will also be much bigger than just waiting for bull market.   

[Oshosondy]

IMO, you are referring to short term/intra day trading

Yes, this is the type of trading that has been estimated that over 85% of traders are losing. There was even one that I read and brought to this forum but with no solid research that 97% of traders are losing.

There is nothing to understand for intra day/short term traders. You will simply lose in the long term just like a casino because you are essentially betting on random noise (I hope you are trading in big enough efficient markets) . I am talking about an average trader who will always fall short in front of insiders and ultra fast 'High Frequency Trading Firms'.

Exactly, only few traders make money makes what you are saying to be very valid. Only patient traders are making money and they do not use leverage and they are not use to stop loss than what greedy traders believe.

[sleepfirefly]

you have two choices: either you learn and improve or you stop. there’s no shame in admitting something isn’t for you but at least try first to learn and find ways to improve your trading skills.

[EarnOnVictor]

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But if you are making money in trading, it is good for you. Earn money and hold also.

You have a beautiful conclusion here, as trading and investing (holding) are good, and it depends on the experience/prowess of the person and their track record of engaging in the two.

In spite of this, investing will always be the low-risk option and trading the high-risk option. Engaging in the two together, based on one's risk affinity, is the best, as this ensures the "taste" of the two, which will technically average the risk somewhat.

[knowngunman]

you have two choices: either you learn and improve or you stop. there’s no shame in admitting something isn’t for you but at least try first to learn and find ways to improve your trading skills.

On the contrary, traders want to improve but they don't want to learn. They consider learning as probably a waste of time simply because they lacked patience. To make it worse, they don't want to stop either. Instead, they rely on trial and error which is more of gambling than skill. This is why majority of traders today are losing instead of making profit. Trading is a risky investment but that's not the only reason why people lose money, it's because they want the right thing but don't want to do the right thing.

If you cannot invest in your time to improve, don't even attempt to start because it's hard to quit some time just like gambling addiction. Do it traditional way, just buy, hold and watch closely until your target is hit.