Is trading more stressful mentally than long term investment?

[SamReomo]

My psychological state was stable in accumulation Bitcoin weekly in long term Bitcoin investment but in trading it is completely different and stressful. Instead of wasting our nerves, I am realizing more and more that we should accumulate Bitcoin for the long term. Trading is a mental stressor.

If accumulation works for you then go for that if trading + accumulation in combination works for you go for that but if trading doesn't work for you then stop doing it and instead continue that accumulation and DCA strategy. For me both work, I never get stressed from spot trading because those who become patient can make good profits from trading but if it's causing stress then it's better to avoid trading at all.

[Powerjumboo]

A few days ago I bought some coins separately for trading. I am not new to trading, I started trading before starting Bitcoin investment and now I am accumulating Bitcoin regularly. I started trading in an attempt to use that experience. I had lost my funds from trading before but I did not want to lose again now. But I realize that there is a mental urge or anxiety to look at the portfolio every now and then. The purpose of looking at the portfolio is to see how much my capital size has changed. This is creating a mental anguish for me and I am not able to focus on my work

Do you have this situation in spot trading or is it happening to me? I would like to know this matter from you.

My psychological state was stable in accumulation Bitcoin weekly in long term Bitcoin investment but in trading it is completely different and stressful. Instead of wasting our nerves, I am realizing more and more that we should accumulate Bitcoin for the long term. Trading is a mental stressor.

Trading increases stress, not for everyone, but for me, and like you, I keep checking my portfolio to see how much my portfolio has improved. Trading is very risky and increases my stress. On the day I trade, I don't pay much attention to other things. I always focus on my trading portfolio, which is why I don't want to get involved in trading anymore. Apart from that, I am not very experienced, so I try to stay away from trading and focus more on investing because investing is much less stressful than trading.

[OsaiEmma]

A few days ago I bought some coins separately for trading. I am not new to trading, I started trading before starting Bitcoin investment and now I am accumulating Bitcoin regularly. I started trading in an attempt to use that experience. I had lost my funds from trading before but I did not want to lose again now. But I realize that there is a mental urge or anxiety to look at the portfolio every now and then. The purpose of looking at the portfolio is to see how much my capital size has changed. This is creating a mental anguish for me and I am not able to focus on my work

Do you have this situation in spot trading or is it happening to me? I would like to know this matter from you.

My psychological state was stable in accumulation Bitcoin weekly in long term Bitcoin investment but in trading it is completely different and stressful. Instead of wasting our nerves, I am realizing more and more that we should accumulate Bitcoin for the long term. Trading is a mental stressor.

Of course, there is this mental stress always attached to trading. That anxiety and urge to always look at ur portfolio or trades is very very common, but it is mostly common amongst newbies.

When I started trading newly, I always have that anxiety and urge, but with time, it reduced. If u start making profits and have more experience, that anxiousness will reduce a lot, but it will still b there to some degree.

So yeah, what ur experiencing is common, and that's because u just started again after a long time.

[fuguebtc]

Trading increases stress, not for everyone, but for me, and like you, I keep checking my portfolio to see how much my portfolio has improved. Trading is very risky and increases my stress. On the day I trade, I don't pay much attention to other things. I always focus on my trading portfolio, which is why I don't want to get involved in trading anymore. Apart from that, I am not very experienced, so I try to stay away from trading and focus more on investing because investing is much less stressful than trading.

Trading requires us to spend many hours sitting in front of a screen watching, tracking, and analyzing the market before entering a position. It can be said that this is a mentally exhausting job, causing stress and pressure. Therefore, if someone say that trading does not stress them out or tire them out. They are either lying or gambling, not actually trading

Trading is stressful and exhausting work, with no guarantee of anything in return.

[Powerjumboo]

Trading increases stress, not for everyone, but for me, and like you, I keep checking my portfolio to see how much my portfolio has improved. Trading is very risky and increases my stress. On the day I trade, I don't pay much attention to other things. I always focus on my trading portfolio, which is why I don't want to get involved in trading anymore. Apart from that, I am not very experienced, so I try to stay away from trading and focus more on investing because investing is much less stressful than trading.

Trading requires us to spend many hours sitting in front of a screen watching, tracking, and analyzing the market before entering a position. It can be said that this is a mentally exhausting job, causing stress and pressure. Therefore, if someone say that trading does not stress them out or tire them out. They are either lying or gambling, not actually trading

Trading is stressful and exhausting work, with no guarantee of anything in return.

Yes, you are absolutely right because before entering into trading, you have to observe the market and spend a few hours analyzing it thoroughly. Analyzing the market can be very tiring, and besides, trading is never easy. You have to endure mental stress to trade. You cannot trade peacefully without mental stress. Every time I have traded, I have been under mental stress because my experience was also less when I analyzed, I did it on assumptions, and since I started trading, more mental stress has arisen because if you trade with assumptions, you cannot analyze the market well.

[batang_bitcoin]

Trading requires us to spend many hours sitting in front of a screen watching, tracking, and analyzing the market before entering a position. It can be said that this is a mentally exhausting job, causing stress and pressure. Therefore, if someone say that trading does not stress them out or tire them out. They are either lying or gambling, not actually trading

Trading is stressful and exhausting work, with no guarantee of anything in return.

This is the traditional trading that we used to grow up. But these days, with those automatic setup of setting when to buy and sell, that won't require you long hours of watching the market in front of your computer monitor. Although the analysis should still be there and that's how you'll determine the buying and selling price that you'll set up. The real trading is really causing a lot of exhaustion and pressure compared to investing because you're looking in the results of the next years and not with a few time rate of frames within the day.

[Rubuchi]

Those two are different and they can’t be viewed from the same perception. You should not see trading as a mental stressor since it doesn’t work for you or find a better path to be here than being a trader. What you don’t understand from trading could just be a little path to your success in it, but when you give up, it all feels like you never wanted to make something out of it or was never ready for what is to come of it. Bitcoin accumulation is less risky than trading is, so if you’re not psychologically sound to trade, stick to accumulating bitcoin, overtime you’ll get to see your result of it.

i believe that is why we have these two options for you to make a choice based on what you think works best for you. Whether you want to accumulate more bitcoin or you choose to go through the route of trading, I believe they both give equal opportunity or at least an equitable one since the losses can also be based on the risks involved and the profitability too. Trading can be more lucrative if you understand how it works and you are willing to take the risks involved without being too greedy but trading can also cause you to count more losses easily. Investment on the other hand requires more patience and ability to wait for as long as possible to make as much profit as the system can possibly allow you. When you are investing, patience to follow your investments slowly but steadily should be what matters most to you.

[LastKiss]

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Do you have this situation in spot trading or is it happening to me? I would like to know this matter from you.

My psychological state was stable in accumulation Bitcoin weekly in long term Bitcoin investment but in trading it is completely different and stressful. Instead of wasting our nerves, I am realizing more and more that we should accumulate Bitcoin for the long term. Trading is a mental stressor.

It happened to me when I traded with leverage not spot tho because when I use spot trading, I don’t check the price that much, I just buy and hold. But when I trade with leverage, I often check my position or the price because I get anxious whenever I don’t check it.

It probably happens because I use high leverage so my mind is always distracted by the trade but whenever I use low leverage like x2 or x3, I don’t feel anxious and I don’t look at the chart very often. So I agree that trading is much more stressful compared to normal long term investing.

[Cointxz]

Trading requires us to spend many hours sitting in front of a screen watching, tracking, and analyzing the market before entering a position. It can be said that this is a mentally exhausting job, causing stress and pressure. Therefore, if someone say that trading does not stress them out or tire them out. They are either lying or gambling, not actually trading

Trading is stressful and exhausting work, with no guarantee of anything in return.

This is the traditional trading that we used to grow up. But these days, with those automatic setup of setting when to buy and sell, that won't require you long hours of watching the market in front of your computer monitor. Although the analysis should still be there and that's how you'll determine the buying and selling price that you'll set up. The real trading is really causing a lot of exhaustion and pressure compared to investing because you're looking in the results of the next years and not with a few time rate of frames within the day.

This is accurate due to the existence of bot and AI that literally can decide for you based on the parameters that you set for your trading.

However, a real trader still monitors all the price and their trade from time to time regardless of they are using this tool since there’s some occasions that requires a human touch on decision making such as a sudden price swing that will break your set limit while you knew that it will extend further due to the strong volume backing it.

Besides, full time trader has nothing to do than just watch their screen and explore price charts for patterns.

[Hatchy]

i believe that is why we have these two options for you to make a choice based on what you think works best for you. Whether you want to accumulate more bitcoin or you choose to go through the route of trading, I believe they both give equal opportunity or at least an equitable one since the losses can also be based on the risks involved and the profitability too. Trading can be more lucrative if you understand how it works and you are willing to take the risks involved without being too greedy but trading can also cause you to count more losses easily. Investment on the other hand requires more patience and ability to wait for as long as possible to make as much profit as the system can possibly allow you. When you are investing, patience to follow your investments slowly but steadily should be what matters most to you.

Well I won't say they offer equal opportunities. One is a bit risky. For someone who is into long term investment, he may barly have time worrying about the market short trends. All he does is to make sure his investment is secured and finds just a strategy to continue accumulating his coins.. for short term traders, they have to be ready to risk on short term gains. This Is where the real tension is. If you don't have the skill, you might end up losing money which would have been enough to invest in long term hodl. The truth is that no one will guarantee you profitability. They both come with risk, but how you manage your investment and time in any of them will determine your profits scales.

[batang_bitcoin]

This is the traditional trading that we used to grow up. But these days, with those automatic setup of setting when to buy and sell, that won't require you long hours of watching the market in front of your computer monitor. Although the analysis should still be there and that's how you'll determine the buying and selling price that you'll set up. The real trading is really causing a lot of exhaustion and pressure compared to investing because you're looking in the results of the next years and not with a few time rate of frames within the day.

This is accurate due to the existence of bot and AI that literally can decide for you based on the parameters that you set for your trading.

However, a real trader still monitors all the price and their trade from time to time regardless of they are using this tool since there’s some occasions that requires a human touch on decision making such as a sudden price swing that will break your set limit while you knew that it will extend further due to the strong volume backing it.

Besides, full time trader has nothing to do than just watch their screen and explore price charts for patterns.

I agree. Although the need is still there but those who are casually trading and not full time, they don't have to do such. But I know it's a trend now that it's very encouraging to do the same as the other usual traders who's got a good setup of having full 2-3 monitors for the charts. It feel different doing that and the commitment is also there. With a lot of tools these days, there could be a lot of changes on how we foresee the day traders and how the setups will be made.

[Cossyblack]

Yes, you are absolutely right because before entering into trading, you have to observe the market and spend a few hours analyzing it thoroughly. Analyzing the market can be very tiring, and besides, trading is never easy. You have to endure mental stress to trade. You cannot trade peacefully without mental stress. Every time I have traded, I have been under mental stress because my experience was also less when I analyzed, I did it on assumptions, and since I started trading, more mental stress has arisen because if you trade with assumptions, you cannot analyze the market well.

monitoring the markets for several hours is stressful and exhausting.. you cannot monitor your trades for hours and say it isn't exhausting  because it is stressful. Trading isn't just mentally stressful, seating close to the screen for many hours analysing market might damage your eyesight. I have seen traders who are doing well  through it because it works best for them but what I dislike about it is because it is mentally stressful and that is why I prefer long term investment over it. Since it works best for some people,they should stick to it but it isn't suitable for my kind of investor.

[dwyane36]

monitoring the markets for several hours is stressful and exhausting.. you cannot monitor your trades for hours and say it isn't exhausting  because it is stressful. Trading isn't just mentally stressful, seating close to the screen for many hours analysing market might damage your eyesight. I have seen traders who are doing well  through it because it works best for them but what I dislike about it is because it is mentally stressful and that is why I prefer long term investment over it. Since it works best for some people,they should stick to it but it isn't suitable for my kind of investor.

It all depends on the individual. Some people like high-frequency trading on exchanges, while others prefer to buy an asset once and forget about it for a long time.
Personally, I’m not particularly fond of intraday high-frequency trading either. I tend to prefer medium-term trading, since some alts perform quite well in the medium term, rather than in the short or long term.
As for the long term, for these purposes, mainly only BTC and a few top alts are suitable.

[TheUltraElite]

Daily trading is indeed more stressful than long term investment or long term trading. You have a goal price in mind and for that to reach you are holding it for long.

Daily a lot of changes happen in the market and if you are trying to capitalize on that you will be having stress that can break you mentally and physically. I personally dont prefer day trading but prefer long term trading.

If you are trading as a side hustle, I suggest you switch your time frame to mid-long term and gradually reduce the short term.

[junder]

I agree that trading is more mentally stressful than long-term investing, because I've done it a few times with short-term timeframes and yes it is really stressful, whereas for long-term investing we just need to keep doing it consistently and don't need to monitor it frequently. I myself do it like that.

[emmybd]

A few days ago I bought some coins separately for trading. I am not new to trading, I started trading before starting Bitcoin investment and now I am accumulating Bitcoin regularly. I started trading in an attempt to use that experience. I had lost my funds from trading before but I did not want to lose again now. But I realize that there is a mental urge or anxiety to look at the portfolio every now and then. The purpose of looking at the portfolio is to see how much my capital size has changed. This is creating a mental anguish for me and I am not able to focus on my work

Do you have this situation in spot trading or is it happening to me? I would like to know this matter from you.

My psychological state was stable in accumulation Bitcoin weekly in long term Bitcoin investment but in trading it is completely different and stressful. Instead of wasting our nerves, I am realizing more and more that we should accumulate Bitcoin for the long term. Trading is a mental stressor.

Well, short-term trading or scalping is definitely more stressful compared to long-term investment. It is even more stressful if you have used high leverage; then you have to check the price now and then. It will unnecessarily create mental anxiety. If you are trading at night, it will affect your sleep too. If you can't have sufficient sleep, then you wouldn't be able to concentrate on other things too. Many traders have been facing this type of situation. To solve this problem, they should avoid trading at night. Additionally, they ought to refrain from overtrading. Another important thing is to avoid using high leverage. It unnecessarily creates mental anxiety.

[cxtreenal]

Yes, you are absolutely right because before entering into trading, you have to observe the market and spend a few hours analyzing it thoroughly. Analyzing the market can be very tiring, and besides, trading is never easy. You have to endure mental stress to trade. You cannot trade peacefully without mental stress. Every time I have traded, I have been under mental stress because my experience was also less when I analyzed, I did it on assumptions, and since I started trading, more mental stress has arisen because if you trade with assumptions, you cannot analyze the market well.

monitoring the markets for several hours is stressful and exhausting.. you cannot monitor your trades for hours and say it isn't exhausting  because it is stressful. Trading isn't just mentally stressful, seating close to the screen for many hours analysing market might damage your eyesight. I have seen traders who are doing well  through it because it works best for them but what I dislike about it is because it is mentally stressful and that is why I prefer long term investment over it. Since it works best for some people,they should stick to it but it isn't suitable for my kind of investor.

Trading involves mental stress and the risk of losing funds, which is why many people do not like trading. For example, I expected to make high profits through trading. Initially I had started this process and I thought of buying and later selling when the price increases but trading is not that easy. As you said trading involves mental stress but I will say that along with psychological stress there is a high risk of loss.

Compared to trading, if you spend time in long term investment and even with a small amount of funds you can get high profits at the end of a certain period. There are more positive aspects of long term investment, among which if you want to apply strategies to deal with risk, you can easily do so such as the mentality of making small buying through discretionary income. By following this method you can reach a good level of long term investment and meet all your personal/family expenses.

[Mame89]

A few days ago I bought some coins separately for trading. I am not new to trading, I started trading before starting Bitcoin investment and now I am accumulating Bitcoin regularly. I started trading in an attempt to use that experience. I had lost my funds from trading before but I did not want to lose again now. But I realize that there is a mental urge or anxiety to look at the portfolio every now and then. The purpose of looking at the portfolio is to see how much my capital size has changed. This is creating a mental anguish for me and I am not able to focus on my work

Do you have this situation in spot trading or is it happening to me? I would like to know this matter from you.

My psychological state was stable in accumulation Bitcoin weekly in long term Bitcoin investment but in trading it is completely different and stressful. Instead of wasting our nerves, I am realizing more and more that we should accumulate Bitcoin for the long term. Trading is a mental stressor.

Trading is indeed more mentally stressful than long term investing. This is a fact not just an opinion many experienced investors have also stated this. Trading for example has a high decision frequency because traders must constantly monitor the market and make quick decisions and a small mistake can have a significant impact. This differs from long term investing which offers greater peace of mind with the buy-and-hold approach. We focus solely on the goal and diversify and even fluctuations don't significantly impact you.

[bitgolden]

Trading is indeed more mentally stressful than long term investing. This is a fact not just an opinion many experienced investors have also stated this. Trading for example has a high decision frequency because traders must constantly monitor the market and make quick decisions and a small mistake can have a significant impact. This differs from long term investing which offers greater peace of mind with the buy-and-hold approach. We focus solely on the goal and diversify and even fluctuations don't significantly impact you.

Mentality is very important when being a trader, if you do not have strong mental skills then you are going to get weak hands and sell and run as soon as anything happens, and panic selling is number one reason of losses in the crypto world.

Most people do a lot better if they are careful, and for that reason the best we can do right now would be working towards having a strong discipline when we are trading. If we can achieve that, then we are going to get a lot better results. This is very important.

[Fredomago]

Trading is indeed more mentally stressful than long term investing. This is a fact not just an opinion many experienced investors have also stated this. Trading for example has a high decision frequency because traders must constantly monitor the market and make quick decisions and a small mistake can have a significant impact. This differs from long term investing which offers greater peace of mind with the buy-and-hold approach. We focus solely on the goal and diversify and even fluctuations don't significantly impact you.

Mentality is very important when being a trader, if you do not have strong mental skills then you are going to get weak hands and sell and run as soon as anything happens, and panic selling is number one reason of losses in the crypto world.

Most people do a lot better if they are careful, and for that reason the best we can do right now would be working towards having a strong discipline when we are trading. If we can achieve that, then we are going to get a lot better results. This is very important.

The reason why you need to do your deep research and established first your trading skills before making your full time trade, most of the time those who lose a lot are traders who can't control their emotions thinking that in trading they may earn a lot without thinking on the other side of it, yes trading can be profitable if you fully understand the volatility and if you know how to play along with how the market switch from one spot to another, always need to have good decision making to avoid making mistake and to accept whatever the outcome to move forward.