Trading and holding of 2026 first half

[Karl_3000]

Holding is far better.

Well, this argument is a old as when Bitcoin and the entirety of the crypto industry became active. Hodling might've worked better in the early stages of this industry when Bitcoin was at a giveaway prices. We can't say that now that price is hitting the roof where small amounts invested hardly matter much anymore.

Until will put side by side a good hodler like you said, with a good trader and then expose both of them to the same capital and time duration, we aren't going to have an end to this debate.

When bitcoin get back to $126000, you will understand that holding is better, unlike traders that will see it as a loss, it is not a loss.
The link that I gave you take less than 10 minutes to understand, trading take more than that but the trader will still be losing. Browse the internet and see how many traders are losing.

It is easy to be a good holder than to be a good trader. Some people think that they are good traders but more losses will happen, trading is very the same like gambling.

Holding bitcoin and trading is not an argument, everyone on this forum accept holding bitcoin is the best, you are the I first person that I saw that against it.

[Awaklara]

However, experience will always make some people choose trading because what they make from trading is uncomparably bigger than what investing can afford them.

I guess that's not certain either. Trading might be more interesting because of the short-term gains that can be earned. But long-term investment might be better for this year's market situation. If we do trading and investing at the beginning of this year, we can compare which, actually, has given profits. The gains from short-term investment might seem smaller, but we know that in the best plan, investment is done for the long term. But I guess both can still provide profits.

[LittleTimmy]

I have been holding for the last 2 years and to be honest I have seen any profit, I am actually down approx 50% over 4 coins

Holding profits comes from a long time of waiting that is why we often say that investment in cryptocurrency like Bitcoin should be done with a long time frame in mind because that is the only way you are going to see the remarkable profits from Bitcoin investment.


You said you are holding 4 coins in your portfolio, but if I am to advice you, I think holding only Bitcoin should be the safest option, if you are holding Bitcoin for that two years, there is no way you be down with that 50% negative record in your portfolio.

Holding for 2 years and a reduction over the 4 coins not solely bitcoin.
Maybe slightly less but my wallet doesn't actually tell me what I purchased them for unless i'm using it incorrectly.

[Oshio-man]

I traded this year, but the outcome has been awful for me. As I was trading I was losing my money, which has let me know that people that are saying trading is gambling are correct despite that trading is not exactly gambling. It is better I hodl my money in bitcoin which is not stressful than to stress myself in trading which caused me to lose time and money at the same time.

This is the reason I prefer holding when the bearish season is on , it will be difficult for me to experience loss some traders are experiencing from the market because they want to be trading their bitcoin on the time in the market, once you notice that you are losing in trading, you can immediately put stop on it by holding your coins and refuse to trade until you find solution that will help you to find your way to earn income from the trading, you can lose time but losing funds is a something I will not encourage anyone to accommodate because you need funds to do other things to grow your wealth.

[Bitcoin_people]

The position of Bitcoin's price in the first half of 2026 has many people who are investing heavily in this opportunity. The Bitcoin market is already in a lot of decline and today it has reached $59k. Maybe this month the Bitcoin price may go into some more recession. Currently, Bitcoin has reached a stage that is the best time to invest in 2026 at half time as it has gone very deep. Although the Bitcoin market was very good for a few days and it touched $82k, but now it has fallen into recession again. Many will be disappointed to see this position of the market. Again, those who really plan to invest for the long term will use DCA and they will continue their investment. DCA method of investment It will be really great and those who continue it at this time will definitely get rid of losses when the market goes up.

[justdimin]

When bitcoin get back to $126000, you will understand that holding is better, unlike traders that will see it as a loss, it is not a loss.
The link that I gave you take less than 10 minutes to understand, trading take more than that but the trader will still be losing. Browse the internet and see how many traders are losing.

It is easy to be a good holder than to be a good trader. Some people think that they are good traders but more losses will happen, trading is very the same like gambling.

Holding bitcoin and trading is not an argument, everyone on this forum accept holding bitcoin is the best, you are the I first person that I saw that against it.

That is true. We can definitely have profits while holding but we never know how long we might need to hold. Considering your example, we never know when bitcoins will cross $100k again to reach another ATH. As of now, markets seems a bit bearish which might continue for a while.

A lot of people lose patience in these situations and they prefer cashing out their holdings. The lack of patience here makes them more like a trader instead of holder. Holders need to have a lot of patience because they are going to see some really brutal times where their portfolio might even drop more than -50% but still they will have to continue holding.

I think not everyone can become a holder but almost anyone can become a trader if we do not consider profitability. Anyone can start buying and selling of coins but buying and holding for a long time take guts.

[barbara44]

Usually new investors do not really know what they are getting into. Before entering, investing seems quite easy but we only realize it is otherwise once we enter the real market. There are a lot of things to learn from and initially no one will have that knowledge. Our experience is going to be our best guru here and we can only learn from our mistakes. Even listening to other successful investors will not really help because each of us has a different mindset and our thoughts can never match. It is always best to practice investing on our own.

Practice makes a man perfect. The more we learn from our experiences, the stronger our portfolio would grow. So, it is common to feel down if the market is trending in an opposite direction. That is pretty much normal and we all have gone through the same.

[leonair]

Trading is same like gambling to me and what make is to think that trading is better than gambling and that trading have less risk than gambling is because of the strategies that comes from trading but even with those strategies you still will lose in trading so ultimately you see that trading is no way to make money except you are ready to lose more than you gain.
There is zero comparison between investment which is a sure way for building long term wealth to trading that likelihood lf putting you in the minus, so it is easy to choose between the two.

Yes, it is true that trading is like a kind of gambling, no one can ever be happy by trading because sometimes they make a profit and sometimes they do not lose and in the meantime they are always under a mental pressure. No one can ever make a stable income by trading. That is why holding is the easiest and most profitable way of trading. Anyone can buy Bitcoin or some potential coins and hold them, in this case he does not need to do any further analysis and his time is not wasted. He can just hold them and spend time on his professional life. In this case, he will never have mental pressure or mental turmoil. Trading is not for everyone and not everyone can make a profit by trading and hold his own trading capital.