I have USD 2000 to invest. Should I buy Bitcoins or gold?

[uki]

HODL USD!!

Actually that may be the best option, as already stated in this thread, to keep $2000 in the US dollar. For now, we have a little bit of correction of the recent growth, but it seems that dollar is not yet done with making clear who is the king. Expect more dollar-positive news in the next months.

[kenbytes]

buying Bitcoin is a smarter decision in my opinion too, but hey, that's his own decision.

[btcxyzzz]

OFC Bitcoin, much much better investment because it can't go much down now (desperation is huge), and it can rise 20x easily.

[markj113]

Investing $2000 is not going to make you rich over a year.

BTC is a gamble has more potential upside in shorter time span but also the risk of loosing a lot more.

Gold has a lot of potential upside due to world economy going down the shitter but whether that happens in the next 1 year or 5-10 years is up for debate.  I have invested quite heavily in physical gold as I believe the price will hit $3000/oz in the next 2-3 years and $5000/oz + within 10 years.  I also have the luxury of being in no rush to sell so can hold out for the right time and price.

[uki]

Investing $2000 is not going to make you rich over a year.

BTC is a gamble has more potential upside in shorter time span but also the risk of loosing a lot more.

Gold has a lot of potential upside due to world economy going down the shitter but whether that happens in the next 1 year or 5-10 years is up for debate.  I have invested quite heavily in physical gold as I believe the price will hit $3000/oz in the next 2-3 years and $5000/oz + within 10 years.  I also have the luxury of being in no rush to sell so can hold out for the right time and price.

same here, I moved part of my play money to gold and silver, but I agree that the time-perspective on this investment is rather closer to 10 years.
If one looks for up to 1 year time perspective, then Bitcoin has much bigger potential of possible gains. Stops (stop loss) are however a must!

[ranlo]

Investing $2000 is not going to make you rich over a year.

BTC is a gamble has more potential upside in shorter time span but also the risk of loosing a lot more.

Gold has a lot of potential upside due to world economy going down the shitter but whether that happens in the next 1 year or 5-10 years is up for debate.  I have invested quite heavily in physical gold as I believe the price will hit $3000/oz in the next 2-3 years and $5000/oz + within 10 years.  I also have the luxury of being in no rush to sell so can hold out for the right time and price.

same here, I moved part of my play money to gold and silver, but I agree that the time-perspective on this investment is rather closer to 10 years.
If one looks for up to 1 year time perspective, then Bitcoin has much bigger potential of possible gains. Stops (stop loss) are however a must!

I think Bitcoin has a bigger upside as well, but solely because it's currently like a business. Gold isn't a business.

Gold, on the other hand, is a lot safer. So the question really boils down to high risk, high reward or low risk, low reward.

[uki]

same here, I moved part of my play money to gold and silver, but I agree that the time-perspective on this investment is rather closer to 10 years.
If one looks for up to 1 year time perspective, then Bitcoin has much bigger potential of possible gains. Stops (stop loss) are however a must!

I think Bitcoin has a bigger upside as well, but solely because it's currently like a business. Gold isn't a business.

Gold, on the other hand, is a lot safer. So the question really boils down to high risk, high reward or low risk, low reward.

risk-reward is one thing and time frame is the other. Both are equally important for a trading strategy. 

[dance4gold]

Tried some amt on wine investment previously...
Ended up Buy ↓ow.. Drink H↑gh..

[alani123]

Investing $2000 is not going to make you rich over a year.

BTC is a gamble has more potential upside in shorter time span but also the risk of loosing a lot more.

Gold has a lot of potential upside due to world economy going down the shitter but whether that happens in the next 1 year or 5-10 years is up for debate.  I have invested quite heavily in physical gold as I believe the price will hit $3000/oz in the next 2-3 years and $5000/oz + within 10 years.  I also have the luxury of being in no rush to sell so can hold out for the right time and price.

Right, if you're a daytrader bitcoin could be the investment for you, gold is a more conservative kind of investment given that it doesn't fluctuate so much and can payout in a longer time window.

[Natalia_AnatolioPAMM]

I have USD 2000 to invest. Should I buy Bitcoins or gold?

what you  prefer can hold upto 1 year

gold for sure if you don't wanna lose all the money
a year is far too much for a bitcoin to be trusted

Gold has been going on for thousands of years but btc can prove to much higher or larger price swings and is more exciting. Gold yes is probably safer but the profits are very small and you won't see it going up 10% in one day like btc. Year is where I think the price will be at least double, but thats my opinion

double with bitcoin? We should take into account risks.. What if it falls double? Im too conservative I'm afraid to believe in bitcoin that much

[uki]

double with bitcoin? We should take into account risks.. What if it falls double? Im too conservative I'm afraid to believe in bitcoin that much

we already mentioned that, just couple posts above yours. More reward, more risk.

[Natalia_AnatolioPAMM]

double with bitcoin? We should take into account risks.. What if it falls double? Im too conservative I'm afraid to believe in bitcoin that much

we already mentioned that, just couple posts above yours. More reward, more risk.

ah, ok, sorry. didn't notice it

[techgeek]

I would say buy 90% in gold, and 10% in bitcoin.

Gold has been proven over a decade and generations to hold. Consider bitcoin as the younger brother of gold, that wants to become like gold one day when it grows up.

You can debate the explosion of growth about bitcoin all day, but I go based on facts on history and events. But, while everyone is dictating which way it goes cause "everyone can see the future" for some reason.

Put your mind at ease, and grab a beer while the gold hedges for you. Then use it as a play money concept, to put in bitcoin a bit more based on how you see fit. Any investment shouldnt be a stressful thing to do.

[traderbit]

the first reply in my head screams 'Bitcoins'

[Bananana]

If bitcoin at 100-250$ range then buy bitcoin, if it is above 250$ already then buy gold. So its time to buy Bitcoin now...

[KenR]

I have USD 2000 to invest. Should I buy Bitcoins or gold?

what you  prefer can hold upto 1 year

With time owned only one year, I think bitcoin is a great option.
A year is a short time, you know now how bitcoin prices, with that much money, you can invest in bitcoin and sell at a higher price.
If you choose gold, within one year, I guess what you would get would not be too great compared to the bitcoin.

[gustav]

I'd go with silver, platin or maybe even copper ... gold is so last decade.

[KenR]

I'd go with silver, platin or maybe even copper ... gold is so last decade.

Why not in oil, the price of oil is now again go down, it is possible in some time to come the price will high, because now no one does not use oil even for some time to come.

[markj113]

I'd go with silver, platin or maybe even copper ... gold is so last decade.

Platinum and copper are classed as industrial metals and the world economy is on a down turn, cant see these spiking much within 1 yr.

Silver is also classed as an industrial metal but gets dragged around with gold.

[gustav]

I'd go with silver, platin or maybe even copper ... gold is so last decade.

Why not in oil, the price of oil is now again go down, it is possible in some time to come the price will high, because now no one does not use oil even for some time to come.

oil price is politics. Price can be and is controlled very easy by politics and oil industry. And supply is not scarce at all, so why oil?

I'd go with silver, platin or maybe even copper ... gold is so last decade.

Platinum and copper are classed as industrial metals and the world economy is on a down turn, cant see these spiking much within 1 yr.

Silver is also classed as an industrial metal but gets dragged around with gold.

Platinum will be expensive in times of war. Copper is volatile and becomes more scarce but can crash in case of economic crisis. So copper is only good for its insane volatility and in case you can avoid the huge premiums.
Platinum is historically more expensive than gold, right now it isn't. So there's an opportunity in platinum maybe. Its volatility can be high too.

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Palladium is in a bullmarket already btw.

All in all Silver has very good fundamentals and can easily double and tripple in price. Production is down, inventory is on historical low, demand keeps growing. It is the best electric and thermic conductor. Once the silver manipulation end you'll see it likely appreciate a lot. It was historically valued at 15:1 with gold. Producton is 7:1 with gold but in reality it can easily be more scarce than gold in the distant future. Silver is used up while gold is stored and inventory only grows year after year. So silver inventory is in decline for decades now and available inventory equals demand of 2 years which is tiny inventory and price can explode in case of higher demand. Price parity gold/siver happened in history before. Also during economic troubled times gold has been outlawed many times. Silver never was outlawed anywhere.
I think silver has massive potential. But best to make your own research on it.

Silver will be the first recource depleted. Buying and stacking physical silver for retirement (decades of timeframe) is maybe no stupid idea.