I would prefer to do both. I think that gold is much more stable so I would want to invest a lot in it. I would also want to put some in bitcoin because it has more potential to increase in value but is also more unstable.
Bitcoin is really good at a moment, If I have to invest my money now then I will prefer to invest only in bitcoin, even a small investment can give me huge returns.
This is a very good sign of bitcoin is way getting better and better for this time. And for sure, many gold traders will see the potential of it.
As I can see today, bitcoin would be helpful a lot for those big time traders of gold.
If they will shift into bitcoin.
I think majority of gold traders have switched to bitcoin trading since long time, traders knows very well from where they can earn good profits, and investment is no big deal for them.
I can only add some technical details to what
bryant.coleman said. I've been very successful in Bitcoin trading (actually, it comes only second in respect to % earned through my entire trading life, though not in absolute terms). Within half a year that I traded Bitcoin I multiplied the starting capital a few times (approximately 4 to 5 times), but then I dropped Bitcoin trading altogether, though I still consider Bitcoin as one of the best vehicles for speculation and profiteering. The market is still full of clueless people with money and crazy ideas about trading or just die-hard idiots (read the trading threads to get an idea). So what's the catch? As I said it quite a lot of times already, it is not a matter of
if but sooner
when your money gets stolen by an exchange. Their name is Legion...
Every coin has two sides, and traders also know very well where they can lose money for reasons they cannot control