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Quote from: casey15 on February 09, 2024, 07:50:23 AM

Which do you prefer and think is better

Your profits will depend on how patient and capable you are with day trading and long-term holding. If you are not an experienced or professional trader, there is a risk of losing in day trading.
But it is true that day trading can generate more profits in a short period of time if the trades are exited at the right time. But it is not safe because day trading requires enough courage and free time to take the right trade.
But if you are not brave or lack skill in trading, then long-term holding is better. If you wait patiently for some time, you will make a good profit at some point

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Quote from: Ricardo11 on February 09, 2024, 03:31:12 PM

I think long term investment is better, as day trading comes with high risk. But the profit in day trading is also high. But in day trading, as there is profit, the possibility of loss is very high. In that case the investment is low-risk. If you can invest for the long term and hold for a long time, you can make a lot of money from the investment as well. Only the investment should be for long term. And never stop holding in panic. But you will be able to make a lot of money from holdings as well. I always hold using DCA method and I think long term investment is best.

Risk will still depend on the coin, the amount we put in, and our ability. If these three are poor, long-term investment will still be risky. If good, earning high can also be possible in long-term investing.

Other than the three qualities that I mentioned earlier, there is also luck, like for example if you get lucky on a new coin, it is still possible for you to earn big via short-term investing, and new coins usually don't last long, so there is still no point on hodling them. For you it was long-term hodling is the best but for others it was trading, and maybe you haven't tried trading before, for you to say that or be biased? And you only heard the feedback of others which says the same thing.

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It depends on what coin I'm holding. When it comes to memecoin, I definitely do a short term, it can even be one to two hours when buying. but for big coins like bitcoin and top 10 cmc, I do long term, I'm not really worried about price movements, I'm sure they will definitely give me maximum profit. So if asked which one I choose, it completely depends on what coin I will trade. As for my trading technique, I use the most basic indicator, namely SnR.

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Quote from: casey15 on February 09, 2024, 07:50:23 AM

Day trading involves more techniques, self discipline and rational decision making.
Which do you prefer and think is better

I think depends on one capability. Technical or day trading needs more knowledge and some parameters to be able to profit off. While long term holding is simply buying low or keeps buying and selling in a long period of time. Sometimes it took years before someone sold his coins or tokens but the profit is huge while day trader have qouta to earn daily. Im not a day trader but more like a swing trader that sold off when it hits my target.

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Most people think that you have to do one or the other. Just do whatever you want, wake up, go check the prices, go check the market, go check your balance and decide what you want to do. If you want to trade that day? Then great, go trade some that day, if you don't want to trade and just hold? Great then just hold. You could think of BTC as the only coin that you need, so never keep your money at stablecoisn or fiat for too long but aside from that the rest is understandable situations to be fair.

There is no reason to pick or choose, just do whatever you seem to think would be the best way and you could end up doing that, it would not be all that confusing and not all that life breaking situation if you do one or the other.

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it depends on where you are comfortable in daily trading or long term trading, I am more comfortable with long term trading because it doesn't interfere with my daily activities at all, if I trade daily my activities are disturbed and will be less accurate with the analysis I do briefly

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Quote from: casey15 on February 09, 2024, 07:50:23 AM

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Which do you prefer and think is better

I'll be a bit bias on this one since I don't do day trading anymore.
What worked for me is long-term holding. Lesser stress on my part, lesser risk. Yes, lesser reward but my quality of life is better now than doing day-trading.

I tried to trade 3x but lose all of money on all of it. Yes, there are some people here that are day trading, and they are earning more than those who are just buying, and holding, but if you are the type of person who don't have time to watch the charts on daily basis, if you're the type of person who don't want to look on their monitor for hours just by looking at the charts, then long-term holding would be the better option for you.

At the end of the day, it's up to you OP if what works for you. If you want to day trade, you can try. If you fail on trading, you can just make a transition to be a long-term holder.

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Quote from: lombok on February 10, 2024, 11:27:09 PM

Personally, I prefer long term holding over day trading. Daily trading has many temptations and sometimes tends to be negative due to manipulative price movements and making decisions and mental disturbances which result in failure to make a profit. To avoid price manipulation which often goes up and down quickly, I prefer long term holders which are safer when it comes to Bitcoin.

Long term is best thing if you want to get good return. Short term trading will give you profits sometimes but overall you wont find it useful. The main reason why I don't like day trading is because its a full time job and you need to sit on your computer whole day to find right time to buy or sell. If you have long term trading plan then you are free from this hassle of looking at market situation every hour.

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Quote from: casey15 on February 09, 2024, 07:50:23 AM

So I have been trying to wrap my head around which is a better option, day trading crypto or buying for long term keep.

Day trading is better in my opinion. Day trading have better chances to grow your holding for long term. but there are cons of day trading too that you need to understand. like risk of losing, etc. as you mentioned in your post.
and long term holding is good if you are not experienced trader or too afraid to take risk. then you should go with long term holding only.

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Quote from: casey15 on February 09, 2024, 07:50:23 AM

So I have been trying to wrap my head around which is a better option, day trading crypto or buying for long term keep.
While they both have their pros and cons, they both come with a form of risk and they are meant to generate profit.
The major difference between them is that day trading tend to make profit from small market volatility, while hodling make profit from the bigger change in crypto value.
Day trading involves more techniques, self discipline and rational decision making.
Which do you prefer and think is better

Day trading offers quick gains through short-term market moves but demands constant vigilance and a deep understanding of market dynamics, posing a higher risk. Long-term investment, or HODLing, relies on market growth over time, requires less daily management, and generally presents lower immediate risk, favoring those with patience and a broader market outlook. For those leaning towards active trading strategies without direct involvement, investment funds like R100K.com specialize in crypto, managing assets to potentially capitalize on market trends for their investors. The choice between day trading and long-term investing hinges on individual preferences for risk, involvement, and investment horizon.
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Quote from: _act_ on February 10, 2024, 09:57:53 AM

Quote from: Marvelman on February 09, 2024, 08:40:09 PM

Interesting question on day trading versus holding long-term! Going all-in on trading takes guts. But do we really have to choose just one strategy? There seem to be middle ground options too like swing trading or dollar cost averaging into long positions over time. Sure, buying and holding is less work, but we miss out on potential profits that way. Maybe a balanced plan using both short-term trading and long investments based on your personal risk comfort makes sense? Diversity can be good.

I do not agree with you because there are many people that are financially drained because they are trading. If it is holding, we can say 1 BTC is equal to 1 BTC, but trading is different. Some peoole will go more than 1x leverage or going short in a way that their trading assets can be liquidated. If you hold, that does not means you are missing any potential profit because you are not trading, but it might be that you are missing potential losses while holding might helped you in making enough profit.

I think there was a misunderstanding here. I didn't mean to make it sound like anyone could easily make money trading and of course there are risks involved. The market's not some magic money machine you can just turn on and watch the profits roll in.

But at the same time, smart trading does offer chances to make some gains if you know what you're doing. Strategies like leverage and shorting can pay off big when they work. But they can also really magnify your losses when they dont. You've gotta understand how to manage that risk.

Investing's a whole different thing. You might not make as much as the clever traders sometimes, but you're not as likely to get killed either. Theres something to be said for taking the slower, steadier path.

Anyway my main point is that none of this stuff's easy or guaranteed. But with some skill and luck, there are opportunities out there for folks willing to educate themselves and take a few risks.

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Quote from: Litzki1990 on February 11, 2024, 01:52:46 AM

Even if we start trading for the purpose of day trading, many times we have to wait for a good amount of profit. If we take the trade at the right time there is a chance of profit but if we take the trade at some time the market will go in the opposite direction of our idea due to which then we have money loss instead of profit and then we cannot sell the trade at a loss. If trading is done for long term then we can consider it as investment but trading is usually not done for long term. The way I trade is that I have a certain amount target each day and I am satisfied if I meet that amount each day. Maybe sometimes I make a mistake in trading due to which the money is lost for a while but when the market recovers and makes some profit, I sell my coins.

If a small amount of profit can be made consistently every day, it is better than waiting for a long time. But the business that is done for the purpose of small profit has some risk and needs to understand the market well enough and always be active.

I think trying to make steady little profits every day sounds good in theory, but in reality pulling that off regularly is crazy hard. Markets bounce all over the place naturally, and if you try too hard for the daily wins, it's easy to end up overdoing the trades and making choices too fast without thinking them through enough which jus raises your risk and could totally cancel out any profits you were able to scrap together. Honestly, keeping the focus on longer term trends and basics might work better over time.

And when you talk about just waiting for the market to eventually earn back what you lost, that makes me think you've got more of a buy and hold mindset rather than being an active day trader type.

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Quote from: Barikui1 on February 10, 2024, 02:00:51 PM

It's all boils down to you, the individual involved, holding is less stressful and better for a long term thinker, it requires less skills in knowing market sentiment and technical analysis, but in trading you have to be skilled enough in technical analysis, emotional control, patience and how to use leverage wisely for you to be profitable in the market, and you can make or lose a whole lot of money in a very short period of time compared to holding, so it's all boils down to you how knowledgeable are you.

Patience is very important in life. Holding means patience while trading means to not be patient. That is why you will see someone that will prefer spot trading before, learn about future trading and prefer to go more than 1x leverage. What such traders will think is that he can make $2 profit from $500, that he can leverage it 10x to make it $5000 so that he can earn $20 daily profit instead. He will not consider the liquidation risk until it happens. Holding means patience and it is the best. One of the ways to success in life is patience.

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Even if we start trading for the purpose of day trading, many times we have to wait for a good amount of profit. If we take the trade at the right time there is a chance of profit but if we take the trade at some time the market will go in the opposite direction of our idea due to which then we have money loss instead of profit and then we cannot sell the trade at a loss. If trading is done for long term then we can consider it as investment but trading is usually not done for long term. The way I trade is that I have a certain amount target each day and I am satisfied if I meet that amount each day. Maybe sometimes I make a mistake in trading due to which the money is lost for a while but when the market recovers and makes some profit, I sell my coins.

If a small amount of profit can be made consistently every day, it is better than waiting for a long time. But the business that is done for the purpose of small profit has some risk and needs to understand the market well enough and always be active.

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Quote from: casey15 on February 09, 2024, 07:50:23 AM

So I have been trying to wrap my head around which is a better option, day trading crypto or buying for long term keep.
While they both have their pros and cons, they both come with a form of risk and they are meant to generate profit.
The major difference between them is that day trading tend to make profit from small market volatility, while hodling make profit from the bigger change in crypto value.
Day trading involves more techniques, self discipline and rational decision making.
Which do you prefer and think is better

The best thing is to to do both and mix it up. Only do one thing is IMO bad. But doing both will increase the total profit a lot.

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Personally, I prefer long term holding over day trading. Daily trading has many temptations and sometimes tends to be negative due to manipulative price movements and making decisions and mental disturbances which result in failure to make a profit. To avoid price manipulation which often goes up and down quickly, I prefer long term holders which are safer when it comes to Bitcoin.

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Quote from: Tomcolor on February 10, 2024, 03:40:05 PM

It happened in my friend's life that I told him how to make profit by trading crypto and gave him some basic knowledge. Then he got excited and started trading and at first he lost so much that he got frustrated. Later he practiced trading a lot from this forum and now he is actually a successful trader. So I will say if you try with a little long time it is possible to get success from trading and it will not cause any quick profit.

meanwhile some people are stuck losing because they are fomod your friend is a case where newbie trying to become pro by thorough learning process as well as added experience from experiencing first hand losing.
some people out there are instead always having the same problem over and over again, buy high and sell low, like those that ignore bitcoin when it was bearish and thinks its doomed, and then when bullish come and suddenly price rose, they are trying to invest, its too late though, basically worst decision ever, same with trading some people are so eager to make quick profit they ignore red flag of trading don't do proper analysis and this will only resulted in them losing big time.
day trading or long term honestly it doesn't matter, both can give good profit as long as we know how to take advantage of it properly.

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Quote from: Natsuu on February 10, 2024, 02:28:47 PM

Quote from: Barikui1 on February 10, 2024, 02:00:51 PM

It's all boils down to you, the individual involved, holding is less stressful and better for a long term thinker, it requires less skills in knowing market sentiment and technical analysis, but in trading you have to be skilled enough in technical analysis, emotional control, patience and how to use leverage wisely for you to be profitable in the market, and you can make or lose a whole lot of money in a very short period of time compared to holding, so it's all boils down to you how knowledgeable are you.

Right. The choice between holding and trading depends on your individual preferences, skills and risk tolerance. Holding tends to be less stressful and more suitable for long-term thinkers while trading demands a higher level of skill in technical analysis, emotional control and risk management. It ultimately comes down to your level of knowledge and comfort with market dynamics

However, while others need to chose which one of them, but if you know you will grow more of your profits if you take both risk, as long as you’re able to manage them, I guess that will be more satisfying on your part, being a hodler and at the same a day trader. But it’s seldom to see people going in both, majority still chose the less risky one knowing in the end you will still be able to gain huge profits.

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Quote from: casey15 on February 09, 2024, 07:50:23 AM

Day trading involves more techniques, self discipline and rational decision making.
Which do you prefer and think is better

Long term with targets that can be set. Risk can be minimized and does not require many other techniques and patterns needed in trading.
My long term picks are not for all types of coins, just a select few. For coins that are not very popular and do not have strong potential, I am not interested in doing daily trading because I do not have much time to continuously monitor the price chart.

For Bitcoin, the long term is better and that's what I prefer rather than choosing to trade daily or short term which I can't afford the time for.
In conclusion, the research results show holding is better than trading.

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Day trading requires a lot of time and if you have a main job, then it will be difficult for you to focus on trading. As a rule, day trading is more suitable for professional traders, for whom trading is the main source of income. For the rest, medium-term trading or long-term investment will be more appropriate.

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