Leverage trading is nothing but gambling

[X-ray]

That is because he does not analyze to predict where the market go but just guess the market. We must follow where the market moves so we can make a profit. If we predict where the market goes but that is against with what happen in the market, our money will be liquidated and that is a lose for us. We can not just predict the market move without analysis because that is the important thing in the leverage trading in crypto trading. You need to understand with that so you can analyze before decide and know where the market move from your analysis.

with future trading, analyzing market and predicting where market gonna move just don't really work.

the higher leverage you used, the shorter time frame you'll be trading on and shorter time frame means there's much noise that can liquidate your bags.
imagine some random whales suddenly making a huge market order that goes against your position, you're easily being liquidated meanwhile if you don't use leverage, you can easily wait until price comes back normal again.
it's overall really difficult to profit on leveraged trades, but the reward though, is also high.

[Victorybit1]

Gambling and trading are two different things, when it comes to leverage trading it's a gamble to people who are not enlightened enough about it. Gambling involves taking risks and in most cases expecting to get lucky but trading involves a whole lot asides from getting lucky, you simply get the reward of your hard work and consistency. Most beginners get stuck on constant losses because they start chasing ways to make profit instead of studying more and learning about the market. Trading is all about skill set and discipline, gambling is just about being rewarded for taking a risk.

[Ndabagi01]

Leverage trading is not what I’m very familiar with but base on how it is been run, we can’t completely compare it to gambling or say that it is another form of gambling. Trading requires that you analyze the market and wait for your results to play out for you. Once you’ve made an analysis and you’re sure about it, think sticking to it is the best. When you fail, you’ll learn and when you win, then your experience and trading expertise works for you. Gambling is a game of luck while trading is not, so they can’t be on the same category and the type of trading in question shouldn’t matter and shouldn’t be compared to gambling.

[Synchronice]

My finding points to one truth about leverage trading in crypto trading and it is no difference with gambling since whatever position you hold when the market goes against your prediction you get your money liquidated, so tell me what difference it is with gambling where you also depend on luck the win.

No, it's leverage trading is a little different from gambling. Maybe, the outcome might be the samefor many people but overall, gambling is purely based on luck while trading isn't purely based on luck, it's based on your skills and intuition (and some luck too).
In trading, you can control the leverage. I'm sure that x1.2 leverage for Bitcoin/USD pair can't be considered as gambling because Bitcoin is now a matured coin, it's can't fall as low as 15-20K now.

So, it depends on the leverage and trading pairs. You can either be on a safe side or increase your leverage, choose risky pairs and move in a gambling zone but overall, they are very close to each other but still, in trading, you can use risk management (stop-loss) and predict the future according to past or by the news that's happening today.

[Akbarkoe]

For a while now I have been reading traders' reviews on top exchanges and getting involved in discussions as regards various coins, their performance and market dominance coupled with how much loses have been incurred by traders and what form of trading makes the loss such an amount.


My finding points to one truth about leverage trading in crypto trading and it is no difference with gambling since whatever position you hold when the market goes against your prediction you get your money liquidated, so tell me what difference it is with gambling where you also depend on luck the win.

If you do not do the calculation correctly both risk and profit and do not have a trading strategy then you are just gambling whether trading using leverage or spot even though you will only gamble because you rely on luck that the coins you buy are expected to get a price increase, things like that that cause your trading activity to become gambling.

using leverage means you borrow additional money from the exchange for your position with the guarantee of liquid assets that you have in your trading account so that you can take multiple profits if the percentage of the original coin price increase is multiplied by the leverage you take on your position, also vice versa, if the coin you buy has a percentage decrease then it will be multiplied by your loan money or the leverage you take on your position.

[fikrett]

Leverage trading is not what I’m very familiar with but base on how it is been run, we can’t completely compare it to gambling or say that it is another form of gambling. Trading requires that you analyze the market and wait for your results to play out for you. Once you’ve made an analysis and you’re sure about it, think sticking to it is the best. When you fail, you’ll learn and when you win, then your experience and trading expertise works for you. Gambling is a game of luck while trading is not, so they can’t be on the same category and the type of trading in question shouldn’t matter and shouldn’t be compared to gambling.

Leverage is a way to play around with additional funds, but adding up the risk of losing them along with your own funds in the process.

So it's not gambling, it's just the way to realize the potential of an asset differently.

[jaberwock]

Gambling and trading are two different things, when it comes to leverage trading it's a gamble to people who are not enlightened enough about it. Gambling involves taking risks and in most cases expecting to get lucky but trading involves a whole lot asides from getting lucky, you simply get the reward of your hard work and consistency. Most beginners get stuck on constant losses because they start chasing ways to make profit instead of studying more and learning about the market. Trading is all about skill set and discipline, gambling is just about being rewarded for taking a risk.

When we heard gambling, most people will think of casinos but one can also say that they are gambling in trading because they will stake an amount in hopes of getting a return but with some risk.

This is the same with other variations of trading but it is just that some might have an increased risk even though one has a good knowledge about them. Gambling can be complex too. Remember there are strategies such as martingale here and then trading can get simple as well like simply buying low and selling high without using a strategy and others. It only depends on the person that does them. Not only beginners but even an experienced trader can get stuck on a loss if they will lose their control and start chasing their losses.

[AYOBA]

If you don't research before you trade, you are gamble with your money and want to make a profit. But if you don't have skill in analyze the market, that will be difficult for you to enter and exit trading. You will not get the right moment to buy and sell but may lose your money in trading.

That's the reality of trading: if someone doesn't know much about it, they will lose their money and never get it back because, in the event that a gamble doesn't work out, there is no way to get your money back. Those who are knowledgeable about trading always advise that it's best to take your time and learn how the trading system operates.

To be honest, it's also a good idea to know how to choose when to purchase and sell because, as you mentioned earlier , if one knows about it, even the loss will be minimized; the loss won't be affected that much and everything will become easier.

[tvplus006]

Leverage trading is not what I’m very familiar with but base on how it is been run, we can’t completely compare it to gambling or say that it is another form of gambling. ...

Trading with leverage is more similar to trading with credit facilities such as traditional banks and has nothing to do with casinos. In both cases, your borrowed funds will be secured by collateral, which in any case will be able to compensate for the non-repayment of the loan.

[GbitG]

Trading and Gambling are two different things. It's not appropriate to compare Trading to Gambling. Because these two are far different from each other, one is totally reliant on luck while while other works on probes. For me, Trading is the mixture of many scrutinizations like in trading we need to collect some decent knowledge and understanding about Market sentiment/Dynamic, technical, and fundamental events, as well as psychological exposure. While in Gambling we just rely on luck if your luck is good displays you will be a winner, and if not, you will be a loser.

So elaborating the point a little bit more that trading is not as similar to Gambling. Both are different, and both have a risk factors. If someone has the capacity to manage the risk in trading, then apparently he can minimal his loss. And in Gambling there is only one way to you will win or you will lose.

[BitcoinAI.Pro]

Trading with leverage on cryptos is too much risky, you will lose your money sure. Bitcoin for example can move 10-15% in a day , so maximum leverage must be 2:1, never more. I follow Bitcoin signals from my AI model without leverage ( copy me free if you wish).

[Mpamaegbu]

My finding points to one truth about leverage trading in crypto trading and it is no difference with gambling since whatever position you hold when the market goes against your prediction you get your money liquidated, so tell me what difference it is with gambling where you also depend on luck the win.

Your perception of gambling and leverage trading is not accurate. That someone loses in a financial dealing doesn't make it gambling. No, it's not. What makes gambling different from trading is that there's no buying or selling of any product in gambling. Just know that, and you will understand it better. Gambling is all about betting for a fantasy win. There's no product for exchange.

We know that every business engagement has two sides to it. It's either it ends in profit or it ends in loss. Trading of any sort where products are offered for exchange can't be likened to gambling. There are indicators in trading while gambling solely relies on luck.

[Barikui1]

My finding points to one truth about leverage trading in crypto trading and it is no difference with gambling since whatever position you hold when the market goes against your prediction you get your money liquidated, so tell me what difference it is with gambling where you also depend on luck the win.

You can't just say that leverage trading is like gambling, you need to get your fact right before saying such thing, I know that their is one common things between trading and gambling  which is losing money, but I am of the believe that if you know how to use your leverage right, you can still navigate your way in the market and comes out profitable, because when it comes to trading, knowledge and self control are very much important and paramount, unlike gambling that is purely based on luck.

So just as I have already said, if you use your leverage right, by using a low leverage, their is nothing stopping you from making a profit in the market only if you actually knows how to navigate your way in the market, like having knowledge in technical and fundamental analysis, and knowing how to manage your risk, while being patient to take only trade with a perfect set up, if you can do all these, nothing is stopping you from making money from the market wether you use a leverage or not.

[JeffBrad12]

Leverage is a way to play around with additional funds, but adding up the risk of losing them along with your own funds in the process.

So it's not gambling, it's just the way to realize the potential of an asset differently.

definitely, imagine controlling 100k with just 1k, I think it's a win for people who trade properly but might be a big disaster for people who are irresponsible financially.
when you got something like this, there's always a trade off and in this case, risk of asset getting liquidated because it can't compensate to mantain the margin.

as always, anything investing related requires proper risk management only then someone can be profitable otherwise, doesn't matter if someone didn't use leverage at all, if they are improperly managing their risk they will always be at risk of losing their money.

[As-Soon-As]

For a while now I have been reading traders' reviews on top exchanges and getting involved in discussions as regards various coins, their performance and market dominance coupled with how much loses have been incurred by traders and what form of trading makes the loss such an amount.


My finding points to one truth about leverage trading in crypto trading and it is no difference with gambling since whatever position you hold when the market goes against your prediction you get your money liquidated, so tell me what difference it is with gambling where you also depend on luck the win.

Gambling is mainly based on luck, when a person enters into gambling, there is a possibility of losing all his money immediately. Because the gambler knows exactly that he enters into the game with as much money as he can afford to lose. And to win in the long run from games and casinos, luck must help.
And those who are connected to trading Ershad are basically natural to be somewhat profitable through their plans and future predictions. However, the risk in trading is much lower than gambling, because when the trader enters the training, he can immediately visit the market and immediately finish trading with a small profit. Therefore, gambling is the most risky, and various people face addiction from gambling.

[alastantiger]

My finding points to one truth about leverage trading in crypto trading and it is no difference with gambling since whatever position you hold when the market goes against your prediction you get your money liquidated, so tell me what difference it is with gambling where you also depend on luck the win.

Leverage trading isn't gambling, it's an advanced form of trading because there's no much difference between trading on spot and trading futures. It's the same strategy that you'll be using but just risking more when you trade futures. If you get your strategy wrong you lose but when it's right you win. You only get liquidated because you don't own the coins when trading with leverage but in spot you own the coin.

Trading and gambling are different hence don't consider them to be the same thing. Some people make the mistake of thinking that when you're trading futures that they're gambling but that isn't correct. Gambling is all about luck but trading isn't about being lucky, assuming you're experienced you can predict the direction that the market is going to go and from that correct prediction, you can make more money when you're trading with leverage than when you're trading on spot.

[Bushdark]

Gambling and trading are two different things, when it comes to leverage trading it's a gamble to people who are not enlightened enough about it. Gambling involves taking risks and in most cases expecting to get lucky but trading involves a whole lot asides from getting lucky, you simply get the reward of your hard work and consistency. Most beginners get stuck on constant losses because they start chasing ways to make profit instead of studying more and learning about the market. Trading is all about skill set and discipline, gambling is just about being rewarded for taking a risk.

I think op is very wrong and this happens when someone that don't understand anything about trading starts writing based on his knowledge about what he knows. Trading is more preferable than gambling and they are two different thing.
Leveraging is trading is just like entering the crypto market with $100 and because that amount may not allow you to make reasonable profits from the market, you have to leverage so that it would looks like you are entering the market with bigger amount of money which is not. Many traders do over use this advantage which is making it looks like they are gambling.

[Wapfika]

My finding points to one truth about leverage trading in crypto trading and it is no difference with gambling since whatever position you hold when the market goes against your prediction you get your money liquidated, so tell me what difference it is with gambling where you also depend on luck the win.

Leverage trading isn't gambling, it's an advanced form of trading because there's no much difference between trading on spot and trading futures. It's the same strategy that you'll be using but just risking more when you trade futures. If you get your strategy wrong you lose but when it's right you win. You only get liquidated because you don't own the coins when trading with leverage but in spot you own the coin.

I think he generalized leverage trading as gambling since exchange offers a whopping x100 and above as leverage on super volatile cryptocurrency market which is already can be considered as gambling considering the liquidation margin is so low for an decent trade to properly execute.

Most of the user leverage user on crypto exchanges usually just placing a position with pure guts alone and rely heavily on luck.

[Peanutswar]

My finding points to one truth about leverage trading in crypto trading and it is no difference with gambling since whatever position you hold when the market goes against your prediction you get your money liquidated, so tell me what difference it is with gambling where you also depend on luck the win.

In gambling, you are hoping to get earnings without the assurance of winning percentage but in trading they have both risks but the difference is with the help of market analysis, and technical indicators you can get an insight or idea what will happen next in the market now its time for you to make a confirmation strategy not all signals are ideal to make an entry always do confirmation with the market now its good to go make a position on it and make profit. Well could be different way if the gambling are into strategy base such as statistics and probability with the help of data's.

[Woodie]

But one this is for sure, normal trading versus leveraged trading isn't much different form each other except the other one(leveraged trading)gives you much buying power 

Btw whatever kind of trading one chooses, if you dont know what you are doing then pretty much you are gambling as you stand on a 50:50 probability of winning.