We are not Gambler, But Traders and Investors

[El_abdulayz]

Why I’ll still say trading Is not a gambling in trading you are buying an asset as an investment, you take a calculated risk you know when to buy and when to profit but in gambling your only leverage is right prediction and the chances of your prediction are 50 50 your profit isn’t certain

[Promocodeudo]

Any risk you know you cannot accommodate don't embark on such risk, because you will not be happy when you don't see what you are expecting from the risk. There are some high risk that will make you quit trading or investment if  you don't have money to fuel your trading or investment to the level you will begin to see good result and it can make you quit.

 
Taking low risk in trading and investment, it will help you to control your emotion to manage your risk to know when to trade to earn massive profits or endure with your investment to earn massive profits.

What is even risk in the first, trying to go out bound to seek for something that might not be realistic at the end, so if we must take risk on anything, it must be a calculated risk, am not an advocate of risking just like that without considering the outcome of the risk I want to embark on, when we risk, let's not forget that expectations will be high because of what's involved so we should able to balance things not risking without considering what will becomenoc us if things fail to work in our own way, of course some risk can get you pissed and you will want to take some decisions but forgetting that you were actually the one that decided to do things your way earlier.

[Mehmet69]

Trading is an investment for those who see it as an educational subject. Trading is a matter of experience. Nowadays, there are many new traders who consider trading as gambling. Because they do not want to learn trading. To invest through trading, it is necessary to have a lot of knowledge about the market. If someone invests money in a market and leaves it to luck, he will definitely lose. Even experienced traders lose big money by making small mistakes at different times. Experienced traders never consider trading as gambling. They observe small changes in the market with great attention. Trading is a patient and educational subject. Trading and investment are completely different from gambling.

[Mpamaegbu]

As for me, in either trading or investment, I will prefer taking out the high risk and made an investment with Bitcoin for a long time and have no risk in it.

There's no investment without a risk, except it's a demo investment (like what we've in demo trades). That's if there's a thing like that in investment.

I laugh whenever I hear people talk investment without risk and get Bitcoin in there. No, that's not true. Bitcoin has its own risk too. Don't be deceived. In 2017, there were those who bought Bitcoin at the peak of the market at $18k+ and had to wait four years for price to rebound to their entry level before they became profitable. We know what hodling that amount of money would do to people's lives, especially those whose life's savings were invested there. That's a big risk. The same thing happened in 2021. It will also happen in 2025 again. People will buy Bitcoin at the top and will have to wait months, if not years, to recover their invested capital.

[Findingnemo]

Bitcoin is not a zero risk investment, it is higher risk than traditional investing but in the history of bitcoin, it has always paid off but you can't guarantee a similar kind of growth in the next 10 years in comparison with the last 10 years.

Trading and gambling are different things.

You can lose some or more while trading.

But with gambling you make or you go with nothing and to me put in the same scale itself a wrong.

[Fara Chan]

Why I’ll still say trading Is not a gambling in trading you are buying an asset as an investment, you take a calculated risk you know when to buy and when to profit but in gambling your only leverage is right prediction and the chances of your prediction are 50 50 your profit isn’t certain

Trading also has leverage, which is why some people consider it very similar to gambling. When price predictions start to deviate significantly, the trader will be liquidated, losing all their money. This situation is clearly not that different from gambling. However, spot trading is very different because traders directly purchase certain assets to hold or consider them as future investments, hoping for a price increase from their purchase price. So, trading isn't just one model; there are also some that are very similar to gambling. Every trader must understand this to avoid making mistakes when trading on a particular exchange.

[pusaka]

Bitcoin is not a zero risk investment, it is higher risk than traditional investing but in the history of bitcoin, it has always paid off but you can't guarantee a similar kind of growth in the next 10 years in comparison with the last 10 years.

Trading and gambling are different things.

You can lose some or more while trading.

But with gambling you make or you go with nothing and to me put in the same scale itself a wrong.

When discussing investment, we will also discuss risk. Risk in investment will always exist, including when we invest in bitcoin. The only difference is that when we invest in bitcoin, we need to wait longer when we are losing money. As you mentioned, when we hold bitcoin, there will be an ATH in a certain period, and it will definitely be profitable for holders, it's just a matter of time.

Similarly, in trading, we are very likely to experience losses and even lose money if we make mistakes in our analysis. However, if compared to gambling, I disagree because gambling is clearly a game of chance.

[tottong]

As for me, in either trading or investment, I will prefer taking out the high risk and made an investment with Bitcoin for a long time and have no risk in it.

Maybe you also don't want to be a trader that will gamble away his trading fund, learn some additional skills, strategies and improve your competence and take away the high risk attached and trade to profit and not on losses.

Without good knowledge, all involvement in trading or investment is more about luck and that means it resembles a gambling pattern. Taking risks is different from gambling as long as people understand the impact of those risks and they understand how to handle risks properly.
Every time we trade by understanding the impact of the risks, perhaps all forms of losses have been considered, so that even if the trade doesn't go well, we have a plan to recover losses in the next trade.

Trading cannot always produce profits whether the person is experienced enough or has good skills because we know that trading is quite risky.
I consider it gambling if someone involved in trading does not have the knowledge, skills or does not understand trading properly.

[free-bit.co.in]

When discussing investment, we will also discuss risk. Risk in investment will always exist, including when we invest in bitcoin. The only difference is that when we invest in bitcoin, we need to wait longer when we are losing money. As you mentioned, when we hold bitcoin, there will be an ATH in a certain period, and it will definitely be profitable for holders, it's just a matter of time.

If you compare bitcoin and altcoins this is true because many altcoins will probably crash or disappear forever. But if you compare bitcoin with investments like gold or stocks there is no difference at all. Those who invest and hold gold and Blue Chip stocks just need to hold long enough, they can definitely make a profit.

Every investment has risks, but bitcoin is not the only investment that is guaranteed to be profitable in the long run.

Similarly, in trading, we are very likely to experience losses and even lose money if we make mistakes in our analysis. However, if compared to gambling, I disagree because gambling is clearly a game of chance.

You can also gamble right on the trading market. If you trade emotionally, based on luck, without analysis then it is not gambling, what is? Instead of asking whether trading is gambling, we should ask ourselves whether we are traders or gamblers. It all depends on our decision.

[OcTradism]

If you compare bitcoin and altcoins this is true because many altcoins will probably crash or disappear forever. But if you compare bitcoin with investments like gold or stocks there is no difference at all. Those who invest and hold gold and Blue Chip stocks just need to hold long enough, they can definitely make a profit.

Every investment has risks, but bitcoin is not the only investment that is guaranteed to be profitable in the long run.

Every investment has risk and all investment assests contain risk too but Bitcoin is unique by its circulation and total supply design. Bitcoin is inflationary till 2140 after all 21 millions of bitcoins will be all mined by Bitcoin miners. Even so, its inflationary rate is very small by cutting half every 210,000 blocks which need about 4 years of mining. If we see that in 2025, 19.93M bitcoins already mined and only 1.07M bitcoins for mining till 2140. You can consider it as deflationary compares to fiat currencies, gold and stocks that are all very inflationary.

About investment ROIs among Bitcoin, gold and stocks, check https://casebitcoin.com/ and see how Bitcoin performs better than gold and stocks.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Bitcoin is not a zero risk investment, it is higher risk than traditional investing but in the history of bitcoin, it has always paid off but you can't guarantee a similar kind of growth in the next 10 years in comparison with the last 10 years.

Yes, Bitcoin has always been profitable in the long run, but we cannot expect it to maintain the similar kind of growth in the next 10 years in comparison with the last 10 years. Bitcoin is maturing and the bigger it becomes, the slower its growth rate will be.
Many people still don't realize this and they still dream that bitcoin price can increase by thousands of % in the next 10 years and make them rich.

Trading and gambling are different things.

You can lose some or more while trading.

But with gambling you make or you go with nothing and to me put in the same scale itself a wrong.

Yes, these are two different things and it cannot be said that trading is gambling. But you can also gamble with trading and that is why people often put them on the scale to compare.

If you trade without knowledge, you are only relying on luck or emotions. Or instead of trading spot, you enter the futures market with high leverage in the hope of making big profits in a short period of time. Isn't that gambling?

[bettercrypto]

We’re not really gamblers here in crypto trading we are investors and traders. Though we do face risks, that doesn’t mean we’re just gambling. Of course, it’s not like that.
The problem is some people in the crypto community misinterpret crypto trading.

Gamblers who are used to traditional betting often don’t understand many aspects of trading or investing. Meanwhile, traders like us can also grasp, to a large extent,
where gamblers are coming from.

[pusaka]

Similarly, in trading, we are very likely to experience losses and even lose money if we make mistakes in our analysis. However, if compared to gambling, I disagree because gambling is clearly a game of chance.

You can also gamble right on the trading market. If you trade emotionally, based on luck, without analysis then it is not gambling, what is? Instead of asking whether trading is gambling, we should ask ourselves whether we are traders or gamblers. It all depends on our decision.

I totally agree that we can gamble in the trading market, we can be said to be gambling if we trade without a basis, such as knowledge which should be the main foundation before we enter the market. People who trade by guessing which direction the market will move, then they are actually gambling not trading. Because trading is not just predicting which way the market will move, but deeper than that, such as for example the reasons why the market will move up or down.

But indeed some people also do not want to be said they are gambling in their trading, even though they also realize they are trading with random or guessing, but they wrap it with the word “trading”.

[The Cryptovator]

Bitcoin is not a zero risk investment, it is higher risk than traditional investing but in the history of bitcoin, it has always paid off but you can't guarantee a similar kind of growth in the next 10 years in comparison with the last 10 years.

Though Bitcoin is a risky investment, the return is high. Every investment is risky; we can't ignore the risk. But compared to other investments, Bitcoin gives us a high return. It may take time; it's not a traditional investment from which you may instantly get profits. Trust me, if you have patience, you will not have to regret the Bitcoin investment. Look back ten years at how Bitcoin grew. If you can't trust that Bitcoin would grow the same way, that means Bitcoin investment isn't for you.

However, let's come to the topic. Bitcoin investors aren't really gambling with investment. Some traders might gamble with trading, but they are just blind traders. They trade based on luck, not based on their experience and analysis. For me, I never consider Bitcoin or any other altcoin investment as a gamble. I do good research before investing in any coins. Otherwise I don't invest like a blind man.

But indeed some people also do not want to be said they are gambling in their trading, even though they also realize they are trading with random or guessing, but they wrap it with the word “trading”.

They are actually bind traders. Blind traders = Gamblers.

[yudi09]

We are not Gambler, But Traders and Investors

I know some of us might have come across this maybe on the internet, but maybe we could just take a time and ask ourselves that same question and provided an answer to it.

If it's not gambling, then what is it? High risk investment?

I don't want to say that traders are bad because they take high risks that can result in losing money, and gambling is not trading because the two are different even though they have the same risks, such as losing at certain times. Even so, the two are still not the same.

If you like to take high risks, then you are like that and I am different. Even though I am also actively involved in trading, if asked which one I would choose, Bitcoin investment is the answer.

[desmonddesk1]

i totally agree with this bro! the difference between a gambler and a trader or investor is the mindset and approach. a gambler kinda relies on luck but a trader or investor relies on knowledge, analysis and discipline even though risk is always there!! you can reduce it with research, good strategies and patience. i personally feel that bitcoin is far better as a long term investment because it removes the stress of daily trading and short term risks as well. trading can be profitable too!!! but only if you treat it seriously like a skill not just like a game of chance.

The reason I don't actively trade is, I've been into gambling in the far past, yeah, let's say 8year ago was the last time I gamble but I still have those tendencies but I can tell you the difference between gambling and trading.

Crypto trading, involves buying and selling with the aim of making a profit. The markets can be super volatile and unpredictable, yet traders can analyze trends, make informed decisions, and manage their risks. That's speculation and market dynamics than gambling that is pure chance. Gambling involves wagering on an outcome that's largely based on chance, with little to no control over the result. Gamblers forecast but essentially rely on luck to win.

So I don't trade until I have studied the chart, expect an imminent news that will trigger the market. I'm more of a long term hodler. But there's are those who've mastered scalping the market and making profit from swing trading. I don't think they are merely lucky. They understand the movement.

[Bobrox]

Actually gambling decision is loss or win but in cryptocurrency we are trader can minimalize risk without loss all our capital, firstly we must put capital at spot trading not future trading. Talking about loss with future trading large possibility our assets gone but when star trading at spot we can hold and wait until price recovery back to the higher if trade with the top coins have good fundamental. In trading we can make analyst, looking the potential coin before investing until minimalize trading by stop loss not purely lucky based on gambling way.

In gambling purely luckiness about loss or win without have any analyst needed if you can win looks lucky but if you loss can't recovery yet with how much have loss. So trader is not gambler what ever people mindset about cryptocurrency trading during we trade at spot only not trying with future trading.

[Oluwa-btc]

If it's not gambling, then what is it? High risk investment?

Every investment involves a high risks which spells out the same features of gambling nevertheless so many people mistake the meaning of gambling to that of investment and trading simply because it all involved some level of risk. But  then you can't minimize your ability of generating losses in gambling but you can do that for investment.Meanwhile risks is found in all of the cases but a profitable investment is worth taking up such high risks.

[Awaklara]

As for me, in either trading or investment, I will prefer taking out the high risk and made an investment with Bitcoin for a long time and have no risk in it.

I also encountered some people who consider trading to be like gambling. Perhaps some forum users share that opinion as well. But I will not equate the two. Exchanges also provide warnings that trading crypto assets is risky, yet some traders actually increase their risk and treat trading like betting.
If you look at the level of risk, trading and gambling both carry the risk of loss. However, those who are more aware of risk management can certainly distinguish between trading and gambling.

[Inwestour]

Trading is an investment for those who see it as an educational subject. Trading is a matter of experience. Nowadays, there are many new traders who consider trading as gambling. Because they do not want to learn trading. To invest through trading, it is necessary to have a lot of knowledge about the market. If someone invests money in a market and leaves it to luck, he will definitely lose. Even experienced traders lose big money by making small mistakes at different times. Experienced traders never consider trading as gambling. They observe small changes in the market with great attention. Trading is a patient and educational subject. Trading and investment are completely different from gambling.

Trading can carry significant risks if you allow it. For example, futures trading is a big risk, but if you eliminate it, you greatly reduce the risk of losing all or most of your deposit. The safest way is investing, buying Bitcoin to hold, but this has nothing to do with trading and carries almost no risk, unless something major happens to Bitcoin, in which case I think the entire crypto industry would suffer.