Do traders know what the fuck they are doing and tend to profit, or are they in reality just gambling? Sorry for my ignorance.
well we can say that it is kinda gambling as you aren't sure that you will get money, and you even have chance to lose money that you have so we can say it is gambling
but even if it gambling, it needs a lot of skills and knowledge, you have to know a lot how price changes, so even if it gambling it is gambling like poker, not only luck based game