i think by long term investment it mean 1 to 2 years of duration. and from short term investment it means the investment for hours and days. some tie i do long term investment and on regular basis i do long term investment i personally like short time investment. i do a little earning from it but do it continuously.
but i think that long term investment is much more good than short term investment because i also get a big profit from long term investment and short term investment can not make a good profit so i recommend that long term investment is good .
You can definitely make great profits in the short term. It all depends on how volatile the market is. With enough average volatility, I can make like 10-15% profit per month. But when the price isn't moving a lot, the profits will be much lower though. I mostly skip trading on these days.