Indeed until now the bounties was not profitable, maybe only if the bull run will come the bounties will be profitable, but until then maybe the bounty hunters start to trade, and try to make a profit there.
in my opinion bounty still provides profits, it's just that now we have to choose the bounty correctly and precisely, because not all bounty provide profits, besides that I think bounty and trading are different things, because bounty don't use capital (just spend time) but trading requires capital and time, so in my opinion it's fair if trading is more profitable than bounty.