Investing is profitable during the bull market only but trading is profitable everytime even during the bear market because a good trader can short to gain profits. Most of traders are bad because they can't predict bull-bear reversal and get rekt or transform to investors.
both have the risk. You can get an investment profit when the price is pumping, but if it decreases, you will get a loss. as well as trading. it's just the difference is the time. Personally, I chose investment, because I feel that trading is too risky for now.
Yes both have risks, but both also have opportunities for anyone who is able to take advantage of every moment to turn it into the benefits that will be obtained. So I don't think it is wrong between the two because even if you can do both then of course it will be better because you will still benefit from trading when the market is bearish and when the market is bullish then trading and also investment will reap greater profits.