Day trading or holding has the same risk and can both get profit, for day trading it requires more knowledge and deeper skills, because it regulates financial patterns in trading. while for holding only need to hold and save until the price is high. so it's a choice based on one's ability
It is easy and most common choice to hold if you don't want to do that much activity in your day to day living. Day traders rely on that activity and you're required to have a good amount for your capital that you shall roll as you continue to trade from day to day.
In holding, yes, that's easy and you need to wait until the price is high and you're not needing to be the same as day trading's activeness because you're only waiting and it's like a waiting game and whoever is the most patient and wise in choosing the selling price always get a good profit.