I don't know you personal experienced on this matter but I don't think any other person will choose trading to investment. When we talked about risky in the cryptocurrency ecosystem industry trading is the number one risky element in the industry. Hodling bitcoin is one of the smoothest investment in the world with even another businesses. The experience you talking about is different from the hodling and probably you are saying trading and gambling then we will know that their ways are not smoothly.

If you have not involved in investment then I advise you to do that right way because bitcoin is still ok to invest.