Futures trading is similar to gambling, don't do it if you don't want to lose especially if you don't have the skills.
If you want to be safer then it is better to invest, you will not lose as long as you do not sell halfway and accumulate with the DCA method this is one of the best ways to collect bitcoin you will not think harder like trading by investing you will be a little calmer.
Trading is risky just like gambling but trading is nothing compared to gambling. In gambling, you will always need luck, but in trading, you can solely depend on your expertise and flourish in it if you know your way out. But the issue with people is that they do not know how to trade but are just forcing things, this is why you can even compare trading with gambling Still, what I agree with you on is that people can resort to investing instead of trading as a less risky option. But it still has to be strictly engaged, otherwise, an investment could be silently more dangerous than trading at times. DCA is also a very good investment style but we should not let it enter our heads as a safe haven for investment as it on this thread. The right application is key.
I can't comprend this, how did you come to the conclusion that investment is more risky than trading at time as you said, personally I don't concur to this notion of yours, lets get this straight, how would someone thats doing his or her investment gradually and continuously with DCA method be involved in risk than his opponent that concentrate in trading that we all know that has a high level of uncertainty surrounding it, I already know that no matter how experienced a trader is, he or she must lose but in bitcoin imvestment hence your are an investor that understand that the investment is meant for a long-term, the depreciation of the price wouldnt be a problem for you instead it will be an opportunity to buy at a lesser amount, in trading when you lose, you lose all the money that use on a particular trading sesion but in investment you cant lose, your asset may depreciate to an extent and also start appreciating once the market pump. In all round I don't see where investment can be more dangerous than trading, the risk involved in investment will always be lesser and manageable than that of trading.
I am glad that several forum members are not agreeing to EarnOnVictor's framework, which surely seems misleading in terms of seeming to want to compare trading and investing in bitcoin as if they have similar kinds of tradeoffs.