Quote from: K_vin on January 27, 2025, 02:08:10 PM

Even though trading and gambling resemble for face that resemblance no pass for face there, u go make very serious mistake to think say trading and gambling na the same thing, and if you enter trading with that gambling mindset wahala go dey. so weting be the difference between the two

1. RISK: the biggest thing wey separate gambling and trading na risk, for the two risk dey sha but with trading you fit control your risk, too many parameters and avenue dey to control your risk, for gambling the chances to control risk dey very slim.

2. RESULT: Another thing wey separate these two na how to achieve the desired result wey be PROFIT, with gambling your chances dey based on luck and odds, and these two dey too random for somebody to base success on them naim make most gamblers na once once them dey cash out something sef before you see that one cash out you don play tire, loose money tire...with trading, results dey random too but e no dey based on luck and odds the results dey based on information, historical data wey you fit go back to anytime anyday to help you see wetin market don do before so that u go fit Bank on am then trade, for example make we say market dey trend, e go must hit one or two important areas or prices before e reverse so you fit bank on some of these kinds of information and data to trade, so your success now no dey based on luck and odds again but market behavioural consistency(price action, market structure and order flow).

3. DATA: with gambling your data sources dey limited if at all anyone dey, naim make gamblers results dey based on luck but with things like trading crypto and other asset classes, you get numerous sources of data, for example, you get fundamental data, sentimental data, technical data and even relational data, by the time you don put your head down learn these informations and know wr to find them, your trading go make sense even dey easier with time as you gather experience and growth

TIMING: while gambling na something wey be start now end now, trading na game of patience, you must learn patience to dey able to trade otherwise you go dey loose money like say u dey gamble

Unfortunately plenty people no know these things so them dey use the mindset of gambling to enter trading naim make person go carry money wey be urgent 2k for another thing use am to trade to make quick profit then send back the main money, without experience or anything, just because them see another person dey make money from trading them feel say na based on 2 odds or over 2.5,..those kind things no dey ever work because even if luck dey important e dey less needed for trading and the market no dey pity person

I no fit talk all the differences here but these ones na the key ones I know say others get too to add, but las las abeg trading and gambling no be the same thing,

If you are talking about trading and gambling, it’s almost the same, but not as we all think about it, because in gambling, many people tend to predict the game based on their previous experiences, while in trading, you have to undergo a lot of study. Furthermore, in trading, it depends on your risk management; that is, how you will lose all your funds. But in most cases, experienced traders that are using risk management escape a massive loss.

I am not a gambler and at the same time am not a trader, but I am studying to become a trader, knowing that gambling is addictive whereas trading is not, but both the risk have involved,