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Quote from: Mrbluntzy on March 22, 2025, 02:34:42 PM

Some people buy Bitcoin and they hold for a long time so that when the price push up, they will sell and rejoice in profit, while some people are trading Bitcoin, they are buying and selling almost instantly to get profit on a short time. I really want to know whom you guys refer to as investors, is it a person that buys and keeps buying through out the bear season with his intention to sell in bull market season OR you refer investors as the person that trade Bitcoin repeatedly for short time profit? Can both of them be seen investors and for what reason?

Things like this have been discussed before, but there are still people who question whether a trader is an investor or not. The answer is clear, the trader is not an investor. Usually the trader is only based on short -term trading, whether it is a scalping or swing trading. And they use tools such as Moving Average, RSI, MACD, etc., to be able to make decisions on their trade. As well as monitoring the market continuously to see the difference between the purchase and selling price. It is different compared to investors who look more in the long run, and they invest only based on the potential of these assets—and they use more fundamental analysis to see market movements.

I understand that traders may not really be regarded as investors since most of them only seek instant profits without having an investor mindset. However, I still wish to know who made the rule that investments must be long-term before they qualify as investments? Mind you, we still have short-term investors; everything just boils down to investment goals.

Even in the crypto space, there are people who only want to make money as soon as the price appreciates. Their approach could be short-term, lasting a few days, weeks, or months, or long-term, as they are willing to wait until they achieve their desired returns. Where do we place them—traders or investors?

Arguing about whether traders are investors will cause a very long debate. Let everyone be who they think they are. In the end, the goal of both strategies is to make a profit.