Trading with bitcoins is like gambling. So the people who say its wrong shouldn't trade as well. Just play for fun and eventually enjoy a nice win.
Everything is like gambling when it comes to money. Investing, different form of gambling, stocks/trading, a different form of gambling. Insurance? Gambling and in the states Insurance is mandatory to have for your car, so basically they are forcing you to gamble.
This is true to some extent. With investing, you can do some research on the company or sector you want to invest. Gambling is mainly based on luckiness, within built in house edge against you. In long term, the investment in stock market in general is positive. In gambling, it is negative return.