Traders surely do trading but investors can do trading if they want, similarly Bitcoin miners can use their bitcoin rewards from mining for trading too. They can do it if they want, as it's their bitcoins and they are free to hold or trade their coins on the market. It's their freedom but trading is risky, unpredictable for profit and it's not recommended.

Investment is better and Bitcoin miners can prepare their finance well so that they can hold their bitcoins for long term or at least medium term in order to avoid mining capitulation when the Bitcoin market is very negative than their expectation. Weak miners with bad financial management, will have to sell their bitcoins with cheap price, with negative net loss for their mining, and capitulate from mining.

Yes, even though investing in Bitcoin is not as complicated as investing in other assets, planning is still necessary and must be carried out. Because if someone does not have a good plan, then what basis will that person have when investing in Bitcoin? So, the bottom line is that everything needed when investing in Bitcoin must be done. Because no matter what, investing is still investing, and whatever assets we invest in, we must still have a good plan. Because don't think that without a plan, someone can succeed in investing in Bitcoin in the long term. Perhaps the ratio is 1 to 1000. That is why, before investing in Bitcoin, it is better to learn the basics of what is needed when investing in Bitcoin. There is nothing wrong with that. I think that even if you study for just one day, you will have learned the basics of what is needed for Bitcoin investment, so the point is, don't be lazy.

Long-term investment in Bitcoin helps people achieve financial independence in the future, that is, it provides financial security for the future. And trading works as a means of earning money in the present. But it should be remembered that if we expect good returns from something in a very short time, then the risk will also be highest. So if we review the investment and trading schedule, we see that trading is the process of earning profits in a very short time, so the risk is also highest here. For this reason, it is advised for beginners to come to trading at the beginning. What beginners can do with less experience is long-term investment. In that case, he can adopt a few methods for recruitment -
1. Purchase Bitcoin at a time.
2. Purchase Bitcoin in DIP.
3. Purchase Bitcoin using the DCA method.

The most effective method among these is the DCA method. In this method, an investor can increase the Bitcoin stock in his portfolio by earning a small amount of discretionary income. Due to which there is no additional pressure on the money in the investment case.
On the other hand, an investor who already has a lump sum of money from an inheritance or other means can buy Bitcoin immediately. There are also many who wait to buy Bitcoin in DIP. But they should also adopt the DCA method and create a separate fund for buying in DIP.

Investing in Bitcoin requires proper financial preparation, it's not something you can do on a whim. You need to consider your expenses and set up an emergency fund in case you need money quickly, so you don't have to sell your Bitcoin just to get cash.

If someone forces themselves to invest in Bitcoin without a financial plan, they could quickly exit the investment because they might sell their Bitcoin just to cover their daily needs or unexpected expenses, which ignores the purpose of long-term investing.

It's important to prepare everything and practice financial management before investing in Bitcoin, as it's a long-term investment, so you need proper preparation and discipline to fully take advantage of Bitcoin's potential growth while not disrupting your finances.

Yes, I agree with you, the importance of having a well-thought-out plan before investing in Bitcoin is immense. If there is no proper plan, I think it will be more difficult to implement the success of Bitcoin investment. If my plan is done at the right time and with the right strategy, then it seems that the success of Bitcoin investment is assured. Without a clear plan, the possibility of loss seems to be high. And I think it is nothing but foolish to delay investing in Bitcoin investment thinking about the decline. Because there is no guarantee that the decline will happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow or 7 days later. It may rise tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. So if someone has a reasonable income, then they should immediately invest in Bitcoin by forming an emergency fund. If there is no goal in life, that life becomes worthless. Similarly, if there is no goal in Bitcoin investment, that investment also becomes worthless. So, in Bitcoin investment, you should have a goal, and that goal should be a long-term goal. Only then will Bitcoin investment be worthwhile.

Whether you choose Lump sum or DCA strategy, the success lies in how far you can hold. The return on Lump sum investment is greater then DCA but it requires you to have good amount of money to be invested at once. Those who don't have huge money can choose DCA. The DCA strategy is effective only if we keep on investing regularly for at least 4 years.

I second your point that we can invest with consistency only, if we have proper financial plan at our disposal that guides us how much money we have available every week or month which we can invest in bitcoin.

It is good to have good plans but it is not that easy or necessary that we must have all of that plans perfectly well planned before starting, starting is good while improving ourselves in various plans, so many people want to have everything perfectly planned before starting and while they have not started which doesn't seem right and it is bad, we shouldn't presume everything to be perfect before starting.

What is required of to start investment is the availability of a discretionary income, we are not looking at the overall income but a discretionary income after taking care of important living expenses, you should specifically say that if someone has a discretionary income then they should immediately invest in Bitcoin.

This is not a trading thread but only about investing in bitcoin and hodli. So, I don't know which relationship does trading and investing has that you are talking about trading. Those that are carried away with short term profits are the ones trading and they will regret their actions in future because they will fail to buy and accumulate enough bitcoin as they can for the future.

I see trading as gambling because they will end up in losses overtime due to the unpredictable nature of the market. New investors should only think of investing into bitcoin with a long-term mindset and hodli for 4-10 years and above as they keep their bitcoin accumulation ongoing with DCA. Avoid shitcoins or trading because it will lead you to losses.

Exactly! That's the mindset that separates investors from gamblers. DCA takes the stress out of it you're not constantly watching charts trying to catch the perfect moment. Just set it, forget it and let compounding time work in your favor. The real gains come from patience, not trying to be a trading genius and the thing is most traders lose money because they can't control their emotions. They buy when everyone's hyped and sell when there's fear. DCA and holding flips that script you're just steady regardless of what the market's doing. Over 4-10 years, those small consistent buys add up way more than people realize.

Trading is a full-time job that most people fail at. But DCA is the most convenient way. Buy regularly, hold long-term, and trust the process. The people who got rich off Bitcoin didn't day trade their way there they bought and never sold. Nothing's guaranteed, but the risk-reward on long-term holding is way better than trying to trade. You're betting on Bitcoin's fundamentals and adoption over time, not on your ability to predict short-term price swings. Way less stressful and historically, way more profitable.

I think anytime is right to buy Bitcoin, what matters most is having a Discretional income to buy and how long you're holding. A lump sum investor who bought Bitcoin at $126k is currently losing profits but that shouldn't be a problem so far he is holding for the long term.
Bitcoin previous performance over the past years have proven that Bitcoin will certainly grow above $126k over time. This is a strong hope that he will still be in profits if he can hold for at least 4-10 or more for the long term.