Which is more profitable, long-term or short-term? This question is like asking whether to choose spot trading or contracts in cryptocurrency — there is no standard answer, but the pitfalls you've encountered can tell you something practical.

In theory, short-term trading does seem like picking up money: with contracts, you can make dozens of trades in one day, and if you catch the right wave of volatility, you can earn hundreds of U. It looks much more exciting than the 'slow rise' of long-term investing. But I have seen too many people take screenshots of their profits when they are winning, delete records and run away when they are losing, and in the end, their accounts are cleaner than their faces.

The Achilles' heel of short-term trading is not in the technology, but in human nature. Do you really think that winning 9 out of 10 times means you will always win? But just one time when you heavily invest and hold a losing position can make you give back all your previous profits and even incur losses. The volatility in the crypto world never follows reason; a spike at three in the morning or sudden regulatory news can make you stare at the K-line with shaky hands — not many people can endure this tension for half a year.

In contrast, many people complain that long-term investing is 'tiresome', but they haven't calculated the numbers: those who held onto Bitcoin in 2020, even if it dropped 40% in the middle, did not sell, and now at least they have earned five times their investment; while those who trade short-term daily are mostly still struggling to break even.

The real advantage of long-term investing is that it pulls you out of the 'gambler mode'. You don't have to stare at the 4-hour closing price, you don't have to calculate the funding rates, just pick the right targets (like Bitcoin or mainstream public chain coins), set a solid base, and leave the rest to time. It's like farming; after sowing the seeds, you should fertilize and weed as necessary, there's no need to dig up the soil every day to see if it has grown.

Currently, 70% of my position is long-term spot trading, and 30% is short-term contracts. It's not that I don't want to make quick money, but I understand: short-term is about 'making noise', while long-term is about 'building a foundation'. The former relies on luck and reaction, while the latter relies on vision and patience — and what the crypto world lacks the least is luck, while what is most valuable is patience.

Ultimately, there is no absolutely profitable way, only a rhythm that suits you. If you can't even finish watching a 4-hour K-line without feeling anxious, it's better to avoid short-term trading; if you can accept short-term fluctuations in your account and are willing to wait for a trend, long-term investing will surprise you.

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