Traders vs Investors

Traders try to profit from price swings over days, hours, or even minutes. They stare at charts, chase patterns, and react fast. Studies consistently find that around 80% of day traders lose money over any given year.

Investors buy good assets and hold them for years. They do not care about Monday's dip or Friday's rally. The boring "buy and hold" approach has historically beaten the vast majority of active traders — and it takes about five minutes a month.