RE:RE:RE:RE:Silver down .45 True, the traders are in an out for a quick % gain. The ones who truly profit big time on the PM sector shares are the ones who buy for a quarter dollar and then sell down the road to the traders who get giddy with a 25% gain from $8 to $10.
You can make $$ both methods (investing and trading) but it is less stress, work, taxes paid and brokerage fees paid if you research the winners, get in and have patience while they turn into 10 baggers or higher. Hence, I highly favour investing.
Of course, there is always the outlier where your stock goes up so much quicker and higher than you expected that you take your gains and invest them in the next pony running the long race, but in general the average joe is better off investing IF they due their proper due diligence and have a game plan for exit points down the road.