>>508678631trading is gambling, as in the end the (trading) house wins. investing relies on underlying asset appreciation to generate returns and is unaffected by trading manipulation; except when real interest rates are negative or zero due to inflation because the cost of ongoing financial manipulation is less than the opportunity cost of investing real money. this is why falling interest rates always destroys real market (or crypto) returns: it is cheaper to generate fake returns than real returns on investments when central banking operations inflate the entire market faster than the underlying goods and services economy actually grows. it all becomes a fiat-ponzi, in real terms, is the problem with ZIRP and NIRP. the only way to win is to rig the game with the help of some double-blind counter-party collusion.