Short trading in crypto: What is it all about?

[Fidelia]

I am not a day trader in the crypto market but an investor. Day traders always have talk about entering short trades. What are short trades for a typical day trader? Which is the alternative to short trading?

 

[riberet19]

A short is a bet that an asset will fall and thereby make money if that event occurs. It's nothing more than that. The opposite would be a long...

 

[Suba]

Short trading is a type of trading where you sell crypto, not from your own crypto, but by borrowing it from a broker. The profit potential is higher than for day trading, but the risk is also higher. This is similar to shorting stocks, where traders bet on predicting the price.