What's Best For You?

There are people making money scalping.
There are people making money day-trading.
There are people making money swing trading.
There are people making money investing for the long term.

There are people making money in real estate.

There are people making money doing it themselves.
There are people making money having a computer auto-trade for them.

If anyone ever tells you that X is better than Y, it just means X is better than Y for them - if X is also better than Y for you is something you alone can determine.