I think scalping is way too high of a risk for newbie since the price fluctuates so fast that they might have trouble controlling their trade whereas they don't have to think that much in long term trade cause they can enter at a very low price and then sell at a higher price so not a lot of monitoring and not a lot of risking to take. They can make profit easier and there is less risk with long term trades as we expect prices to rise when market open so they can buy right before market open or a day ahead to get a higher profit.