Thanks for the support @yaan and yes it does seem risky but there are trading bots out there that people have successfully used to make profits, so that is what I think keeps me with Bitconnect.

Another thing I like is that you can pull out your daily payouts at any time you want. The investment capital is locked though. Another 2 things that I also like is that the Bitconnect coin can and does go up and when other go down, it does not go down as much. Also, the daily payouts vary, so on a stable day, the payouts are less, but when Bitcoin is more volatile, the payouts are usually higher.
Finally, if you are considering, I would suggest to way until after this Bitcoin situation is fully resolved because Bitconnect has warned that they too will be off during Bitcoin Segwit transition near Aug. 1. So if they are 'going to runaway' with everyone's money, that would be the time for them to do so.