Before you buy a coin or altcoin first do some digging. Know why you are putting your money into the coin. Do not fall for hype or other posts promising big returns. Make sure there is a good dev team behind the coin.
Once you buy don't sell at a loss. Set your target and don't waiver from it. If the price dips then it could take years to recover. Rather think of it as an opportunity to invest more funds at a lower price.
A strategy I follow is to buy when I feel it's a good entry point and then set my targets. When it hits those targets I sell. Rinse and repeat.
You won't get rich over night, but almost nobody does, but you won't make any losses either as long as you don't fall for a rug pull.
I've seen many coins being touted by their fans that the coin will make you rich but don't fall for it. Stable coins are a good place to start till you understand the market movements before you play with alt coins. And stay away from leverage on the beginning it will wipe you out during a crash.
$BTC Well what a week. We saw the BTC Etf approval we all waited for followed by a nice boost in price ending the week in a big drop.
All this was to be anticipated though. The price rise was more hype and FOMO driven than anything else which is why it wasn't sustained. The drop is more about profit taking than anything else, just don't panic sell right now.
The Etf approval won't result in a new ATH overnight so don't believe anybody that says this. What Etfs do is expose BTC to a larger market so over time it's better for BTC. Also any large funds out there will first want to see the performance of BTF products before investing large amounts and that will take 18+ months.
Personally, I have set my price and won't sell until then. I see consolidation between 41 000 and 43 000 before a slow and steady rise. That said, I have funds ready if there is a sudden drop to 37 000.