Right after the hard fork will be the best time to buy, when everybody gets spooked. Worked out great that way with Ethereum. It bounced back.
Past perfomance is no true indicator of future returns.
That is very true. The fork could be what kills Bitcoin to the enjoyment of the banks who are watching it closely.
Amberwg1 also said that "right after the fork is the best time to buy". I disagree. The best time to buy is now before the hard fork. You would obviously should want as much Bitcoins to hold if the blockchain splits in 2.