Im a N00b. I noticed that most of the top altcoins price went down when btc price went down. I bought some bitcoins so i can buy some NEM. I was wondering if I should wait a little while for the price of btc to go back up or would that mean that NEM prices would most likely go up too?
Technically, each coin is supposed to be individual and its own market. However, what happens is that bitcoin's value impacts the values of other altcoins and cryptocurrencies. Remember that Bitcoin has the largest market cap out of any other coin created, and it's by a significant margin too. With this in mind, when you see bitcoin dropping or rising, chances are, altcoins will too.