Don't wait. Buy now and start using bitcons. Don't regret and remember you can still use your Bitcoin t buy things. It is a currency after all and can be used directly. So you merely shifting from one currency to another and may I day you are shifting to a much better more advanced currency as well. Stay with bitcoin friend. Bitcoin loves you.
As you see, the hard fork of Bitcoin will come in Middle November. So, you should wait until it happens. Certainly, Bitcoin price will reduce.
Why do you say it will reduce? If people sell the fork drop for BTC then BTC will go up.