I am not a newbie in Hodling but definitely in Trading

So far, I have mainly acquired new coins through EUR because I feel more secure in doing so. Exchanging crypto to crypto forces me to take into consideration the triangulation BTC/ETH vs. new coin vs. EUR since price of BTC and ETH are very volatile and at this moment going fast up. So, I am (mistakenly?) not considering BTC or ETH as the basis for trade.

On some exchange platforms however, there is not much choice to acquire a new coin: it is either in BTC or ETH.

So far I have tried with both, BTC and ETH, and I am (mistakenly?) feeling more comfortable exchanging on the basis of ETH since the price is less raising and more stable.

However, I would like to know from experienced traders on which basis you are trading, and whether I am doing big mistakes in trading on the basis of ETH?

These are certainly basic understanding of crypto-trading which I am lacking. But all in all, this triangulation BTC/ETH vs. new coin vs. EUR is difficult for me to grasp.

Thank you for your help!

Piercoin