If you jump in the right timing,i'm are sure that you'll become success and rich
But the hard part is to know when the right timing is,many people has been in bitcoin business in a long time and there are some people that didn't success yet,so all is depending on your prediction and luck
You simply have to study the market. and there we will know when the perfect time is which we will be ready to move forward
Knowledge is wisdom so you are right for very first it is best to study something and then start using it so holding is third option. It is main point some people use to get lose because they do not have any kind of experience so they put money in some scammed web sites so it is good to go for you tube and google before starting anything in bitcoin, it is very true that every path of bitcoin leads to success.