I've read that there will be no fork happening in LTC I thought it was just a rumor but what I was able to witness is that LTC is getting a big crowd of attention and started moving up but I think it will only happen momentarily after the LTC fork or rumor ends it will gradually go down.
You should hold LTC before fork but my opinion LCC is a shitcoin I mean it is not important to hold for fork
Actually shitcoin or not having it for free is not a bad thing, imagine the profit you can get if you have a lot of amount being hold on your wallet, you will be able to sell it after getting and and you will get some profit over the hype of LTC. It was a win win situation so holding LTC is pretty much a smart choice.