It all depends on market cycle. When Bitcoin bleed, alt bleeds too. When btc go sideways the alts go up. In bear market you need to preserve your liquidity and wait for the cheap alts
That's right. It's a good thing I kept some of my btc. I'm now using them to buy altcoins at super cheap rates. History is repeating its self again in the market. The bearish trend usually follows a successful end of the year bull run. The current downtrend should stop somewhere around March - April.