It will definitely lead him to that. One mistake he wants to do now is buying at the top and selling at the bottom. That is not a ways to trade any market. Since he has missed the top, the best thing now is to wait for the next top, and learn how to trade before then so he does not miss it. If you sell your alt coins for a loss and do trading  the risk of losing again is higher since market is bearish expect more downside than upside better to hold alt coins with good project