I prefer hold too, i am professional holder))
That is not bad, so, not perfect situation with BTC now, and i am hold too, but i want to start trading some altcoins
I am trading almost a year, I'm reccomend you for short BCH, EOS (better to hold, somebody thinks that is new Ethereum, but it is the weakest coin for a week), ETC, IOTA or ZEC also good one.
For long - ETH only imho
Yes, i read, that 2018 year will be year of ETH, not in BTC, and many people thought, that ETH will be raise