The risk in the market of cryptocurrency is always present even if you're going to hold coin whether for a long term or short term. It will all depends on the behavior of the market, whereas the price of the coin increases or decreases which varies from time to time. We all should assumed that the fact that altcoins are under this digital world, which can grow in an instant, can also fall and vanish promptly. You should just risk what you can afford to lose.