In trading the holding is not the better way because we can't make money if our funds stand still but when it comes to crypto currency trading while the prices are falling it is better to hold our crypto currency than trading and holding can give us more profits if we hold it longer.
Typically those pure hodler will still hodl no matter what happen, they will just patiently waiting to rise the coins that they hodl and its not a bad idea. Hodling is on e of the most effective strategy to earn profit.
It will be an effective strategy if you are buying the all when the price has reached the bottom p[rice but what will be happening if you have been buying it at peak price? Does it make sense for you to see your portfolio goes even lower and then you just still hold em all dude?
As I have just commented on the other side, hold coin as a long term investment. Need to have the elements for long-term investment such as idle money, persistent mentality, have a stable job, ...