Yes, HODL is on of the main strategy we're conducting in our cryptocurrencies/assets but we should also be wiser. Not all the time the HODL will work we should know and to accept a lose sometimes because it's better to accept rather than to continuously losing and will wait for almost more than 3 months in order to recover the lose.
It's true that the HODL is the best way in order to recover but remember there's other way in order to recover your lose, like investing to something and will earn a profit in just a months or so on, well this is just my own opinion.
Here in crypto world for me let's be open minded always. Absorb all positive ideas and screen it and apply those necessary at present situations, to hold is good approach but everything must be considered.