don't let idiots like that user discourage you. he has been trolling on bitcoin boards for months now and he is always so butt-hurt for some reason!

i have been trading too and i have to say if someone understand how the market works and stop bag holding altcoins they can make a decent amount of money.
i personally stick to trading altcoins since i have zero faith in them and that eliminates my emotions. and also because they are pump and dumps! and then convert the profit to bitcoin and hold that as the long term real investment.
i have to say my financial situation has improved a lot because of it.