Using the basics of technical analysis will allow the trader to avoid many mistakes. In a falling market, I would not advise beginners to trade. You could lose capital.
As you said preventing ourselves from losses is the first way to make money from the trading,entering into bear market for trading is not advisable but they can use the sideway to make decent money when they understand the market well.
dont ever catching falling knife.maybe we often heard this word.buying any coins in bearish market could make us suffering losses except we know how to manage the risk.