I am not a believer of hodl in crypto space. The only coin I trust to hodl is bitcoin. I usually trade with btc pairs and try to increase the btc value. Not much a fan of usdt pairing. This does affect my trade profits in dollars. But I know that in future bitcoin will go up and will likely break the ATH.
It seems to me that you are missing a little chance to get enough good profit in the future. If we take into account the price indices of 2017 and the beginning of 2018, Bitcoin reached $ 20,000, and the ethereum reached $ 1,300. If we compare the current figures and those of that period, price now 4 times less BTC, and almost 9 times less ethereum. If we assume that the cryptocurrency market will still recover to that level, then you can calculate how your earnings from investments in Bitcoin or ethereum will increase.