I often use BTC, I invest it for long term ,no matter it dump or pump , I hold it tightly.
Basically if you have a base coin to consider, there is always a corresponding pair that should it should have I guess? To consider, you might lose an investment if you just maintain it on bitcoin, not allowing any stable coins to help you save your investment in times of a downfall in the market.
For me, I want a high volatility base currency which is BTC/USDT as well.