buying coins now is full of calculations because not all are able to give short profits on the contrary it will give a loss even though the coin is top coin
it's better to just look at the situation now because the market is in an unstable state
then just BUY Bitcoin and Ethereum so the more safer you will.
People think too much sometimes, and they are trying to find some perfect investment in some unknown coins. I agree with you
Kotajikikox that is safer for newbies to invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum, it's safer for them and it's safer for all others, for us as well.
I think it's repeated many times on forum, invest first in top coins, and when you do that you can try with some small investments
in undervalued and not popular coins, but with 10% of your portfolio maximum, don't risk more than that.