Market movement is very important to know when getting involved with the crypto space, although most times one can hardly predict such movements. Also atimes, long term holders buys at market price since it is long term they are aiming for, but for a newbie or a beginner, before even knowing about market movement, knowing how to research a project should be the first target, because even with having a good idea of market movement but no idea of potential projects to invest in, the person will end up buying coins or tokens with no potential value, unless it is Bitcoin or other top coins.
Therefore I would suggest, knowing what is involved when researching on a new coin first, after that monitor the market to know when to buy.