Instead of being confused by the risks and the many projects that you have to look at and you research to find out what the future potential is from now on. You are better off directly choosing coins from well-known projects like Bitcoin and Ethereum because they are still in the top position right now and obviously there won't be much loss that will happen to you even though the potential profit won't be much immediate.
When the market is volatile, taking risks is not a wise choice, because without good preparation, you will have to be very nervous every time it goes up or down.
And choosing to go to the top coins will keep you from getting overwhelmed by the big volatility, but personally I still see between them the opportunity for us to be less than reduce interest in the market.