Bitcoin trading is not for newbies is a statement that is true depending on who is saying it. A newbie can learn how to trade but trading comes with a lot of risk and if the newbie is not well informed or knowledgeable he or she we lose a ton of money. Why many people say that as a newbie it is better to hold your bitcoin down to trade it. Personally I would say that a newbie has to spend a lot of time which trading simulation software until they feel that they have the capital to go in to trading. And this capital must be money that they can afford to lose.