Usually, a trader calculates his return based on the asset's value in USD. For example, yesterday he invested 2800 USDT and bought 1 ETH. Today ETH price reaches 3200 USD, he sells 1 ETH and has 3200 USD, so he makes a profit of 3200 - 2800 = 400 USD = 14.3%. Good job!
However, during this bullrun season, we all know that Altcoin's price increase potential is very large, making traders less profitable than holders. For example, a holder buys 1 ETH at 2800 USD and holds it until the end of the bullrun and sells 1 ETH for 10K USD, he will get a profit of 10K - 2.8K = 7.2K USD = 257%.
For trader: he usually sells tokens as soon as returns are between 15-30%, and even though he works hard, he usually only makes 100-150% returns during the bullrun.
Very few traders achieved greater profits than holders during the bullrun.
So I am doing a trading strategy with profit based on the quantity of one altcoin that I trust. And I join the trading pairs and then take profits on this token to optimize its amount instead of converting it to USD.
For example: I believe in the future of BCH, I will enter trading for the purpose of optimizing the quantity of BCH I hold. For example, when BCH/BTC reaches a high rate, I will sell BCH for BTC and wait for the BCH/BTC rate to be low and buy in to increase the amount of my BCH. The end goal is that I'll have plenty of BCH before the bullrun season ends, so I get a compound profit from the increase in BCH quantity and price.
However, as far as I experience, trading on an altcoin is quite stressful because that key altcoin price also changes over time and it is difficult for me to optimize the amount of key altcoin. It's a bit of a pity but I usually close when the return is 5-10% instead of waiting up 30-50% like for USDT based trades.
What do you think about this trading strategy? Do you like its potential or fear its complexity and risks? And are you trading and calculating profits based on the amount of USDT or Bitcoin or Altcoin?