Absolutely yes, trading crypto is just like trading Forex, it is very risky to trade Forex without following the news, you have to know what the world is saying about the forex market to have an idea of what to trade, you have to know what currency the prominent people are talking about, from this, you know which currency pair to really focus on for that day, so it is in crypto also, trading a coin or currency without knowing any information about that coin or currency is called BLIND TRADING, it's one of the easiest ways to loose money both on Forex trading and crypto currency trading as well.