If you really want to get into BTC, I would suggest getting a small stake whenever it suits you which should curb your FOMO, a little bit at least. You could just hold on to it or buy alts with it. Whenever the price corrects, buy a little more. If it doesn't correct when you really want to buy more, just buy a little more into the trend. If the price crashes and you still have faith, back up the truck.
I didn't finally buy BTC until this past July. Been dabbling in my free faucet BTC for a couple years now (I lost most of it being stupid). I was fortunate enough to buy the last dip at $2500. Been patiently waiting for a good correction to pick up a little more. I have also been looking at diverting some of my BTC to LTC. But, with the constant upward momentum, it's hard to do, lol.
Thanks so much for your detailed reply. I gotta get some, my curiousity is too high to own a lil bit. Thanks btw
Here's a strategy that works for me trading, I pile more into bit coin while it's rising then when it starts to look weak I switch to a few alt coins they tend to go up. Then when they start to fall a switch to light coin it seems to be a lot more stable. And I agree with the above posts that the Jax wallet works awesome and you can trade coins within the Jax wallet using shape shift.