Holding bitcoins and then selling them at the right time by looking at the chart regularly in the long run would not teach you anything. I would prefer using them in trading. The price of bitcoin will increase over time. By the time that the price is finally "right" for you, you should have more than 12BTC (if you're lucky) when you get serious with trading. You don't have to do anything with your 12BTC when you're holding it, so why not try to take some risks. You don't have to invest the whole 12BTC.