when it comes to trading, at least he needs to have basic knowledge about it so he can do day trading or in the long term.
talking about profit issues, then he also needs to have knowledge about what coin he will choose to trade, and needs to do analysis. he could have done that without analysis, but it was obvious that he was relying on luck. get a profit or not, it depends again on how the movement of the coin he chooses. no one knows about it. it's just that people who are knowledgeable about trading tend to benefit more easily and can minimize risks than people who have just traded.
The basic is very important, there is no way you can swim without learning how to, The same goes for trading you can not trade with knowledge because of the risk involved in it, and day trading involves a lot of risk but is extremely profitable and holding for quite a while to see its profit, but it requires patience, and the analysis aspect is beyond basic, and very technical, It takes serious mastery to master such an action, and if a few is depending on luck while dealing with bitcoin can be risky, I feel if someone lacks expertise then after learning the basic holding is much more safe.
Exactly, Knowledge comes first, there's no such thing that you will stake your money at crypto just to rely at luck. As a newbie you know to yourself that you lack the knowledge so you must learn even the basic background about trading. Because in trading, it might give you a quick profit but it also gives quick loss. Imagine you're trading on some alt coin you don't even have any idea about it's past market value and analysis it's like playing some games. Remember that losing some funds or assets it's part of your journey in the crypto, but once it you keep losing and losing continuosly for sure there's something wrong on how you trade. I think mental and emotional state of the person also has an impact in here, if they can't remain calm and they panic it could just worsen the risk.
There are various aspects that can help keep money safe, as I mentioned to the other person, luck is a strong word to actually believe in. It is extremely straightforward if the newbie is serious and is interested in participating in Bitcoin, then knowledge must be highly embraced, Even in this forum there is a lot of information about trading and much more, similar to a library to whatever information that is needed. and losing money is something no one can avoid in crypto.