I've been trading for quite sometime and I've used different strategies in other to make profits, and following the trend been one of them.
I see this strategy as been the most safer, because it minimizes your losses and sure brings you profits, only if you are a patient and long term trader.
But since we're all here I know many people would have different strategies of their own. Drop a strategy you u think is the most safer and reliable.
I agree with the safer strategy you mentioned; you did not specify what strategy you were talking about. You are asking about a different strategy used by other members here in the forum, and yet you did not say which strategy you use.
So there is no reason for me to tell you what strategy I am using; after all, you know that we have different strategies that we use in our trading activity.
I guess it is more on how comfortable you are with your strategy and how you can optimize such strategy to your advantage. As each coin or project is different, there is no such thing as absolute strategy in trading.
The safest for your funds is not to execute a trade if you have no idea about the coin or token. Also, don't go to futures if you are not well-equipped with knowledge and techniques. As it can easily liquidate your position.
If you are just starting, better explore the top alts with long years of existence in trading rather than meme projects. As meme tokens are usually short-lived and quite easy to disappear in the trading market.