It really depends on your timing. I started off in the cryptocurrency space with a small purchase of BTC, 1/3 of which I swapped for ETH. By mid April my ETH was worth as much as my BTC so I foolishly (in hindsight) swapped the ETH into BTC. Since then ETH has doubled in price and BTC has also gone up dramatically, but not by the same amount. If only I'd kept my ETH!!!
RE: Is it wise to trade Bitcoins for Alternate Coins?