Yes, it does depend on your personal preference on the time frame of holding. I do believe most people would benefit from holding for a year at least in this current market. Like you said trading is a full time job so the average person isn't going to spend the time to research and make decisions based on the daily market. Hold for a year take a look and hopefully you've made some money. Otherwise your going to drive yourself crazy in this market with the insane fluctuations.
Thanks for the comment.