It's definitely worth taking the time to get familiarized with bitshares. It's a really incredible platform and doesn't take to long to get acquainted with. Being able to collateralize your assets for no cost and being able to take advantage of the smart coins on the system is a game changer. The liquidity problem will go away as people start realizing the features offered.

I actually hodl about 90% of my portfolio and trade in and out of coins with about 10% and just keep adding to the stack.