I saw a comment above that mentioned the pitfall of buying a Masternode before a coin hits an exchange. And yet, I get why this could be extremely rewarding, since so many of these Masternode coins these days rocket soon after getting listed. I see the appeal of getting in early. This is very much a fundamental trading concept - even technical trading, when trading a retracement. When you buy an asset very early, with less information (and less "confirmation"), you are essentially accepting the greater risk of less information in exchange for more reward. When you get more information by waiting, you pay for that information in the form of less reward.