Topic: Bitcoin/Altcoin Portfolio strategies (Read 2000 times)
Best investment portfolio is the one which contains a diverse list of investments. I recommend you to incest n altcoins like monero, ethereum and iconomy which will show higher growth rates than other altcoins.
My suggestion:
50% on BTC: with BTC price on the rise in long term, this is enough to at least guarantee your principle's safety
30% on ALTs: this is where the short-term profit should come from
20% on ICOs: hunt for jackpot which bring the serious profits imo.
50% on BTC: with BTC price on the rise in long term, this is enough to at least guarantee your principle's safety
30% on ALTs: this is where the short-term profit should come from
20% on ICOs: hunt for jackpot which bring the serious profits imo.
I mean, first I always used short time trading and had the 3 for 1 coffee, but not more. I search for projects to believe in with a good developing team. Now I have 100% in Hold of Altcoins Taas/Bat/ETH. What can happen when it should crash into the abyss? Wow I lost my 8000 Euro. Could have been worse, but I gained much more experience in every trading aspect. What can happen when I will succeed? Maybe up to 100k Euro. I am sure that it is 100% worth the risk (if you dont fall in the scam trap)
for long term maximum patient and understanding this is like a tree of coconut after a several years you will harvest. in short term is good for t 
hose people want extra like 3 in 1 coffee 
I think portfolio management is a very high skillful game. Living your 90% portfolio in bitcoin is a safest think to do now, especially if you have long-term view as said by singwala, liking long-term investment view to "coconut trees" Then divided the remaining 10% to 5 new coins for short term purpose. hose people want extra like 3 in 1 coffee 
for long term maximum patient and understanding this is like a tree of coconut after a several years you will harvest. in short term is good for t hose people want extra like 3 in 1 coffee
hose people want extra like 3 in 1 coffee 
My theory to get the sentiment of the interesting coin.
That gives more knowledge to make another prediction with the more accuracy to be your conclusion.
But the market cap gives something is helpful for me. Although some people have said that the marketcap is not really useful at all. because of too many speculations about the manipulation on the market.
But for me, it was reflecting the demand of the coin.
Never try to put all of your amount in one basket.
Spend some on a few altcoins, I would say. Right now lots of cryptocurrencies are rising, so now may not be the best time to buy. Altcoins are more unstable as compared to Bitcoin, so I would not buy and hold altcoins, instead I would try to get them when a major price fall occur, and sell them when the price goes boom! 
Buying some Bitcoins is already an investment, but if you like trading, go for some risks and profit.
Buying some Bitcoins is already an investment, but if you like trading, go for some risks and profit.
when you are considering all cryptocurrencies as a buy and hold strategy then it is not going to work out well for you. you need to only consider bitcoinas the long term investment because in the 8 years the long term has won.
but altcoin are only rising for 2 or 3 months tops and when you look at their hostory for years before this pump rally you can see they were terrible long term investment and there is no reason for this to change in the future either.
but altcoin are only rising for 2 or 3 months tops and when you look at their hostory for years before this pump rally you can see they were terrible long term investment and there is no reason for this to change in the future either.
One my friend using that strategy for trade; Buy it when it goes % - 10, after that give sell order % +1 - 2 . Perhaps it can be a good way i didn't try but he says that he earn.
When considering top market cap criteria, it's good to consider just how unreliable that can be as risk mitigator. Just look at those two tring to break into the top 10. Bytecoin is a major scam coin and DigiByte a hopeful longshot at best. Not all that gliters is gold. It's also not too coincidental that they are pumped in tandem. This is the wild wild west.
https://i.imgur.com/hV0ycmn.jpg
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https://i.imgur.com/hV0ycmn.jpg
Courtesy of http://coinmarketcap.com/
Well the market cap strategy is a very necessary one. I think all of the members should follow it. But beside the market cap I personally invest in the ICO launched currencies. Most of the currencies don’t dump and will give you quite a handsome profit. I am a big fan of the ICO and I enjoy the profit of the ICO more than the other alts such as etherium and LTC and many more.
Do you just invest in most popular ICOs or how do you determine which ICOs are worth investing and which not?
When pursuing a buy-and-hold strategy investing in crytocurrencies, what are the best practices for diversifying among them?
Ie.
Own by market cap' weight?
Own 10% of top ten (by market cap')?
Own varying percentages of your top 5 favourite projects?
90% Bitcoin, 10% new ICOs?
The idea is to mitigate some risk (Bitcoin is least volatile), whilst having exposure to alt-coins as 'emerging currencies' with high potential.
Any theories?
I'm leaning to one of weighted by market cap', but I'd like to hear other suggestions.
Ie.
Own by market cap' weight?
Own 10% of top ten (by market cap')?
Own varying percentages of your top 5 favourite projects?
90% Bitcoin, 10% new ICOs?
The idea is to mitigate some risk (Bitcoin is least volatile), whilst having exposure to alt-coins as 'emerging currencies' with high potential.
Any theories?
I'm leaning to one of weighted by market cap', but I'd like to hear other suggestions.
I'd say it's a weighted combination of all 4, with your own risk tolerance being key in determining percentages. For example, it's going to weigh on you if a favorite or two are not included due to them not being in the top 10. You might also prefer to exclude certain top 10 members for bad fundamentals or technicals, or simple being overvalued. A 10% figure for ICO's and other speculatives sounds reasonable. At the end of the day it's a very personal decision balancing risk tolerance and profit objectives . . . with risk tolerance usually winning out in my case.
Check out this thread for more ideas https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/turn-10000-into-1-million-1936239 and good luck.
Also it is not necessary that the top ten currencies will give you the desired profit that you are expecting from your investment.
We can make profit from many others but again it come to the risk factor that how much risk are you able to bear. The ICO’s can give you an elegant profit which many top can’t at the time.
When pursuing a buy-and-hold strategy investing in crytocurrencies, what are the best practices for diversifying among them?
Ie.
Own by market cap' weight?
Own 10% of top ten (by market cap')?
Own varying percentages of your top 5 favourite projects?
90% Bitcoin, 10% new ICOs?
The idea is to mitigate some risk (Bitcoin is least volatile), whilst having exposure to alt-coins as 'emerging currencies' with high potential.
Any theories?
I'm leaning to one of weighted by market cap', but I'd like to hear other suggestions.
Well the market cap strategy is a very necessary one. I think all of the members should follow it. But beside the market cap I personally invest in the ICO launched currencies. Most of the currencies don’t dump and will give you quite a handsome profit. I am a big fan of the ICO and I enjoy the profit of the ICO more than the other alts such as etherium and LTC and many more. Ie.
Own by market cap' weight?
Own 10% of top ten (by market cap')?
Own varying percentages of your top 5 favourite projects?
90% Bitcoin, 10% new ICOs?
The idea is to mitigate some risk (Bitcoin is least volatile), whilst having exposure to alt-coins as 'emerging currencies' with high potential.
Any theories?
I'm leaning to one of weighted by market cap', but I'd like to hear other suggestions.
A lot of ICOs are scams trying to rip off investors. That being said, there is definitely profit opportunities there, you just have to do your research.
time spent researching ICOs to find out if it is worth it or not is wasted time that can be spent doing regular trading like everyone else in the world does and making a lot more money with a lot less risk.
and remember that when most of ICOs are scams, that means your chances of finding just one out of hundreds is very small and investing in the wrong one can lead to a big loss.
When pursuing a buy-and-hold strategy investing in crytocurrencies, what are the best practices for diversifying among them?
i diversify my money not my bitcoin.i invest my money in different things and bitcoin is one of them. and when you say buy and hold for cryptocurrencies in general that is not going to work for any of the altcoins.
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Ie.
Own by market cap' weight?
market cap is meaningless for altcoins because they can easily manipulate it by creating a huge amount of supply while not releasing any of it on the market (like ethereum and ripple); so no.Own by market cap' weight?
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Own 10% of top ten (by market cap')?
the same, but being on top gives these altcoins a certain kind of higher volume which others don't have and that will slow down any kind of rise and fall. so you can go in with a tiny bit more confidence.Quote
Own varying percentages of your top 5 favourite projects?
this is not bad, but i personally prefer not owning any altcoin for any long period of times. that is less risky.Quote
90% Bitcoin, 10% new ICOs?
ICOs in general is a bad idea for investment.the risks are much higher and the reward is not something to die for.
When pursuing a buy-and-hold strategy investing in crytocurrencies, what are the best practices for diversifying among them?
i diversify my money not my bitcoin.i invest my money in different things and bitcoin is one of them. and when you say buy and hold for cryptocurrencies in general that is not going to work for any of the altcoins.
Quote
Ie.
Own by market cap' weight?
market cap is meaningless for altcoins because they can easily manipulate it by creating a huge amount of supply while not releasing any of it on the market (like ethereum and ripple); so no.Own by market cap' weight?
Quote
Own 10% of top ten (by market cap')?
the same, but being on top gives these altcoins a certain kind of higher volume which others don't have and that will slow down any kind of rise and fall. so you can go in with a tiny bit more confidence.Quote
Own varying percentages of your top 5 favourite projects?
this is not bad, but i personally prefer not owning any altcoin for any long period of times. that is less risky.Quote
90% Bitcoin, 10% new ICOs?
ICOs in general is a bad idea for investment.the risks are much higher and the reward is not something to die for.
My theory to get the sentiment of the interesting coin.
That gives more knowledge to make another prediction with the more accuracy to be your conclusion.
But the market cap gives something is helpful for me. Although some people have said that the marketcap is not really useful at all. because of too many speculations about the manipulation on the market.
But for me, it was reflecting the demand of the coin.
Never try to put all of your amount in one basket.
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When pursuing a buy-and-hold strategy investing in crytocurrencies, what are the best practices for diversifying among them?
Ie.
Own by market cap' weight?
Own 10% of top ten (by market cap')?
Own varying percentages of your top 5 favourite projects?
90% Bitcoin, 10% new ICOs?
The idea is to mitigate some risk (Bitcoin is least volatile), whilst having exposure to alt-coins as 'emerging currencies' with high potential.
Any theories?
I'm leaning to one of weighted by market cap', but I'd like to hear other suggestions.
Ie.
Own by market cap' weight?
Own 10% of top ten (by market cap')?
Own varying percentages of your top 5 favourite projects?
90% Bitcoin, 10% new ICOs?
The idea is to mitigate some risk (Bitcoin is least volatile), whilst having exposure to alt-coins as 'emerging currencies' with high potential.
Any theories?
I'm leaning to one of weighted by market cap', but I'd like to hear other suggestions.
i think its depend on how much capital we have and i think for me, i will split my capital for example 75% for bitcoin and 25% for altcoin and for 75% for bitcoin, i am splitting again into 50% in bitcoin and never use it, for the 25% i used for a long term holding of altcoin. the first 25% i used for doing trading daily and i think i can live for that.
Don't worry too much about the market caps. They are just a guideline to how popular the coin is, but some of them are still scams despite having a high rank, eg Bytecoin, Steemit and so on.
ICOs are mostly a bad idea, and you will only make money if you were lucky and invested in a successful one like ICONOMI. The large percentage achieve nothing.
Also, don't just invest in the top X amount because they are all going up. Focus on a few, and support the projects that you like.
Make sure not to get dragged into supporting some unknown coin ("reddcoin, byteball etc) since most of these are so obscure that they will never get anywhere? As a guideline, never select any coin that is below the top 20/30.
ICOs are mostly a bad idea, and you will only make money if you were lucky and invested in a successful one like ICONOMI. The large percentage achieve nothing.
Also, don't just invest in the top X amount because they are all going up. Focus on a few, and support the projects that you like.
Make sure not to get dragged into supporting some unknown coin ("reddcoin, byteball etc) since most of these are so obscure that they will never get anywhere? As a guideline, never select any coin that is below the top 20/30.
Byteball is a bad example since it has great fundamentals and was distributed for free via air drop... but besides that I agree with your post
Don't worry too much about the market caps. They are just a guideline to how popular the coin is, but some of them are still scams despite having a high rank, eg Bytecoin, Steemit and so on.
ICOs are mostly a bad idea, and you will only make money if you were lucky and invested in a successful one like ICONOMI. The large percentage achieve nothing.
Also, don't just invest in the top X amount because they are all going up. Focus on a few, and support the projects that you like.
Make sure not to get dragged into supporting some unknown coin ("reddcoin, byteball etc) since most of these are so obscure that they will never get anywhere? As a guideline, never select any coin that is below the top 20/30.
ICOs are mostly a bad idea, and you will only make money if you were lucky and invested in a successful one like ICONOMI. The large percentage achieve nothing.
Also, don't just invest in the top X amount because they are all going up. Focus on a few, and support the projects that you like.
Make sure not to get dragged into supporting some unknown coin ("reddcoin, byteball etc) since most of these are so obscure that they will never get anywhere? As a guideline, never select any coin that is below the top 20/30.
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