It's pretty much impossible trying to pick the exact right coin at the exact right time.
I tried timing the market and buying stuff. Lost almost half my stack like that lol. Things are too crazy in the crypto world unless you have insider information. I started following teeka tiwari's recommendations and I got into Monero, Zen, OMG, and GAS. Easiest 800% of my life lol. It makes sense because he's connected to all the heads of the crypto world and travels everywhere meeting developers and shit, has all that upcoming information.
Now I go 100% ham on whatever he says to buy, it's been working amazing for me.