Agreed.  Better to choose a coin that has rock solid tech, use case, dev team and community.  The last thing you want is to get stuck in a shit coin that you only planned to ride for a quick return, when the next market crash happens in crypto.  At the same time, pick a deeply undervalued solid coin, so you still have your chance to ride a rocket.

I think I have identified just such a coin: Spectrecoin (XSPEC).  Here's why:

Spectrecoin has robust privacy and anonymity features, an active and competent dev team (including an experienced cryptographer), an ambitious roadmap, a vibrant community, and a circulating supply of less than 21 million coins - yet it is insanely undervalued at the moment, at less than $2 per coin.

I have a feeling that first rate privacy coins are going to outperform cryptos as a whole next year, regardless of which way the market goes.  No less of a legend than John McAfee agrees: https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/941003398215761922

You can find out more about this hidden gem here: http://coinwiki.info/en/SpectreCoin
Come say "hi" to our vibrant and growing community on slack: http://slack.spectreproject.io/