I am a crypto enthusiastic and i know a 90% of people here on bitcointalk are as well.
There are a lot of altcoins in the market today. What should one look out for before investing in any altcoin
My personal checks before getting into an ALT:
1. Is this the dip? What does the chart says.
2. Next milestone, when and what?
3. Market sentiments, how does the market reacts to the various announcements and publications, does it give a big rise.
4. The real world usage of the token.
5. Are there any additional profits like POS or with masternodes?
I usually use PoS or masternode or airdrop event to know the time I should to buy a cryptocurrency. Because these things are the factor to make the price of any cryptocurrency increase. Sometimes, the price of cryptocurrency can be low after airdrop, but for a long time, when it dumped to the lowest price and no one cares it, its value will comeback and increase to the moon, example Stellar.