Quote from: Cnut237 on September 09, 2019, 08:37:55 AM

Quote from: trust09man on November 14, 2018, 06:35:15 AM

Hi Everyone,

As advised I am trying to learn the basics of crypto first.

Most of the suggestions mention investing in top ranked coins. My question is, does it always work? As far as I understand, the market is vulnerable and affects almost all the coins from top to bottom. How then you determine which ones would stay ?

Yes everything is vulnerable to drops, and everything is volatile.
The point with starting with established high-cap coins is that the volatility is less at the top of the market. If we have a crash, then BTC will likely fall less than ETH and XRP, and then ETH and XRP will likely fall less than some random coin outside the top 100. There is also plenty of junk out there, so sticking to high cap coins means you're far less likely to buy something whose price will just fall to zero.

- Unfortunately, your thoughts have accidentally fallen into the trap of manipulators, investing in coins that have high market capitalization will help you avoid big risks but the value may still decrease over time, it does not return to zero but it only needs to lose 50-70% of the value in the long run, which is enough for you to be scared. Therefore, there should not be a grip here, based on the situation of the market and establishing investment plans, any coin can become an opportunity and a risk, you need to understand that and move quickly