its a good strategy to find coins that can do x3 in the near future, and sell after it does x3
then find another coin
if you do that 7 times, you make more than x2000
this is pure gambling and therefore does not have to happen via the crypto currencies.
you can also go to the casino. besides, what are the chances of making a x3 or more after a lucky x3 on your next investment?
they are virtually zero.

Indeed since we don't know on which on them could produce a x3 profit but we can eventually have an idea unto this like invest on the top alt's to get a higher chances to gain but if this target will not hit then still look at the bright side since if the result is not negative then it's still a good decision on where we put and select to go on.
Predicting the future price for any coin is not that hard if you make some research on it. Prices for each coin depends upon its utility. Most of the coins show immense growth if any positive news about those coins is rumoring the markets because the media plays an important role in this situation. Also there are some patterns which makes understanding the charts more easier.
If we have this knowledge, than we could find a number of coins which might give us upto 5x profits in smaller intervals. Investing in top alts would be better if you want to invest for a long interval but there also are few coins from those top altcoins which can make you earn a decent amount.