Like I said I am not looking at trading to make a big return and if I start with $200 will be happy if I can turn that into $1k to then invest the profits in my long term position.
$200 to $1k is a massive achievement. It's huge if we want to consider your idea of, "not looking at trading to make a big return". Anyone who gets that ROI should applaud themselves for such a feat. Again, you shouldn't be carried away or be blinded by the profit you made by turning your $200 to $300 and then neglect the high risk associated with investment in altcoins. Mind the tokens you invest in. Also, always check and follow media channels of these tokens you've invested into to know what goes on with them. That way, you will easily know when a dump is coming or when favourable news emanate.
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What exactly have you been buying?
Bitcoin or a stable coin?
OP mentioned it in their next post, perhaps you didn't read further. They said the alts were
Alliance Block & Kaspa.