I was in your exact position about 3 months ago, I gave myself 6 months to turn $1000 into $2000. My journal is here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=683062.0Skip to the last post to see my latest updates.
I have nearly doubled my amount in BTC in ~3months from coins that give you a % of interest every week to two weeks. They are called POS coins and you recieve interest by just keeping your wallet open which helps secure the network. Some of the profit was from trading but most of it was from the % interest I received from each coin. I would recommend Hobonickels, Bottlecaps and Hyperstake. I would buy the others at current prices but not hyperstake, get it a bit cheaper as the market is starting to stabilise now. These coins wont get you rich in a week but they have provided consistent safe returns for me so far. Just my 2cents, Goodluck.