"BTC up X"
"XRP up Y"
"LTC going to the mooon"
"...."
We have all seen these posts over the last few days and that is to be expected given the bullish market we are in. You could pick a random crypto and still have a good chance to profit these days. That is great, don't get me wrong, but is it sustainable? Of course not. Some will continue to rise, a lot will fail, others will stabilize. So what's left at the end of all that?
Your knowledge and your ability to do your own research!
You may have gotten in on LTC when it was <200$ because of some post on the internet. That's great. Count your lucky stars and now start researching why it rose in price. A lot of the times even that guy that helped you get into LTC had no idea why he thought it would rise. Don't be that guy. Everything is on the internet(altough not all of it is true; check your sources first), there is no excuse not to read as much as you can on a potential investment. Start reading about blockchain technology if you haven't already, that will lay a good foundation.
After reading about cryptocurrencies in general, pick a few cryptos and learn all you can about them. Look at their team(if its public), the market cap, is it mineable, etc. Analyze the price trends, look up why it rose in price in the past(or bottomed). Get to know the coin. After finding a few that you like, decide at which price you would like buy and be patient(this comes with experience, for starters, don't buy at the top!), also decide beforehand at what price would you be happy to sell( I don't suggest selling your whole postion if not daytrading) and stick to it.
Remember guys, these trading pros come and go, but what you learn( and you learn more by losing trades, so make sure to start out small) will make you money(or lose it if you are lazy).
To sum up,
Read the whitepaper, not the price!
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