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i was just wondering what most people tend to do/think when investing into ICOS or coins for that matter!

For me i like to buy and sell and try make as much profit in as little time as possible but there are a couple of coins that i have kept hold of as a little nest egg so to speak.

i invest into coins not ICO , so many ico which is hacked , not safe
. i buy coin on market and  withdraw  it to my wallet or paper wallet to storage
 it is long term best .

I've never actually had any issues with ICOs and in all fairness there is a fair amount to be made if you want/can put some time into helping with the bounties.

also i then invest a small amount and see what the performance is like. if i feel as though not enough has gone into the development/marketing then i have the option to sell out at release.

They are thinking to invest in those icos that already had a lot of the demands. that gives the possibility to reach the hardcap and a lot of people will try to flip it again in another ico and that was i can get from there.

see i've done that and it works very well. i've also sold out on release as prices are pumped then as soon as they drop again i tend to buy in. i done this with the likes of Waves and a couple of others.

Of course they're thinking that its price will go to the moon and take profit from it.
As for investing in ICOs, I don't really know about that, but seems like it was all about profit.
Well, I'm more like a day trader. I wouldn't hold my alts for a really long time since I tend to panic if the price fall like crazy.

Depends on whether you prefer to invest in coins or ICOs. It's very rare to get short term gains from ICOs, but they might bring you the highest profit.
It's great to get short term gains on trading, but often traders loose faster than they can invest, as the market is highly volatile.
I stick with ICOs. Find the idea I believe in and wait for my profit :)

Depends upon the type of altcoin that I am trading. Also I use TA to make decisions. Coins that have good fundaments, I invest in for a long haul. For other shitcoins I usually play swing trading.

Deffinetly it depends on the different types of altcoins, some altcoins you need to hold for a longterm because their platforms will apppear in future and it will get this coin to the moon. On the other hand some coins is better to hold for long term, because they can simply fall down in price.

it depend on the coin, but i like to invest for mid terms most of the time, but if i see real potential i can change my mind and invest for long term, short term is not for me

I think most people are doing the same as the OP
Holding some coins long term and trading others or
portions of the same for the short term!

Myself I am holding Bitcoin of course and some old
reliable alt's for the long term.
and I am also trading on and off the same types of coins. 

Actually it depends on your goal to reach a profit in investing ICO's. Because once you invest on a coin you will verify its roadmap and if it has a good project that worth investing for a long term or short term. In a short term you might get a little profit on a short period of time. So you will balance your trading term for a long or short term gains.

I as being a part time altcoin trader, my focus is on long term as I have a constant income that I'm saving and investing on Altcoin hoping to get over x10 within 2-3 years.

For alt it is so hard to hold it for a long time when it falls so dump much better if its bitcoin theres a possibility and think so positively that it goes back again and it will pump but for alt there is no such positive thing.

It depends on the coins you invest and yes but for me i still prefer in a long term trades a i can see a huge profit in long term but if you see that the coins is not doing good then sell it and choose another good one

I use altcoins which cost a lot, such as Litecoin, Etherum and Bitcoin cash for a short time investment, I'm trading it so to say. And I have investment in couple of ICOs projects this summer and the plan is to hold it till the price will not raise ;)

Personally I see 'investing' and 'trading' as two different things, for me 'investing' is buying a coin for the longer term and holding it until it reaches a set value whereas 'trading' is short term, buying a coin and intending to sell it in a very short period of time for a small gain.

I mostly invest for long term whether it is an ICO token or an altcoin or bitcoin for that matter. My perception is since I already placed a capital for that certain coin then why not go for long term instead of short term and as long as I don't need the money yet then it'll stay there for a while.

I'm a mixture of both; I store about 70% of my crypto in Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash.  Then I have about 30% of it in an exchange with a trading bot (Gunbot) going after short term volatility.  And of course, I'm keeping all my DeepOnion from the signature campaign for a long term... which surprisingly is quickly becoming my largest holding!

Warren Buffet would say go for long term if you want to be rich, or flip flop then cry. Long term with Ark as crypto is still young.

This is so true. I hop from one coin to another for short term gains if I do not care for the project. I hold the ones I like for the long term.

Ark is up there for me as a good 5 year HODL.

I think that the majority invests in the crypto currency for a long-term perspective, as it does not take into account fluctuations constantly increasing in price. This is especially true of bitcoin. To invest in the short term, it should be conducted for some purpose, for example, for trading on the stock exchange. To do this, you need to have certain knowledge and skills, as well as time to monitor the situation on the exchange.

I have to disagree with you. I think the majority of crypto investors trade for the short term. They don't invest for the long term. That explains why there are so many coins. Traders don't care about the merits of the coin, as long as there is volume and volatile prices, they just trade it up and down.

Imho who invest for short only then not interested project self and his essence. That's why there are many scam project which doing all for short pump-dump. It is not crypto it is scamto.

certainly, for long term man. why invest for short terms can't long time and coin will die its not good just lose your money..
ussually i invest in good planing for long term

I do both.
I started as a long-term investor but right now I'm using my profits to invest in ICO's to make more money. 50% of the money I make from ICO's is being reinvested in other ICO's or projects I like (mostly ICO's though to keep the flow flowing ;) ) and the other 50% stay there and become long-term investments.

I like the idea of working for long term goal for bigger gains but sometimes when some rumors and speculations showed up I tend to believe and try to catch the ride as Im always looking for gains even in a small value but still a gain is a gain and its very important to us as traders.

If you are looking for long term investment you need to invest on bitcoin and some most trusted altcoins according to its market value. Since, eth smart contracts and grown up enormously you do invest on those kind new ICO if you looking for short term profit. For long term profit bitcoin holding is the only way to become a millionaire.

I think I will do both also. Trade with some coins and -bank- the profits as I go along but overall I think I will mostly like to have bitcoin for when it is more widely available for buying everyday goods

I do for both short term and long term. Short term profit is cashed out to meet my daily expenses and for routine work . this also helps me in leveraging if there is a fall in the market with profits cashed out some part I buy it back at lower price so that my average prices gets balanced and do incur too heavy looses if there is huge dip in some coins.

As I dont get much time to keep tracks of my trade I dont invest short term for altcoins too. ICO's are meant to be long term investments. They are made for a purpose and if it is completed then the token will have very good value. So it is better in one way to hold them for longer term.

i think same like most of people, its up to altcoin.
i prefer to invest Bitcoin and some altcoins for long term and
invest some another altcoins for gain in short term. BUT, after that gain, i would add them to my long term investments.

Some ICO's present solid projects, and if they have a solid team behind them it is worth investing it. Personally, for long term gain, I'll hold my bitcoin for as long as possible to see how far it will go.

Depending on its altcoin. ETH, LTC and XRP has i hold for long term. Because, i don't doubt the prospect of three altcoins. While other altcoins, i use to speculate in terms for achieving shortterm profits. I do that continuously and grow the amount bitcoin i have.

Long term investment can be a good call for people who already have lots of money. I sincerely like the short term investments more because the profitability is almost always greater.

I generally invest for not so short term gains. But I always share risk to be based some on long term as well. Long term investments are shared between secure coins and speculative ones. That's it.

Short-term trading requires good trader skills and strong nerves, I think for beginners longer-term trading is more suitable, just hold good altcoins and wait for pump

Actually I invest both long term and short term , and I have spare one third of my capital , I usually use it in case there is a lucrative opportunity for short  term or medium term.

following use of strategics as different developer of new coins to work according to strategics as delivering offers, that

with the future they might gains of returns or for some scalper the entrance of new coins to helps as the shifts on initial price gives of shifts as might

rise on price on progressive movesment with the helps of the finance arbitration works of the customs of trading invesmtent.

I do make both long term and short term investment decisions and both of them has been profitable and I will keep this position for now until I find out the one I am comfortable with.

I've noticed that most of the coins out there tend to always go up due to the increasing market cap. (Unless they are a complete scam)

My plan is to hold 2-3 coins for long term gains, and play with others for short term gains. Till now it's working good.

My strategy is long term for most of the time but i do not exclude short term in near future when my sleeping coins will start to move  :)

I invest in for long term because I invested for short term and I always made loss so far, short term is unpredictable and short term investment makes me psychologically sick.

it all depends on one's choice. long or short. and what strategies to use. I think everyone tends to prefer options and plans before investing or trading.
and regarding investing for ico I think long term is best.

There is a large percentage of investors who does that.
Just waiting for token sale then sell it back after the ICO. It is a good business but needs a lot of capital. It is also a risk which should be taken seriously. I think that is why China banned the ICO. There is too much scam in that service and they dont want their own people wasting money just so they could get robbed in an instant.

Im on the short term for now. I still have no idea what is the real definition of a promising coin and just riding the hype to take opportunity from it.

Short-term profit is given by coins, if you work with them, for example, in the market. If we are talking about passive accumulation, then a long-term investment will bring profit primarily to proven coins - bitcoin and etherium.

when you invest in trading long term or short term its depends on the increase or decrease of the currency, even if one week of your purchases and he increased up to 15-20% can be sold and long terms and when you want to earn higher.

long term, short term demands too much time and may lead to losses