I don´t think there are that many holders of the cheapest coin. There is always a psychological point where people sell and then can re enter with part of the profit off course.

Just think of yourself buying lets say monero now for 80 dollars or eth for 300 or any other example... will you be able to hold it to 6k without selling? evrything inside you will advise you to take profit before it goes that high.

If you are going for real privacy don´t trade with BTC:) it´s not anonymous as some guys from the inside walls will atest. However if the money is not "dirty" and you are not in trouble with justice maybe BTC is alright. But for true anonymity choose another coin. I won´t tell you my personal choice as i dont want to start a discussion if it is monero, Zcash , pivx or any other privacy focussed coin. Do your own research.

Th coins for day trade vary....each day:) it would depend on what indicators you use to trade. I like Bolinger bands and a 50 day SMA. As i usually go on polo i use their default BB. I put the fibonacci levels there as well . Fo rthe coin i try choose a coin that as been in a wave pattern with support and resistance in the bolinger bands. usually can take some profits, but for day trade i go for 1-2% max 5% per trade.

If you buy BTC you are buying an asset that isn´t without risks but that has proven itself for some time. Going for an ICO is an investment and you should consider it long term. So you have to look at the project behind it and the token itself. Are you buying a part of the company? a token that will fuel the company itself or just some useless token to go on pump and dumps on an exchage? all can be profitable but be careful and take care of your capital.

The biggest risk is total loss.right now i could see to possibilities for the LONG term. A major software bug that undermines security. People are increasingly trusting the coin because it´s been proving itself as a secure, decentralized protocol. The other risk is for another crypto asset to really be better and overtake BTC. Think Yahoo and people thinking that Yahoo behing so inovative it would be forever and then came Google:) PUFF

BTC is a bubble or even a ponzi because you need 2 things for it to grow. New users and trust. For the value to grow you need users to keep coming to BTC , increase demand and value. But that´s not the point. The point is weather people will keep trusting BTC to act as a currency or keep trusting it to act as na asset. If they maintain trust, price will keep going and wont dive, so no bubble, if confidence and trust are gone the bubble pops and afterwards some people can scream and shout i told you so...

Just so that everyone is on the same boat. The prediction is not for end 2017/ biginning 2018. it´s for 1st december 2017 as in the OP tittle. In crypto 1 month is a lot, more so a month where alts could be getting momentum after the 25th november. so what we are trying to see here, at least what was asked by OP in what ETH can gain until the 1st o december 2017!. So let´s keep Reading this predictions and then compare them to the price:)

This is rather complex to address. But in falling prices and being rather inexperienced i try to hold as much as i can so i don´t end up being the guy that gives the good traders all the money. So what i try to do is i look at my stash of tradable bags and choose one or two coins at a time and try to sell and rebuy lower. that way i lower the price per coin of that particular bag so the recovery will eventually come sooner.

Eth is going to jump after S2x however people will be adjusting portfolios and there can be some eth dump as well for diversification. So i see eth trying to test the 400 resistence but i don´t think it will be there on Dec1st . So that being said maybe between 370 and 380 would be a good bet for that particular day. Anyway i hope i remember to come back to this thread and check what people said and compare it to the price on that day!

For now there isn´t a real correlation about this two markets. In fact there is still very little knowledge in traditional stock markets about BTC, blockchain and the whole cryptocurrency environment. When you say a couple of burnt investors will jump, yes a couple will, but not a lot. If the problem persists on the stock market side for some time maybe then we see some influx to BTC and crypto.

I try to keep a balanced 50% BTC plus a little bit more that i use to enter alts on very short term trades for some fun. I believe that 50% in BTC is a good way to keep safe and an aditional 30% in well established alts. Only 20% for more riskier investments, small alts, ico and profit or dividend sharing assets. That way i tend not to worry so much when alts are diving as i have other assets to keep the profits coming. Maybe it a conservative way of looking at things, but it gets me the confort of sleeping well everyday:)

The best way is to prepare beforehand. Two among lot´s of ways. Set and endpoint and a stoploss, and hang on it despite what "emotions" are telling you. Second buy coins you believe longterm so that you can hold through harsh periods without loosing your cool. But we are past the "beforehand" time so what to do now.
I would look at the portfolio and choose one or too alts to keep trading. that won´t be very "profitable" but you can keep practicing your chart reading and rading skills. You entered at 1 and its not 0,5. Sell and trade it for small profits at a time so you lower the average entry point. as i told before it wont give you much if any profit, but keeps you ocuppied and keeps you learning. And you avoid to make bad decisions about the rest of the portfolio:)

I would see two/three main factors in lay here. BTC is very strong so people are more hesitant to put money in altcoin/ICO´s. So with less money available to invest people understand that ICO is not equal to big wins and the ones who invest have a more educated analysis on the projects. Other factor is the normal market correction, after the huge huge pump we saw. let´s see if the alt/ICO fever comes back this year or if it will take a little longer...

The thoughts are obvious, the more anonymous the coin the harder it is to go after scammers. So just don´t put the money where it seems to too good to be true. I dont like to think "fiat" when dealing with crypto, but here i make an exception. anyone who is promissing 50% out of thin air would be rich enough to not be in this kind of online business. If it is too good to be true, it probably is... Don´t walk away...RUN!

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
HODLLLLL.
#1- always keep a fair portion of BTC- for me is 50%!!
#2- if you want alts just well established and alts with a future - 30%. they keep there value in fiat and will gain value in BTC eventually
#3- use the rest to play around. so if you are loosing you don´t cry. Ok babies will always cry. but at least you won´t cry a lot...
#4 - Get some coins that pay dividends or POS or some kind of passive income so you can keep getting some profit even in dark days.

if you dont need the money wait. the market will ave it recovery. If you need it badly, to put food on the table sell it. If you just want to keep trading and having fun just study where you are right now, take part of it and try to day trade again and lower the average buying price. It´s fun and it helps you learn. if in the end you loose at least you had fun in the journey. Next time buy a coin you believe long term so you dont sweat so much during bear markets.

"altcoins" suck. If you are just speculating it´s a higher risk than BTC, everyone knows it and if you lost just wrap it a deal with it. If you bought a coin in a ICO because you want to be part of a project hope you chose it wisely and just wait. No startup delivers in a few months. If you bought a coin that places itself to be a true cryptocurrency you are not expecting it to "replace" BTC anytime soon so you are patiently holding and seeing where it leaves. And the examples can continue. Just think before buying. "altcoins" are so diverse that no one can say they suck... If the goal is to bye and hold just stick with BTC for now...

It´s crazy when this massive ponzi collapses. It´s not possible to keep pushing dollars and euros out so that the same 1% keep accumulating it without a major depression coming. I think the last subprime crisis was just peanuts comparing to what is coming if the model isn´t changed. Let´s get a few cryptos in the wallet . When the system collapses people must keep moving forward and something will be used to trade. IF computers keep running crypto is the answer..

Don´t really get all the noise. If rich wants to be richer a few XBY cents won´t matter and the time wasted shouting and FUDing should be more precious. If the problem is some dumping and shorting that went wrong and rich is rich just re-enter at current price, it would still be pocket change for a 5 year crypto full of experience person. If it´s some personal problem of someone not being given the credit he believes he deserves all the personal attacks does not speak highly of a person.
I´ll keep chilling and holding and watching the circus...

The biggest problem and problem the biggest advantage is that market is unregulated and subject to pumps and dumps and manipulation. Its a problem but its what gives the opportunity at big earnings.
To go go in and out of an exchange consider coins that are widely available, fast and cheap to transact. LTC  would be an option for me. Can enter from fiat on coinbase and is very speedy to go from exchange to exchange.
Arbitrage is difficult and you can easily get lost at low transaction speeds and fees.