I guess the safest way to trade altcoins without losing out is to invest in ICOs of good coins. At least you are sure of making some profit once the coin hits the exchanges.
invest and buy in fase ico coin this must becareful
you must requirement is good is buy ico
1 must good development coin and reputable
2 not only one dev, but much team is dev coin
3 must use escrow in reputable in bitcointalk forum