How to find a gem. When to buy it, and when to sell it.
Spot Trading Strategy for New Altcoins
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Find what to buy
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Figure out where to buy
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Know when to sell
Let me walk you through my personal strategy. You can use it as a base and tweak it with your own experience.
1. Follow the smart money…
Go to sites like cryptorank.io or dropstab.com
Head over to the Fundraising section.
Use filters to find projects that raised at least $100M.
I focus only on new altcoins — either not launched yet or listed between 2022 and 2025.
(Important: skip coins from the previous bull run.)
Next, check the launch date. If Tier 1 investors are involved (big-name funds), that’s a good sign.
Add those projects to your watchlist.
Follow their Twitter to stay updated.
If the coin is already listed, add it to your TradingView watchlist.
2. Where to buy?
After studying hundreds of altcoins over the years, I noticed a clear pattern:
Most of them dump hard after listing — usually dropping 65% to 95%.
Some might fake a pump early on, but they usually trend down.
You won’t catch the exact bottom, but here’s what helps:
Take the highest price on the chart and mark these zones: -65%, -75%, -85%, and -95%.
These are your entry levels.
Only buy at these levels. Stick to the plan. Otherwise, you’ll suffer mentally when prices keep tanking.
There are tons of examples like this.
The key is to wait for a breakout from the downtrend — then it’s moon time.
BUT keep in mind: it could take a week, a month, six months, or even a year.
P.S. Even buying there, you might see drawdowns of -30% to -50%.
But that’s part of the game — we’re aiming for targets like +300% to +500%.
You always need to keep in mind that a coin can drop as much as 95%.
It’s totally normal. Not always, but it’s definitely possible.
And of course, it might stay at the bottom for a while — just long enough to crush all belief in it, until weak hands panic-sell at a loss and exit the coin.
You do realize those funds didn’t throw in that kind of money for no reason, right?
They’ll patiently wait through the dump — and then collect their profits later.
3. When to sell?
From the very bottom, you can confidently set three targets up top.
Use a ruler to mark +300%, +500%, and +700%.
You can sell in parts at each level — the price doesn’t always reach the third target right away. Sometimes it takes time.
For that last target, it’s best to leave just a small portion — around 10%.