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When I first started building my crypto portfolio, I kept it simple: only BTC, ETH, and SOL. While these were solid choices, I missed out on massive opportunities because I didn’t know how to properly take profits and rebuy at the right time. If I had to do it all over again, here’s what I’d change—and the coins I’d add along the way.

1. Start Simple, but Don’t Stay There
🚫 Mistake: Holding only big-cap coins and ignoring emerging opportunities.
✅ Example: While I held $BTC , $ETH , and $SOL , I missed out on Polygon (POL) when it was under $0.10 and Avalanche (AVAX) before its big run-up.
What I’d do now: Start with BTC and ETH as the foundation, but allocate 20% of my portfolio to undervalued Layer 2s or altcoins with high growth potential.

2. Take Profits When the Market Gets Greedy
🚫 Mistake: Watching my portfolio grow during the 2021 bull run but not cashing out.
✅ Example: SOL hit an all-time high of $260. Instead of taking profits, I held and watched it crash back to under $20.
What I’d do now: Sell a portion (e.g., 30%) at key milestones—$100, $150, $200—so I can lock in gains and have cash ready to rebuy during dips.

3. Use Profits to Diversify
🚫 Mistake: Reinvesting profits back into the same coins without exploring other opportunities.
✅ Example: If I sold ETH at $4,000, I’d have reinvested some of those profits into coins like Arbitrum (ARB) or Optimism (OP) when they launched, which were undervalued Layer 2 gems.

4. Buy the Fear, Not the Hype
🚫 Mistake: Ignoring coins during market corrections.
✅ Example: When Solana dropped to $10 during the FTX collapse, it was a prime buying opportunity. Similarly, coins like Chainlink (LINK) often dip below $10 but consistently rebound in bullish markets.
What I’d do now: Keep 20% of my portfolio in stablecoins to capitalize on these moments.

5. Don’t Ignore Undervalued Sectors
🚫 Mistake: Missing out on sector trends like AI, gaming, or decentralized storage.
✅ Example: Projects like Render Token (RNDR), The Graph (GRT), or Immutable X (IMX) had explosive growth when their sectors gained attention. Allocating even 5-10% to trending sectors could yield massive returns.

🪙 A Sample Strategy If I Started Over Today:
🔷 50% BTC and ETH: Solid foundation, less volatile.
🔷 20% SOL, POL, AVAX or LINK: High-potential Layer 1 and 2 solutions.
🔷20% Emerging Gems: ARB, OP, IMX, RNDR, or GRT.
🔷 10% Stablecoins: Ready for dips.

💡 Key Takeaway:
Crypto markets are unpredictable, but with a strategy to take profits, rebuy during dips, and diversify into undervalued sectors, I’d avoid the mistakes of the past and build a smarter, more resilient portfolio.
What would YOU do differently if you started over? Let’s discuss!