I'm all out of digital currency.
I bought, sold, bought more, and then dumped every bit of my GBTC, bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. I made a little bit of money. Not much. My total in never exceeded 15k and I was prepared to lose it.
I think the broad base of investors saw what happened in January and it turned off the masses for a while. Without that broad support it's not something I will invest in as it reminds me of a pyramid. I may ride the swings if it trends again or revisit after it stands the test of time.
When I speculate these days, I find a stock that is buy to strong buy with analysts across at least 3 out of 4 websites. Cnnmoney, zack's, fidelity, and yahoo finance. - They are easiest for me to read.
Analyst firms shown on Fidelity are the most conservative. When I find a stock that is forecast well on all of those, I buy it. 3 of 4 and I may also buy it. 2 of 4 and I don't. That's worked for me.
I crushed it with EXTR- made around 300% or 58k in 14 months. Sold all but a few shares early this year right as it began to dive. After a more recent fall, I think it may be a decent time to get back in. Like Monday.
http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=EXTR
TAL is another that's been great. Bought from 2016-2017 and my shares are up 145% after a recent pull back.
I think it too is set to rebound.
http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=TAL
STMP has been another very solid growth stock for me.
All of these had across the board strong buy recommendations when I bought them. They are all "mostly" strong buys now so I don't think I would have speculated on them as hard today as I did previously.
Right now I'm focused on another investment so to speak in a vacation house. Took a beating from the uninformed telling me it was a bad investment on TTMB but like my hard headedness shown here, I am exceedingly confident that it is an epic investment given it's unique location, the almost non existence of what is a very limited market area, and the rates folks pay for rentals there.
The growth of that market rivals recent growth of the stock market. Alas, it's about securing a piece of a diminishing market vs. pure investment. Bonus that it is sky rocketing in value and another diversification.
I'm looking to break ground this month and complete by spring and then I'll focus more on picking winners.
I hope some others will post up some stocks that have worked well for them lately, and have strong buy recommendations.