Indeed... I'm focusing on acquiring Steem Power and trying to ignore the swings in total value (although I do like seeing the increases!)
Do you use bot voting at all? I go back and forth as to whether or not it makes much sense other than increasing your rep score.
And who knows if it makes sense to trade SBD for Steem Power (through blocktrades) given the price fluctuations. Most of the time, I just trade it and hope I'm making the right decision in the long run.
I don’t use voting bots. I have before but it gives varied results.
I only convert SBD to Steem via the market. You avoid any fees that way and get the current price.
I keep an eye on the price of SBD and Steem and generally try to sell SBD when I can get at least 1.5 Steem. Then I power up with whatever Steem I get.