I'm definitely not a trader--too time consuming and stressful. I'm like you were, where I'd hold coins way too long and through lots of ups and downs that would have made a trader rich. Mostly I buy and hold POS type coins so that I can always keep the principle and sell of the "interest" to either cash out or fund other crypto-investments. In that way, if I make a mistake selling that interest too low I know it will always come back. This is precisely why I'm looking at smartcash right now. I'd buy and hold whatever I originally buy and sell off interest.
BTW, did you ever get into Diamond (DMD) after we chatted about it? If you did, you're probably pretty happy. If not, well it's never too late, but smartcash is definitely cheaper.
Nah, I kept looking at it, but never got it. I've done very well on a other coins though. I know there are a lot of great options out there.