That is what I did, I cashed out some steem to cover losses on my foray into bitcoin cash at the top. Now I am mining Garlicoin and plan on converting it through exchanges into steem I am just waiting for the price to go up a little :) I lost about $100 in bitcoin cash. But I made $60 on Garlicoin.
I am not by any means an investor yet, but it is something to play around with to learn how it all goes.
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