Also not seeing anything on the horizon, event-wise for XVG which leads me to believe most market moves will be market manipulation going forward

its not unprofessional they cant release bugy software

I suggest having a long term (not to trade) portfolio and a trading portfolio. Even haejin talked about his long term portfolio set aside to hold and he's a professional trader.  Here is an example:  I had a $3716 position in XLM at $0.0147.  I sold out for 80% profit.  Now its at $0.569.  If I would had held the position would be worth >$143,000.  I think there are excellent trading opportunities given the awesome volatility in cryptos.  But when there is a awesome business behind a coin, you want to buy a small position and hold it.

I am surprised you don't have 2 Verge wallets for example. One for a LONG HODL and one for trading.

Despite 4 separate FUD attacks and constant online trolling the community did not really dump Verge. This is a very good sign. It really offers something new that other privacy coins do not . Your IP address is always concealed and your block-chain address can be visible or concealed depending on your preference! This is VITAL! A full stealth coin with no option to toggle on/off  can not be used in purchases  (because the vendor can not confirm that the money is received) hence will never be really main stream. If wraith was successfully released and advertised before the new year it would have already reached 0.70 cents. Nevertheless Verge will be one of the big winners of the Coin wars! Stick to it or at least always keep a close eye!

Agreed - the marketing dept needs some help

Verge falls into the category of privacy coins.  All privacy coins will do well as more and more investors are forced to conceal their trading habits.  Government regulations as well as criminal activity moving into crypto will only increase the demand for these coins and others like Monero, Dash, ZCash, PIVX, etc.

It is wheels up for Verge, which is just coming off a little dip.