Taking the money and running and then putting what your've made...

Taking the money and running and then putting what your've made into another stock will make you money.
If you want to earn income from shares buy dividends stocks ie banks, financials, property and industrials. Mining stocks don't give great dividends and are subject to more variables ie metal prices, dollar effect and supply.
Penny dreadfulls can make for a quick dollars, bigger risks bigger reward, so set a percentage that you want to make and don't think it will go up forever. You can allways get back in.
Any other stock that is trending up, has a low RSI, and strong turnover is another way to make profits but you still need an exit strategy.
Finally, only risk what you can afford to lose and throw out emotion.