Yes this is a joke. XMR isn't doing sh*t and every coin around it is rocketing upwards. I think lack of a mobile wallet and the weak Windows wallet is just hurting it and there are newer, "hotter" coins that are shooting upwards. But definitely missing out on the party being in XMR right now.
I am since long time in the cryptovers to see many coins with 10-100x growth for a week and many 10-100x fall for a week. Monero has increased and with a reason 30 times its price in the last year. Monero is now greatly accelerating in terms of popularity and software development. Windows wallet GUI 2 quite good and stable. Mobile wallet coming soon.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/64cxrm/looking_for_more_info/ . I know devs are working on instant transaction and multisig too. Monero popularity on the current BTCC poll for next coin:
https://twitter.com/bobbyclee/status/864155469899644928 . Lots of other exchanges will follow. I expect 10-50 times growth by the end of the year.