Now that we have this nonsense of Segwit2x out of the way, the alts are finally getting some long overdue attention. Some of the top alts are already experiencing a very nice pump as money is being shifted away from bitcoin.
This unexpected news rewards people who had strong hands on some of the good altcoin projects.
Altcoins have a nice chance of getting a higher price since there is a lot of people trying to give the idea that those coins will get pumped soon.