People has started looking into altcoins and Ethereum might be the top one, I think Ether will retain this position and even grow more.
I didnt thought it will grow before new year, but I believe it has started.
etherium is not on the second place anymore because bitcoincash has already beat him and now bitcoincash is the new number one altcoins that is next and second to bitcoin. though majority of people are still a etherium enthusiast and they are still praising and supporting etherium to the fact that etherium is still good and better than bitcoincash in terms of usage and productivity. bitcoincash on the other hand is a good altenative to bitcoin due to its bigger block size which transactions can move fast and freely without any problems.