Ethereum is definitely not the coin you would dump and leave. Its first coin people love to buy when they find chance. It has great features. There are dozen tokens over it, there are many businesses..
Agreed, the different assets getting developed upon the platform of ethereum makes it more strong. There are several success stories of ethereum based tokens growing good marking among the top listed cryptocurrency. As expected the growth is happening with the right phase and crossing the $1000 will make the market grow without further interruptions of drops.