From the date of your posted statement 2017, many things happen this year, haha, i bet everyone does and, altcoins were downtrend this year and almost all coins out there, but the best thing is that many coins and coins were introduced to the market, this is a good indication that market is transparent to the new ones, but it contributes to the market price per coin.

At the end of the day, only promising and good coins will survive.