I was not buying ethereum before and last year I see bitcoin as the only good Cryptocoins to hold. Around April when ethereum fall below $800 I see it as an opportunity to buy and since I bought it has refused to recover above that level. Did you think ethereum will recover this year again.
actually, it's just wrong to think of it as ETH. because the market is moving in a collective rather than an individual. with the volume of tokens is proportional to the volume of the market. this is why the best BTC according to the market. The ETH price is generally normal.
the return you expect may take some time. however, as in the stock market, hits have always been tested before.