the fourth quarter of the year normally determines whether that year is good or bad for the crypto market. if you look at the last year 2017 the cryptocurrency market started booming in the early October while nothing good happened in the last October yet the market is crashing very badly in November. i guest this year is not the good one for bitcoin and the cryptocurrency in general.
If you compare it to previous year then we are not doing really that good this year because instead of the price creeping up, it is slowly going down causing disappointment and some though panic for the dumping of price. Instead of worrying though about the price, you can think of ways to still be able to earn in this kind of market by either trading for short term because there is still volatility. You can also short it but it is not recommended for those who are just starting to trade because there is a tendency that they would liquidate their account with just a blink.