the thing is, a lot of high volume Trader invest by the end of the last year in hardware and starts with mining, now they prefer mining as buying..therefore the is no new money on the markets....the second handicap was the mtgox trouble...and last but not liest the amazing plenty of altcoins starts in 2014.... sometimes i am so confused which altcoin i have to mine or not.... crazy market...everybody wants a piece from the cake....the altcoin market is right now not manageable... too many trash coins, too many people who wants to earn money on a easy way...the altcoinmarket must have to consolation....in all honesty every altcoin is only so long valuable til someone pays for it... we all trading with nothing for breed our btc balance and talk about which altcoin is better or not...everyone is the same! most of them (more than 50%) disappear in the next few months....the thing is now to find the right color or right number like in the Casino.... we all gambling....