yes that's right, the highest price (ATH) of ETH is $4k, while the price of ETH is now stuck at $2k, there is a very high possibility that ETH can skyrocket back to the top and reach $4k again in the near future, all you need to wait for now is ETH 2.0 released
if OP is willing to wait and risk but have you read the whole thread and not just the title?
OP is having second thoughts and he is aiming to find alternative instead of Ethereum that is much expensive compared to other coins.
The best coins to invest right now: Eth, Btc, Icp, Solana and some cheap ones like Tron and maybe EOS.
ICP is down already.
The drop is too much for this coin but if I guess it will also recover just like the other altcoins.
But if it already came from the top, I'll avoid investing in it and will choose other better altcoins to buy.
from the 5 mentioned coins only Ethereum and Bitcoin is the competitive because Solana and EOS are both shitcoin and has no real value .