yes LTC is very different from Solana and chainlink. these two may have have very bright future but ltc is old and unique after BTC. when btc have bullrun then ltc will definitely follow btc price. and by my point of view ltc price will pump huge in coming days because btc is again cross 50k Dollars.
Litecoin is a very good altcoin and it is a signal of something happens later for Bitcoin. Halving (in 2019) is a demo for Bitcoin halving in May 2020. Lightning network on Litecoin first and Bitcoin later.
The chart of Litecoin is very attractive after months of sideway and the market will have a new altcoin seasons when Bitcoin completes its rally and goes to sideway again. Altcoins will recover. Top altcoins will recover and Litecoin is one of biggest and best top altcoins.