Won't SOLANA be the perfect example for this? Solana lost most of its value years ago but now we see it being considered as one of the biggest cryptocurrencies last year extending to this year. It is possible yes but not all the time this happens. You will be lucky to have kept holding on to a coin that has long ago declined.
Have to agree re: Solana, since many other projects are building on top of it now.
In an adjacent category, Tether escaping from all FUD to be in the top 20 list of UST holders is ... impressive.