Declining LTC prices

http://www.ltc-charts.com/period-charts.php?period=ytd&resolution=day&pair=ltc-usd&market=btc-e


And rising difficulty

https://bitcoinwisdom.com/litecoin/difficulty

No big surprise that the payouts are dropping. From my point of view the maximum difficulty is reached for now (as long as there is no new hardware). That would be a good sign. Now let's hope altcoin prices finally recover.