As a paycheck to paycheck tech support guy I am just WAY too excited watching the price on XCP go higher and higher. I only have 25 but i've watched in just 2 weeks my holdings go (just sitting in my account) from being worth 80 dollars to now being worth 150 dollars...EPICNESS!! I may not be an investment expert but I'd say watching your holdings pretty much double in 2 weeks is typically pretty good in the investment world? lol..
Counterparty is swimming upstream which makes it one of a kind because the general trend for alt crypto-currencies has been to start off with a bang and then steadily decline as some of the initial investors start to dump. To be fair counterparty faced much the same when it went from 0.02 to below 0.003 but is now steadily climbing back up. Credit goes to the Counterparty team for demonstrating capabilities and showing impeccable integrity.
However it will also be unfair to assume a permanent upward curve. If you are around for the long ride don't get too excited or dejected by the price movement - it tends to have a mind of its own. I am personally looking forward to the implementation of Medici and increased community adoption of counterparty functionality.