There should be some form of hype without doubt
And the recent spike in Litecoin's value was likely caused by this, i.e. pricing in the next halving. But we should also remember that you can't price in the real effects of halving before the actual event, i.e. market supply decreasing due to block reward having been diminished
And while hype comes and goes, this decrease in supply will be permanent, even though it may take some time until its effect kicks in for real (as it happened with Bitcoin in the second half of 2016)
Bitcoin halving is quite far away and i am sure no one wants to remain in bear market for another year or so. Like it happen in previous halving, Bitcoin price will surely rise at halving but we need the market to show some good movements even before that. Its been a long bear market.