not sure what you mean by fluctuating. verge has been rising for a year or so untill a few weeks back. I has risen once i checked about x50.000 times in its entire run. most famously is its x10.000 rise.
Crypto trading is no science, you can't research shit really.
Pros of verge is its stubborn community ( i own verge but really have no emotional bond with it lol ). These people seem to believe in the objective of the coin and see it superior to others. Me, i don't know there are others with more or less similar functions except for the so called "wraith"which gives you the ability to choose to be anonimous or not for your transactions.
The developer has hired 3rd party audits to check the functionality of wraith....so maybe we see a pump after this.
other pros can be that it is still cheap, very cheap and has. so people like me think that with a little luck it could go to $1 or more which is 10x or more. but you can't know or research.
Cons of verge is it seems there are people who really do their best to spread BS about this coin ( you have this for more coins but verge haters seem to be very motivated lol. though recently it has calmed down since verge is not going us as it used to )
You have 14b coins which makes reaching $1+ Not as easy as it sounds
I stop here, there are people who are more up to date with this coin and maybe they will give you a better overview, or some idiots who come and shout this is a scam ..it is dead etc etc lol
Pumps and dumps are common in most coins and honestly i like that. A smart trader could have trippled his money in the few weeks in which verge has been very stagnant overal.
I don't think verge will do x100 again anytime soon ( no established coin will do that ) you need to take risk with other unsecure coins and wait......
Good luck with your choice...it is hard to pick coins, but overthinking it won't help.
My buddy knows shit, doesn't read shit but picks more profitable projects than me....so recently i decided to follow him instead lol