Just because ripple gain some bucks and left Ethereum behind in the market cap, We cant predict bitcoin isiver, what bitcoin has to do with ripple gain? Bitcoin's price decrease was the correction of the price and the dumping came due to the holidays, Its quite natural when a currency peaked it price people start selling it and buy other currencies because they ant to make money of it. Thats what they did with the bitcoin.
And we are still have the hangover of the holidays, people don't even have their first salary of the year now, so lets all wait on how the price will become, there are so many confusing news everywhere and so many dramas. We have the high fees and long transaction time but the developers are finding their way to make the best possible solution, and then the whales will take the waves again and people will be in drama.
The price surge and dumps are only caused by the traders who has many BTC, and of course those who have just 1-100 BTC will be affected. so it is better to long term hold or if you can't take the hit then get out. The thing that we should be worrying right now is how to find solutions on the long transaction time and higher fees.