Monero always had it's personal random growth so this time won't be different. Some people are still scared to invest into Monero because of what TV's and some shows told about it that is used for black markets and so on but in my opinion, XMR was always a great choice for a long term investment and it will have it's time again, I'm sure about it. For now, Bitcoin has all the attention and altcoins are having almost none.
Heard those arguments before with some other coin, now let me think..
I am actually enjoying its time under the radar, once detected there is no way back. Monero is getting more robust and improved on each and every day. So it can carry the heavy weight on its shoulders once the market figures out that next to a store of value (Bitcoin) there is a need to transact without showing the entire contents of your wallet, the amount sent and to whom (to the entire world!). Nobody should ever accept that level of transparency when making a payment, even our current system is not that bad (only the central parties can peek).
There are always cool kids that get the short term attention (smart contracts, ICO's, now Defi). But nobody cares for that fancy stuff once you need to fear for your privacy being breached. Monero will have its time in the spotlight, but be careful what you wish for since it will come with a different kind of resistance.
