My speculation is that xmr will continue its steady longer term appreciation trend, with much less significant volatility than other leading crypto (BTC, ETH). In the long run, XMR will appreciate significantly more than BTC, as it's use cases are greater, and the current valuation is 50x lower.
Depending on your criteria, you might deem various issues as "leading crypto" but market cap per se is clearly meaningless. Bytecoin, dash, zcash and ripple are prime examples of that meaninglessness, for distinct reasons with similar implications, i.e. in each case the cap far exceeds the float - liquidity stinks, and every "greater fool" that comes along is just burying themselves under a deeper and deeper creaking overhang. I do not deem any of these four in particular to be in the class of "leading crypto". I still hope for a fair community launch of a zksnark crypto (or the incorporation of zksnarks into xmr.)
ETH is definitely leading crypto, but can't be classed as a monetary asset per se. It is also heading for a legal and social catastrophe at an ever accelerating pace. I much prefer the tortoise-style victory to which Monero is iterating, steering far clear of the snake oil and Ponzi complexes that besmirch the very concept of crypto. The political and governance risks of XMR seem clearly to be much less than those of either BTC or (most especially) ETH.
I also prefer this move of XMR, testing my patience while strengthening my discipline of hodling and not to be greedy.
Technical analysis-wise, longer consolidation will also make this price range stronger. Buyers and sellers are in equilibrium, which is also waiting for a catalyst to go boom (or bust). IMHO, breaking-up of 0.22 area will be explosive. Just waiting for some real good news.