The price is expected to see a great pump probably to $10000 by the end of the year. Which i think it's feasible, hitting $12000 is possible but might not be this year, that might be in Q1 2019
Etherum is highly volatile at the moment and it can create profit loss within the twinkling of an eye. I recommend you good bitcoin for now till Ethereum regains
Generally speaking this year is not a crypto year. Many altcoin are suffering and even bitcoin is also down. Hopefully in the coming year we expect to see a good pump and that will influence the price of altcoins also