certainly ETH is going to rise, it may not reach $1000 this year but will soon get there. This is nothing like how bitcoin got its value. All altcoins are getting stronger for more and more people are starting to join on board so it there is one token ton invest with that you want to keep for more than 5 years, is Ether and some platforms like WAVES and XEM.
Waves and Xem has a lot of potential to reach that speculated amount. Their current value is still very cheap that's why it is good to bag more of it while it is still affordable.