Im guessing all the senior members, like usual, are scared of the new alt coin, so they have "carefully" concluded that it's going to crash immediately, and then all the new members think it's gonna go to the moon right?
It has gained exponentially during past week and it is justifiable as it is a strong project with a working product and a lot more developments to come.
but I do feel it is due for some correction and in the long term it will definitely cross 1$ and may reach 5-10$ in the coming years 2018.