I hate it when altcoins are affected even more than bitcoin, why would altcoins be affected this much when bitcoin is already recovering. I mean look at bitcoin right now, it is already around 9k once again, if the bitcoin price is going that much why would altcoins not recover as well? They should recover in all sense and purposes.
The reality is that, bitcoin detect the market and others follow, the moment we begin to understand that, our investment decision will be well calculated and there won't be a need for complains when the market react in the manner it just side. Many investors still haven't accepted this fact. The altcoins market has a lot to do with hype and marketing technique that's why only project that has that in them do well (but obviously for a short period of time, that's why they record profits occasionally). The news of recent has been all about bitcoin, therefore you don't expect the altcoins (on a general note) to benefit that much).
Even though your alts gained value hardly before that gain will be in satoshi instead it'll be in the USD value. So what's the point of buying the alts, wouldn't it had been better your held your bitcoin instead?. It isn't a clever decision to get alts during the halving period of bitcoin just as the market has exposed. Be cautious next time.