Hi, it is a coincidence that I saw your post today because I had been looking at the historical prices of Steem this morning.

June 26th 2016 $0.24 USD
https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20160626/
July 31st 2016 $2.34 USD
https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20160731/
crypto is a volatile market.
What attracts me to steem the most, is the real world nuts and bolts uses that it will have in our lives. For me its about finding new ways to use Steem without selling it to money changers. I will have more to say about that in my upcoming first post (a few weeks away yet)