"I do not care how great ltc is doing - whenever I transfer - that's when the price drops"

I am also afflicted with this curse. I think we can file it under "Murphy's Law For Exchanging Currencies."

"related to steemit money"

If you mean SBDs, then it may have been due to a spike in Korean Won (speculative) demand. This is a situation that is still ongoing and somewhat concerning. I may write about it soon.