yes but don't forget the the wails that are holding crazy quantity of steem are also mooving the STEEM price.
in the steem community there are people that can get big returns on their posts and others that get only few dollars for excellent posts

there is a bit of a strange situation with STEEM - it is not a Normal currency.
some make more with it and some less
here is a video with tone vays that explains the situation with steem a bit better
watch it ...it will open your eyes :)