"Anyone that took profits at $.22, good for you, but just make sure you aren't kicking yourself when we are dollars again at some point within the next 18 months."

I think those who cashed in a $0.22 were among the lucky ones. What we saw recently was merely a piggy-back effect from the rise in Bitcoin's price. Piggy-back effects are rarely if ever sustained because in order to do so, a coin must be able to support its new increased price, and in order to do that, there must be a considerable market for the coin. Unfortunately the Steem coin has no significant market outside of Steemit, and to make matters worse, Steemit is a dying forum platform, clearly indicated by its continued drop in active memberships.