Currently, Bitcoin is at a mark of $19k+ and still rising. A few month ago, "experts" predicted that bitcoin will hit $10 before 2017 ends but they were all failed coz bitcoin doubled their prediction. No one really knows the exact trend of bitcoin's bull run, it is simply unpredictable and this gives so much excitement to those who belong on bitcoin bandwagon. Critics were always on the negative side and never see the positive aspect of bitcoin - they just can't accept the fact that bitcoin will definitely change the landscape of world's economy.
Bitcoin just keeps rising as the day goes by and mind you, we are still in the infancy stage of cryptocurrency. This virtual currency is not yet accepted worldwide, in fact, there are countries that mark bitcoin as illegal and to a point they imprisoned those who use and trade in it. In terms of ratio, there are still so many people who don't know what bitcoin is and they are numbered into billions. But in spite of that, bitcoin was on an unprecedented rise surpassing those expert's projection. I may not be an expert but I personally believe that before 2018 ends, bitcoin will reach as high as $100k - I may be wrong when that time comes but who knows. Just this month alone, it rises as much as 400%. There may be corrections along the way but the trend is still rising, gearing towards $100k before 2018 ends.
