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$1000 by the first quarter of 2016?

your thoughts?

Although we've been on a steady uphill route for the past few days and in time of typing this were at $415 value, I highly doubt that would reach up to that extent by first Q of 2016, at most I think it would be in range of 500-ish to 600 value so I wouldn't really hope for that high as expectations makes people feel failure once it isn't meet.

No

Everything could be possible but I don't think that the price will reach 1k$ in the first quarter, if you said after the halving / mid-2016 then I could say YES ;)

No.

No imposible maybe it will happen middle of 2016 but in the first quarter it will never happen no matter what happen...

That's a bit to fast i think.
Let's hope at the end of 2016.
That should be great.

I'd say $680ish. $1k is possible but not likely, I'd say Q2 to Q3 we'll see $1k+. If we see $1k in Q1, we will be heading for $3k by the halving.

Look, this is bitcoin and it can be a roller coaster ride, so $1000 is possible by Q1 2016.  Certainly.  Having said that, I don't think we're going to get there by then.  And if it did happen, we might be in another bubble situation.  I think it's best if btc rises slowly and consistently, like blood levels of a good antidepressant.  Nature abhors sharp peaks.  :P

Everything possible, but $1000 in Q1 seems to be unlikely. Call me bearish if you want but I would be happy with $500-600 :).

That is very good said.
A good news around BTC in the press should be very good to create a roller coaster, and than everything is possibel.
Lest hope for a good 2016. I am in fact already very happy that the price don't go down.

That's a bit too unrealistic. I don't think the price of bitcoin can more than double in such a short period of time.

$500 is probably a good estimate IMO.

Yeah 500 maybe 600 certainly not more. There is just too many factors which prohibit a new pump to 1000. The market cap is much bigger so the market manipultators need
way more money to pump it to 1000 usd. A 600 value would probably make the manipulators go broke.

Bitcoin halving is scheduled to be approx by end of June, so i am thinking it's 2nd quarter 2016 that will spike up the price the most, and if we are to move
up to 1k usd next year (which i am certain we will), it should be then. In 1st quarter i'm mostly expect attempts of manipulation and a lot of fake bad news
designed to convince people to sell for a lower price.

when this beast gets unleashed doubling is nothing!

price oct 12th 2013: $120
price nov 29th 2013: $1100

= 9fold in 7 weeks.

end of q1 is...

like...  hm...

= 20fold in 16 weeks    :D

I also think the most plausible speculation is around 600 if the current movement continues. I do not want to be too optimistic and wish for a sudden 1000 and then it will suddenly drop also. A steady pace upwards is better.

A spike for fun wouldn't be too bad.. As long as the general trend is going upwards, I don't mind it touching 1000 before stabalizing at 600.

I don't expect bitcoin to keep rising steadily, there will be some thunder associated with it somewhere down the line.

Hmm.... Ok 20 fold in 16 weeks in the current context is around $8400 a coin by March xD

I do hope that could happen though

$666 always screws up people and trading can end up going sideways below this level.

As most of the replies are saying no then i am with them.
THere is not any good reason to believe that the price will hit 1k.
It is even doubtful if 1k will be hit by the end of 2016

No way man. Let's first get to 500 or even 600 then we will see where it has come.
Right not 1000 dollar is a min. 100% increase, which is not likely.

agreed
I feel could see 700 range by end march
and halving around 2500 range potentially, especially if the good news keeps coming

i think that's a bit too early. my guess is that we will see $1000 at the end of 2016. if it happens before that, then it's of course better.

Absolutely no danger whatsoever.  600 if we are really lucky.

Sure, why not. Expect the unexpected.

$1000 by tomorrow!

If traders catch that 1000 spike, exchange sites would go bankrupt. :-) or NOT but they will surely loose a lot of money. I'll be the happiest guy if I sell on 1000 and buy back on 600 level.

I say no for first quarter, it may reach 1k by first half near to block reward halving. We may see it touching 600-700 by first qurter.

1k will be possible within 2016, but not 1 january, it will be a thing for the halving

so, since i'm expecting the effect of the halving to enter in the april-may 1k should be thhe right target for that time

I doubt that will happen I think that it will be like this: (Sry maybe wrong)
2016
jan - mar = 400 to 600 dollars
apr - jun = 500 to 700 dollars
jul - sep = 700 to 900 dollars
oct - dec = 900 to 1200 dollars

I believe it can happen in 2016 but not in the first quarter. I think that once we reach $500 the price will go back down to $400.
The first quarter is a bit too soon but bitcoin is really unpredictable so you never know.

I hope that won't be true because if it reach 500 dollars I would like to be the bottom.
In another way I would like to see bitcoin never going under 400 dollars. We will see.

Exaggerated and unrealistic. But I think $1000 is still possible on 2016 , maybe between the 2nd and 3rd quarter. 500 on the first quarter is more reasonable than 1k.

Honestly I don't think so! But $1,200 until the halving in July of 2016 is more than possible in my opinion!

1000 dollars is good to hear. but what are the possibilities to touch this again,i dont think so i will touch 1000 anytime soon..i wish to see a gradual growth rather than a spike

I think that we can reach $1000 mid 2016. First quarter just seems way too soon for bitcoin.
But there is a possibility yes.

Haha, these threads keep increasing the upper limit. Well, I d say I expect $2k per BTC before the next block halving. How alts re gonna react is a completely separate issue.

We will see what will happen to bitcoin in 2016 I know for me that will reach around 800 dollars and more.
But we need to see what will happen in the halving, in fact I know that a lot of people is just go to panic.
So I am just hoping before halving it will reach 800 dollar or even more.

I wouldn't like to hedge my bets either way but I'd lean on the side of caution & say no.

Maybe we will see $1000 or close to it in the 2nd or 3rd quarter as a result of the halving.

Maybe $600-700 in the 1st quarter of 2016.

I hope so that will happen, but I don't think that will reach that high in 1Q in 2016.
Maybe in the middle of 2016.

Quite likely sometime in Q1.

Nope. I think we will definitely see the price reach $1000 in 2016, but more likely after the block halving is completed. Everything need to settle, and traders must see what the real impact is of the halving. No one knows that right now. If all signs are good, then the possibility of a new ATH is also very likely.

It's possible, the way things are going I could see this happen.
Not sure if it will be the first quarter but definitely we will see bitcoin hit this mark again in 2016  

$1000.- is possible but not likely, I think for Q1 2016; $500-$700.-

Yes, most likely but nobody really knows when this will happen. But I do know for sure that we will reach this amount next year.

Yeah this 1q is not go to happen I am but it will in 2016 everyone say it.
But maybe we are wrong.

I agree. First quarter of the year seems to be a bit soon-ish.
But somewhere in 2016 definitely.

Difficulty must rise. I guess the current rally is caused by some inside information about the mass deployment of <0.1W/GH miners, at least 3x increase in difficulty will cause a price rally of at least 3x

so you think we are going to touch 950 or even better surpassing the 1200 ath? i'm not seeing it at least until 2016 kick in

or near the halving, which would be 2-3 months before at best case

Please remove wall street terminology like "1q". This is bitcoin . We have English words like "january", "february", "March", "Winter", "Spring", etc.

1q means the first quarter of 2016 which means in the first 3 months of 2016, i doubt a bit but maybe possible at the end of 1Q 2016

lol, 1q is not wall street terminology its used in all sorts.

$1000 not possible But May be 500$ to 650$

I agree with you because looking at current situation there are more possibilities that Bitcoin will reach $1000 by this time next year.

i doubt that this is possible as the price seems to be pretty stable right now at 430 dollars and not going op or down though if people would start buying as soon as possible we might achieve such price

1000 will something we may see in 2017. Let's face it the way btc is climbing and then go down again is not like what we saw in 2013. It is a little pump so a little growth is what'st ob e expected.

230 to 430 in less then 1.5 month is curve which is not natural, so although most of us here are optimistic, I think it is fair to accept a down within a few months again.

I wish I could buy a lot, but when price is going up is also expensive to buy.
So I am just going to buy little amounts.

Nah not going to happen. We are not even halfway there. A 500 usd rate would be perfect to close the year. Then maybe have a new low at 600/700 before the halving.
If the price goes up steadily there is a bigger possibility we stay there, instead of going back again...

there is always a possibility if we talking about bitcoin price but i think it would not be happen for first quarter 2016 because it's too early

Well anything is possible but this one seems too good to be true without any basis and just a pure speculation. I hope it will reach that high earlier though :D But seriously I am seeing $1000 or more some month on the 3rd quarter of 2016. Let's just hope for the best ;D

If the bitcoin block size is increased to 2 or 4 MB, it is possible for the price to reach $1000. Otherwise, it will stay around $700.

It's possible but not very likely to happen , also we don't want a shitty pumping and then total crash , we want something stable. I won't really mind seeing the price like 600$ on the first Quarter honestly , 1000$ will definitely come but probably after the halving or before it by few weeks.

there is no real correlation between this two things, because at this stage the price is not massively driven up by the adoption, but more from manipulators

maybe your logic can be more true if you add a couple of zeroes, or at least one

I definitely could see this happening and yes, probably already in Q1. Very latest in Q2 before the halving. I want to believe so at least!

You don't know that. It might be that large companies as Amazon are indeed waiting for the block size to be much higher than the current 1MB. If the Core devs come up with a higher block size, then I am quite sure that the price will go up significantly.

i did not say that this may not be true, just that it would require a much higher price, 1k was already achieved without the need to increase the blocksize, so this point is moot

We're almost half way there, we're not that far away. I think it's possible if bitcoin keeps growing like it has been the last 2 months, I can see the posibility for this to happen maybe in March or April.

What we can do is just wait if that happens or not. I am just happy if the price of bitcoin will be around 500 dollars before halving.
But a 1000 dollars is also nice to see so lets just stay in the train and watch what will happen.

I have a feeling that it will reach $500 of course before halving but we wonder if it can reach $1,000 which i doubt a bit.

im thinking dump time close. it can be forced 500$ but after it goes down to $300-350 again in 2month

thats most definitely impossible in my opinion we can reach something like 500 dollars per bitcoin though 1000 is an unreachable achievement for now i think it might happen only before the halving event when people will start buying a lot of bitcoins

No way mate! This time is different! This can be felt in the air!

The price is $450 at the moment. Do you think the price will go down to $300 in a months? I do not think so.

3 month before it can go to 1000 dollars hmm... I think it is possible to reach it we just need to hope that bitcoin continues increasing this couple of months so that we can reach it. Also we need to look after halving what the price will be for bitcoin.

I think it's possible as well. We're barely starting the new year and bitcoin has been going up in value already. If it keeps up we might be able to hit very close to $1000 some time soon.

yes it may be true, try to look at the chart earlier this month bitcoin, it's amazing, it makes users more eager to gather bitcoin bitcoin, I guess in the mid 2016's will make bitcoin price becomes $ 1,000  ;D

I am hoping that you are right.
I would be glad to see a 1000 dollar in 1q of this year.
If not I am hoping for a 550 this 1q.

Finally someone is not saying that bitcoin it can go to 1000 dollars in one month.
Well we can tell that bitcoin is trying to go up.
I think we can reach it, but it will be difficult to do that.

I heard Erik Voorhees talking a bit about the blocksize in a recent video. He stated that when the size is increased there will be a huge bull run because of that. I also think it will impact the price, but I am not sure if it is enough to unleash the bulls.

Absolutely not. While we cannot predict future prices perfect enough to say it's impossible it is probably as close to impossible (right on the edge of improbable) as you can get.

That being said, it'd be really nice but it can't happen. If you look at previous trends, and how Bitcoin has been faring for the past few months, I'd say it is doing very well. So far, in 2016, we've seen a $20 leap in the first business week of the year. That's obviously caused by a number of factors but it proves that Bitcoin is still very much relevant and still on the rise.

I predict Bitcoin will be hitting $1000 very soon. Probably, at the latest, Q2 2017. But definitely not Q1 2016. Again, a $20 leap is a nice start and we will continually see good advancements, a sudden and major jump all the way to $1000 has no chance of happening.

Nothing is difficult for bitcoin prices and within one month also bitcoin prices may reach $1000 levels. Because any good supportive news will get bitcoin more than $100 hike within one session. So, there are lot of possibilities for bitcoin to reach $1000 levels in first quarter of 2016.

I really hope it does not hit $1000 in the first quarter, as it would make it look more like a HYIP than a reliable investment for Grandma to have confidence in.  Something like an average of $2-3 daily gain would get us there by year end, but with a lot more market respect to new adopters.

Also, all this talk about the halving is making me start to wonder if it may actually become a non event.

I would like to but i think it will be in second quartel

Think the time span is to short for that to happend 600 is more likely and the price level i think it reach.

Sence price has raised to $45O, more likely that price will raise even more, nothing to fear gentlemens.

https://i.imgur.com/7nUFrxb.png

Bitcoin is increasing and decreasing a bit these days but $1,000 is just too far from now to think, the max for 1Q 2016 could be $500

Yes I agree and we may even see a small drop to around $400 before. If that happens then it's a clear signal to buy for everyone. If we can close the year even at $500-600 it will be a great sign of how Bitcoin appreciates year by year.

i do agree with you even though the price increase since yesterday but the bitcoin price will not reach to $1000 for 1st quarter 2016

and i think if bitcoin price really back to $1000 again it would happen in 3rd quarter 2016

$500 to $600 will be the realistic figure for the 1q upto 2q of 2016, not unless there;s a reason and it will go up beyond $600..

But I do speculate $600 levels within January itself. With world stock markets prices going down, my speculations get more accelerated like by 2nd week of January itself we may see any surprises also. 

I think it would actually happen, see now the price has reached $ 450 bitcoin, perhaps in the future the price will be higher again, there was a possibility if the figure $ 1,000  ;D

Never say never but i really think this is not possible yet. For me it is a riddle if we will make 500 at all.
The price just don't go there.

$500 is a good target for January. $600 is good for March. If it rises too fast, the price will also drop fast.

there is too much selling pressure at the moment. that is keeping us away from the $500 price level. i am quite sure we will hit $500 within a month from now. if we can stay above that price level, we can focus on $550 and possibly $600 after that.

No, i don't think so, i mean its almost spring of 2016 and 400$/btc only now, 1000$ may reach after halving

No way $1000 in Q1 2016.
That boat is already gone. With some goodwill we might be able to make it to 450 or 500.
$1000 is a value we hopefully see somewhere in Q4 on a stable base.

It is more likely to be the end of the year. I think the bitcoin price will not go above $600 in the second quarter.

I do not think so. There are more pre-consequence of halving is going to happen. People will speculate more and get ready to hold more bitcoin before it turned more costly. This way we can expect prices to go up before block reward goes down. I expect bitcoin prices to touch $1000 by first quarter of 2016 itself.

I dont know but i think it might happen but in q2 and later after halving

Might be true that it would happen in the second quarter... and the price rise right now might also be the start of it, but I think it would still be possible after second quarter...  :)

week left, and price is 421$ now,i have no idea how it could rise 600$ in 7 days, wel it could but not logical

Nothing is logical. I think the price will stay around $400 for the next few months. When the halving come, the price might rise.

Probable is the word you're looking for , not logical. Almost nothing is logical when you start speculating about Bitcoin price. One day it might be at 50k, another day it might be down to 100 , one day it might be at 100 another day it might be at 1k.

@OP: no way we go to $1k, neither in Q1 2016 nor in the rest of 2016. It seems that many will be disappointed with the halving effect, as all we can get is the rise to $500-600. that is the reality for now, if nothing fundamental is brought on the table.

In the rest of 2016, I think the price could reach $1000. This is due to the halving and block size increase.

I've said it all year long, we'll close 2016 at around $500-600 and that's even a positive outlook. Also there may be some accumulation before the halving but expect a huge drop right after it. I think it's pretty clear that Bitcoin is heavily manipulated, many users here were celebrating the past few days only because some slight value increase but Hearn statement hit hard because it contained some sad and big truths.

I feel $1000 to be a great price. The price will increase continuously but will not go that high to the range of $1000. Sometimes it may reach the value when halving takes place.

I was also feel so $1000 is great prices but i don't think we will see bitcoin prices will reach to that price and in 2016 i think the highest prices maybe $600-$700

 I'm not so sure on this barrier is on 450 and we cannot pass it if we do then just maybe

don't be so positive, we won't see 1000$  in 2016, maybe only  in middle of 2017, but not earlier for sure, price won't rise so much, not even if halving will change price alot

IMHO, the most recent rise to $500 and subsequent fall only really "priced in" the halvening happening, so the only major move I can foresee this year is a return to a more stable $500. That might mean a rise to $700 or even slightly more, but it's far less likely we'll see any major moves till 2018/2019. The next few years are going to be a very slow and very long accumulation period. Price will be considerably stable but on a clear uptrend year-on-year.

If you want something volatile in 2016 to trade with, look at US stocks, real estate, bonds, etc. IMHO, basically everything but Bitcoin (and maybe commodities) are going to be considerably volatile this year, and not necessarily in a good way. Usually it is the other way around, but during election years we've had a history now of commodities and Bitcoin being more stable than markets, real-estate, and fiat currency. I see no reason for that trend to not continue.

I don't think we can see 1000$ until April 1st but if we see I don't mind. I already hold a bunch of coins and I have no intention to sell before block halving anyway. I'm expecting better prices, either it goes up this year or next. I can hold as long as price stays.

Funny coincidence. Remember what happened the first time in April 1st 2013? Bitcoin hit $100.

seems price back to $420, before price could rise $440.
previously I think can go up to $ 500, at the end of the month, but it was like no logic

But basically the April 1st is the start of 2nd quarter in every year. Similarly I too agree that bitcoin prices will test $1000 price levels very soon, more likely it would happen within 31st of March, it means within first quarter of 2016.
I wish you must be right, so that we are going to see a funny coincidence.

Yeah like most things it was a small high and now back to a more realistic price.
Give it a few weeks and perhaps we will find the real price of bitcoin.

From look of think this will not happen at least not in q1 maybe in q3 after halving like last time but i dont give high hopes for 1000 even on halving time few weeks before and after it

this one impossible to be happening except big thing which make bitcoin looks wonderful suddenly happening
but 2017 probably become the real year of bitcoin

5 days left, 440$ atm, bad new for you but no, i don't even think that it will go to 1000$ by the first q of 2017, everyone hopes for best, for huge and fast rise, but everything needs times

You mean 1 month + 5 days.

Only i can say watch and learn always from those who are already successful in business. Same is here .
This post can be prediction for us.
This guy surely knows what he talking.
Only if he didn't accidentally sent these 50btc-s to Admin, and became a donator. :D

Of course this will not happen its to much for the first quarter, maybe its possible in the third but that is even not sure.
We just have to be patient and see it for yourself what is gonna happen, maybe it will but its highly unlikely that it will happen.

1000 will be maybe close to halving but it wont hold maybe will hold after halving but this not mean that it will be like that

1000 is gonna be this year but not now and not is this first quarter at least

That wont be possible mate. The price is now rising indeed. But that happens very very slowly.
But we need all patience to sell it with profit. So it will takes time and that is okay for me. Is it okay for you ?

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First quarter is almost only a month left in it... the price is  at $400+ and the price might be playing around $400 this coming month, I think $1000 might be reach by the end of the year, or might probably be at the first quarter of  2017 ..

You are right, look at the price now its way to low to rise to this amount in the first quarter of 2016, I think its even the question if it will hit this amount this year.
We all know that the halving is coming but will the halving let the price jump to such a high price, I'm not sure about this, I think we have to be patient and see it by our self's.

It is impossible for the price to be $1000 in 1q 2016. I am pretty sure the price will be $1000 in 1q 2017. The price could be even higher.

That will not happen. It is too fast. I understand what you think. But I know it is rising slowly now, but you never know what can happen later in the future.
Maybe that value can also go down and that wont be good. So I dont think it will happen.   

You'll know when the price is almost $1000 since people by that time come will massively sell their coins. hope you're not too late before deciding to dump them all. They've been meaning to click sell to gain that much and you should know because of threads like these.

definitely wont happen in q1 maybe most likely in q3 after halving and after everything is settled but also this doesnt mean it will happen maybe it will hit before halving and then drop and after halving

i think the best guess is $1000 in the spring and early summer which would be before halving actually happens. but there is still some loose ends with bitcoin that needs to be fixed like the block size, then after the sell pressure is lifted, bitcoin is ready for lift off.

There is small chancer that combing the block reward halving and the block size increase, the price could reach $1000 at the end of the year.

A $1k per btc does not look as a realistic predict for me as the first quarter will end soon and the price did not pass the resistance point of $450:$460
I speculate the price will be between 400 to 500 by the end of this month.

I am more thinking the price to stay between $400-$490 this month as I don't think we'll be able to touch the $500 price level due to the amount of sell orders that will pop up. Everything above $400 this month is a good enough price for me.

1K right now is a lot of money but in a few years it won't. I therefore don't try to ride the waves. Just hold strong and wait.
In the end patience will pay off. Mark my words.

This sounds impossible. The price isn't halfway then how can it double in just 1 month.
We should be happy if we reach it to 500.

if bitcoin stays on the current path, yes it is going to take longer than that to reach $1000 but you will never know when the jump is going to start it can start with a news and reach $1000 in a month. it is not unheard of.

price can go over 450 every time when come close to it drop down to 405-410 range so 1000 wont be achieved any time soon

Agree with you, for 1 BTC to reach 1000 this first qarter. Its impossible now, maybe in 3rd quarter after the halving period if some analysis were correct.

i don't think so. this little dip can even be the launching pad for the $1000 (not that i am saying it is, but it can be) the lower price can be a good opportunity for whale traders to buy more bitcoin before they launch bitcoin to the moon.

whales have stashed up the majority of their coins at sub $300 prices. the coins that they use to manipulate the price at the moment are just coins they are playing with. the other coins will be put to action once the price reaches very high price levels. that way they have always coins to manipulate the market with.

No way. That is a way too high prediction for the coming events. I am optimistic, but it is ridiculous to think that the price will rise to $1000. Not even the halving would drive it to those levels, unless some serious investors come and play with bitcoins. I do not think that anything could allow the prices to rise that high.

like they doing it now
price is in range they want it to be cuz they but coin when someone panic sell when price go down

we are still in stable price range this little drops/ups are nothing what will come in next few month

Indeed. I also dont think so that it will happen that fast. You can see now that the value is a little bit stable so that is good.
And if it is going to rise it will rise very slowly. And you dont know when it is going to stop. So it is very hard to predict.

but it can happen fast, and one month is more than enough for the price to got to $1000.
but I don't think now is the time though. I think before or in the beginning of summer is the best time that this jump can happen. bitcoin just needs some kind of good news like solving the block size problem to fuse the rocket to the moon.

true it cannot happen fast it no way it could be in q3 maybe but first is definitely out
if something similar happen like last time i expect in q4 biggest change in price

That will not happen that fast. I think that will happen about 2 years or something, but not this year.
If it is rising than it will rise very slowly so we need all patience and that is very important. I hope more people will have patience and get some profit later.

This year it will have to happen in Q2 or Q3 either the halving or chinese funds coming up in. If there are funds coming in 1000 will likley not be the price where it will stop.
I suppose it will go way higher.

Q1 of 2016 will pass in a few days. So it is not possible for the price to be over $1000 this quarter.

i was always skeptical about this.

i am expecting a rise this year and maybe it can be a rise to $1000 but i think if it is possible then it will happen around summer time.

It was not possible from start hard to see that price in q2

prety much q1 has almost pass but as is goes no was for 1000 not in q1 at least remains to be seen if will be in this year

Yes you are right, it will be not possible this year to reach the $1000 for 1 Bitcoin that is almost impossible indeed.
But some people think that it can reach because they think that the halving will be good for Bitcoin, but that is not true.
I personally think that it wont rise that much after the halving.

i know halving always is but for halving we still have 3 months so dont think that it will reach 1000 in halving maybe after halving

The bitcoin price will not be $1000 before halving. It might not be that high just after halving. It might be at the year end.

Q1 passes and price is good and stable let predict this 1000 for some other month

yeah, that was disappointing for those of us waiting to see the price rise in the first quarter of this year.
now my next target us summer!

We can get a good preditction of this if this is somehow related to halving. This might hit 1k usd

Almost impossible! I'm a believer but this is to optimistic in my opinion. Everything is possible I know but that rise wouldn't be normal. Pumping steroids to make something bigger is not good on long run. I wish to see bitcoin here for 20 years, pumping and dumping is not way to achieve that.
I hope for steady and calm rise, lets see 1000 $ for 3 - 5 years and I will be satisfied.

maybe it will be on halving or few month after that btc will hit 1000 i dont think it will happen any time sooner

$1000 is expected on halving. Last time it was very high, but this time users doesn't expect very high. Just hoping to get a least of $1000 on halving or by the mid of 2016

People expected $1000 to be attained in quick time ~4 months back. Any sign of an uptrend, and we will have people asking for the moon again. Moderation is not a virtue in the Bitcoin world.  :)

That is not possible this year, if you are looking now at the value you can see that the value is not even rising and that is quite bad for the people who already have Bitcoin.
It will be nice that you have some profit with Bitcoin but that will not happen that easily otherwise everyone will get rich in a fast time, and that is not possible.

It will be nice of course if it can reach the $1000 this year, but the chance is very small.

In deed the chance is very small. But it will definitely happen in the next year. We might see the price in Q1.

That is not possible this year, as you can see you will see that the value keeps stable in that time and that is not good for the most people who already have indeed Bitcoin some are even mad and that is logic.
I dont think that it will happen soon that it will reach that high value because the halving will be also not that best.

I do not think that it will happen in 2016 we are not even at $500 and it is only rising slowly. It can be possible but the chance is very small. We ill have to see and wait.

I think it is quite safe to say the bitcoin price will be at least $500 by the end of second quarter. It could be even higher.

Well Q1 has passed and we did not make it. and honestly i think we won't see a 1k price throughout 2016.
It's just not realistic, coming from 340 dollar at the start of this year..

surpassing 500 will result in another rally toward 700-1k, so it will probably be even higher if we can reach 500 not for 2 seconds, like the last time

indication are that we are on the right track i just hope like you said that we wont be there for 2 sec
i hope it for stable 500-600$ pet 1 BTC after halving

You know that already? It's not that easy as you say. We might not even reach to $700 this year. Only the block halving is not enough to push the price this far.

That is impossible that it can happen because as you can see now you see that the value keeps stable and that would be bad for the most people because they want profit.
And that is not possible now to make some profit with Bitcoin because the value is now not rising and the halving is also coming.

If the value will reach the $1000 than that will be only possible after some 3 years I think.

when we surpassed 300, last time, we didn't sit there for too long, but we went straight to 500, i could see this pattern again for the 500 floor

Yeah this is just like the same like before but i think if we see that the price hit 500 this time it will stay long unlike before that after hitting 500 in few seconds or minutes the price will dump again. and this time we will see that it will stay long and it will increase more until block halving is done..

 $1000 by 1q 2016 is not possible. Q1 is about to end and we are just crossing 470$ for now.

And with the upcoming halving speculation of high price that $500 floor is really achievable. Last year no factor or even news that can stabilize the $500 mark. Today because of the big factor of halving speculation it could bring the price to $500 and not just that, it will bring the price even more.

$1000 for Q1 in 2017 is a reachable target. We will have the block reward halving and the block increase soon.

Indeed. I also don't think so that it will happen that fast. You can see now that the value is a little bit stable so that is good. And if it is going to rise it will rise very slowly. And you don't know when it is going to stop. So it is very hard to predict.

$1000 by the end of current year would be great achievement and i think after block halving we have some chance to get more higher price floor around $700-$800, current trend is looking really impressive and there is great possibilities for that.

Bitcoin is not going to rise that fast and that is because you also can see now that it is rising slowly now in the future but it takes a long time until it will reach a really high value.
And I think in the end of the year that it will reach just only about some $500 and that is all so we have to wait a longer time if we want to make some more profit.

It is good if the price rise slowly. Too much volatility will deter potential investors. That will reduce the price.

Volatility is the key aspect for attracting traders. They purely focus on making as much money as possible in a very short time. Volatility in the price gives them exactly that. For long term holders and people using Bitcoin mainly as currency prefer the price to be fairly stable or to go up slowly.

Volatility is good for traders. But it is bad for investors. Investors do not what the value of their investment drop 40% a day.