This is probably true, I know very little about economics. That is why I posted this thread in the first place so you guys can explain it. I have been learning a lot reading through this.

Yes I see it goes up and down but when you look at the big picture over the years it went up once and now is generally going down. There is only one "rise" and "fall" on the  4 year chart.

Thanks, I guess that's what I wanted to know, I will look into those.

The reason I am asking is because I can't find out what is currently causing it, this is me "conducting my own diligence". Can someone link me to an article?

I am new to btc and just recently bought $20 worth of btc to bet sports just for fun. I am a noob but i have a value trackerwidget on my tablet and the value has been dropping the past week a lot. I am just wondering if someone can briefly explain the cause of this at the moment?
When I look at the chart it looks like it reached its peak and has been generally decreasing. Will it ever go back up?