I think the events in India might have sparked this recent increase in the price. You might have some people with what I call " Mattress Money" in higher currencies, that needs to be shifted into other commodities, before these currencies are banned. < for a lack of a better word >
Bitcoin offer these people some protection and a way to pull this money back into circulation, without people asking too many questions. ^smile^
that may be it but there have been so many other things that have been rising in other markets which are much bigger than bitcoin and i think it is partly because of Trump victory and the fact that he is a businessman who is planning on changing the US economy and improving it a lot.