We still can't predict now what will happen to the price of bitcoin but so far or lately though the price is slowly increasing so there is a big possibility it'll gradually increase but still we should not let our hopes up.
I agree, let's just wait for the incoming Split this August 1, 2017. Well its better to get our hopes up, be more positive and we'll get there.
Good luck wasting your time, because the chances for a chain split to become reality, or anything to happen at the first of August at all, have become lower than ever before. Other than that, you're talking about that it's better to be more positive, but yet you are expecting a chain split to happen next month.
No matter how you look at it, chain splits aren't really something people look forward to....