It seems to me the sentiment has changed a lot! I wasn't around at the start of 2013, got into bitcoin mid 2013. But I believe that most people speculating on the price in early 2013 would not have been thinkings numbers anywhere near $1000 at the end of the year and they would have been laughed at or ridiculed if they did mention it.
Now every second person talks of $10000 like a real possibility end of 2014, in a way does that mean that number is conservative? Haha not to sure about the last part, but it is interesting.
when I invested in october, I was hoping for $500 BTC by july 2014..... lol
sentiment of 10k bitcoin either means we will significantly exceed that number, or that we will not approach it (any time soon)
Honestly, I think it means the latter. but hey, shits about to hit the fan all over the world. who knows.