What can people expect from BTC in 2019? What influences prices?

[Stedsm]

All the BTC investors just had a difficult year in 2018.

A lot of people had chosen to give up, while more people continued believing in BTC.

It's their voluntary decision, we can't really do anything if they don't possess the courage to hodl, this is a long term investment as well as every time anyone entered, they may have seen an '*' with a 'High-risk investment' mark attached to it, so nothing was kept hidden.

As for the price,what matters will influence the price in 2019?

BTC Forks? Lightning network? Miners? Whales? Investors?

I believe none that you mentioned, but the hype that's going on over Bakkt and the ETFs. If any of them come into existence for real, people will surely fall for the pump that will be seen in the hope of earning a lot through it (and others by doing longs over leverage-based exchanges). Remember, hope is the only thing that fills up speculation to a level where everyone thinks from their heart, and not mind. But I see that BTC will come back and play steady between either 3k-4k or 5.5k-6k range.

Ideas are welcomed and experts are embraced.

It's stupid enough to think that there's anybody and expert in this uncertain field of crypto, as most of the predictions by even experts went wrong and 2018 was a lesson that was taught to them showing their present capabilities. Even if someone predicted almost every single BTC run, at least 3 of them have had proven to go against them, this is where they lost their hold on crypto as we're giving everything in the hands of regulations, ourselves.

[creeps]

You can expect the price to go up. And also down. As to what influences thew prices: the demand of people buying coins -- or not. Anyone who tells you bitcoin will be x or y value is just speculating based on hope or fud.

We should expect less, and be more realistic. We know the price should be start to go up now but still there’s a chance for the price to look for more deeper price, so learn how to set target price. Previously, the price moves through the whales and I hope this year there’s a real demand for bitcoin and not just a hype news that wants to move the market up or down.

[wuvdoll]

We should expect less, and be more realistic. We know the price should be start to go up now but still there’s a chance for the price to look for more deeper price, so learn how to set target price.

Expecting big or small will not be a criteria here and also you cannot be realistic in a new world where everything is fluctuating drastically and you need to react in a blink of eye before it will be late if you go for catching each and every swing of the markets. But, looking for where will be the market is going to surprise and accepting that by simply watching will be the things we can do right now other than going for buying at dips.

Previously, the price moves through the whales and I hope this year there’s a real demand for bitcoin and not just a hype news that wants to move the market up or down.

The price is always moving based on supply and demand and you cannot eliminate the manipulation by whales, they are just part of this environment and we must need to feel the pain of their presence all the times. Overall I mean to say, nothing is going to change suddenly but gradually we are going to have a recovery phase in 2019.

[xuan87]

Hopefully there will be more stability in Bitcoin,I hope that the market won't be full of manipulators,I predict Bitcoin growing won't be too good this year, but still full of hopes that there will be a surprise in Bitcoin adoption and price, more and more countries now more open about Bitcoin which is a good sign and hopefully that could be the trigger of Bitcoin awakening

[Desscount]

All the BTC investors just had a difficult year in 2018.

A lot of people had chosen to give up, while more people continued believing in BTC.

As for the price,what matters will influence the price in 2019?

BTC Forks? Lightning network? Miners? Whales? Investors? 

Ideas are welcomed and experts are embraced.

More discussions and details could be checked by the following link as well
https://www.reddit.com/r/jex/comments/ac37qn/what_can_you_expect_from_bitcoin_in_2019/

BTC Forks? Lightning network? Miners? Whales? Investors?
I did not find news about what you said. but if that happens in the next few months, of course bitcoin prices will grow again high and I hope that in the second month the actual growth will appear

[liuqi]

Hopefully there will be more stability in Bitcoin,I hope that the market won't be full of manipulators,I predict Bitcoin growing won't be too good this year, but still full of hopes that there will be a surprise in Bitcoin adoption and price, more and more countries now more open about Bitcoin which is a good sign and hopefully that could be the trigger of Bitcoin awakening

In crypto platform Bitcoin is the promising coin and it will be good growth cryptocurrency. But current situation it is not a stable coin so most of the investors are stay away in crypto investment. Most of the time Bitcoin was trying to move forward but it is not successful in all the time so we should buy and hold for till the end of 2019 it will growing well in crypto market.

[UmerIdrees]

You can expect the price to go up. And also down. As to what influences thew prices: the demand of people buying coins -- or not. Anyone who tells you bitcoin will be x or y value is just speculating based on hope or fud.

We should expect less, and be more realistic. We know the price should be start to go up now but still there’s a chance for the price to look for more deeper price, so learn how to set target price. Previously, the price moves through the whales and I hope this year there’s a real demand for bitcoin and not just a hype news that wants to move the market up or down.

If bitcoin to be moved with real demand then i am afraid the movement will be very slow. Bitcoin is not being used widely as a payment method and the price increase and pump we have seen till now is mainly due to whales who move the price to their benefit and do not care for the people loss.
I think whales will not let go bitcoin as there is still a lot left in bitcoin and whales will keep on manipulating it to their benefit.

[congresowoman]

In my opinion, it will all boil down to how well users and investors trust bitcoin. Let us admit it, the lifeline of a coin will always depend on the trading of that particular coin. If, however that coin launched at high rate (forks) it will still go down the drain if users were not able to utilize the coin. In bitcoin's case, many are still putting their belief on bitcoin because of its name. If people will get to trade like what had happened late 2017, I guess the prices will go high again just like before.
I hope rhat this 2019, prices will turn around for the better. $6000 will be a win win situation for everybody

[guybrushthreepwood]

You can expect the price to go up. And also down. As to what influences thew prices: the demand of people buying coins -- or not. Anyone who tells you bitcoin will be x or y value is just speculating based on hope or fud.

We should expect less, and be more realistic. We know the price should be start to go up now but still there’s a chance for the price to look for more deeper price, so learn how to set target price. Previously, the price moves through the whales and I hope this year there’s a real demand for bitcoin and not just a hype news that wants to move the market up or down.

Well I think we should expect less, but how do we -- of more exactly you -- know the price should go up by now? That's just wishful thinking. The value will only go up if there's a deluge of demand again and new money starts pouring in. At the moment there isn't because people are very weary. There's going to be a lot of people who want to cash out as soon as they can get their money back as well which will cause further resistance if the price ever does rise significantly. It could be a long time before we get a big rally again if it ever happens. We may never get that again. Most casual investors will have been scared off and any potential new ones will be the same as the media is constantly flooded with negativity and it just has a knock on effect.

[greeklogos]

To be honest, I don't have much confidence in the bitcoin price in 2019, because bitcoin has fallen by more than 80% in 2018, so if bitcoin rises in 2019, then if it can't reach more than $10,000, I don’t have any excitement, because if it’s not a very big increase, I’m still losing money.

We are loosing only in the case if we invested in bitcoin at the moment then the price was higher than today. Unfortunately the beggest part of new investors came exactly around bitcoin's top and invested in it on the level between 10 and 15 thousands of dollars. That time there were a lot of fud talks that such fall is just temporary and bitcoin will come back on 20k$. Exactly such investors who are in deep minus today are running from the broad with words 'at least i cash out that much, before bitcoin didn't fall deeper'.

[figmentofmyass]

There's going to be a lot of people who want to cash out as soon as they can get their money back as well which will cause further resistance if the price ever does rise significantly. It could be a long time before we get a big rally again if it ever happens. We may never get that again. Most casual investors will have been scared off and any potential new ones will be the same as the media is constantly flooded with negativity and it just has a knock on effect.

i definitely agree there's lots of resistance above. it'll probably take a year or two to work through it before attacking $20k again.

there's no guarantee another bubble will happen, but remember this: the things you're pointing out applied in 2011 and 2014 too. things looked just as dire and sentiment was just as negative (perhaps even more so).

if the 2017 bubble taught me anything, it was to never underestimate the bitcoin market!

[maks-ivanov89]

Bitcoin still fall. Until the price has reached its bottom. However, in any situation you can make good money. I trade on the BitSeven platform, make short-term trades, and I don't care if the market will fall or grow. In any case, BitSeven helps me earn by offering leverage

[mahilchii]

Hopefully there will be more stability in Bitcoin,I hope that the market won't be full of manipulators,I predict Bitcoin growing won't be too good this year, but still full of hopes that there will be a surprise in Bitcoin adoption and price, more and more countries now more open about Bitcoin which is a good sign and hopefully that could be the trigger of Bitcoin awakening

Let this happen as last year was terrible year for BTC holders as continuous manipulation disastered the price of bitcoin and I believe this year there will not be any dangerous trend.

[Oceat]

You can expect the price to go up. And also down. As to what influences thew prices: the demand of people buying coins -- or not. Anyone who tells you bitcoin will be x or y value is just speculating based on hope or fud.

We should expect less, and be more realistic. We know the price should be start to go up now but still there’s a chance for the price to look for more deeper price, so learn how to set target price. Previously, the price moves through the whales and I hope this year there’s a real demand for bitcoin and not just a hype news that wants to move the market up or down.

As of today, Bitcoin rose to $4000 which breaking the resistance of $3000. Could it be the start of the bull market or is it just a bull trap that would suddenly turn everything upside down and break a new bottom? Last year was a tough year which brings vain to almost traders and investors, we were now hoping that the market would give them the sign already and burst everything on it.

[incomefromcoins]

most of the crypto traders are bullish on present market  scenario  the market is recovering and responding to most of the positive events are happening if one or two Etf got approvals then we can expect Btc to cross 10thousand dollars

[BrewMaster]

most of the crypto traders are bullish on present market  scenario  the market is recovering and responding to most of the positive events are happening if one or two Etf got approvals then we can expect Btc to cross 10thousand dollars

if the traders were actually bullish then we would have also seen bullish movements. so you are wrong. majority of traders are confused or are accumulating. that is why price is slowly rising instead of big rises.
additionally ETFs are not needed for bitcoin to rise as they were not needed for the rise in the past 10 years. besides the chances of a US ETF is nearly zero at this point while other ETFs in other countries have been running for a while now.

[Hypnosis00]

We are taking into consideration that BTC will flew high if all of us never have that intend to sell them in cheap price. The market is still rallying good but not really as good that don't even saw huge pumps since from the start of this year.
I know BTC  will go higher but it takes time to make it and I will never expect for another $20k price cause it seems too far from happening.

[Wexlike]

most of the crypto traders are bullish on present market  scenario  the market is recovering and responding to most of the positive events are happening if one or two Etf got approvals then we can expect Btc to cross 10thousand dollars

Crypto will never be organic. It pumps and dumps irrationally. In 2017, barely anyone in this sub was shorting and those who did would get absolutely shitted on by the group. It’s interesting how times have changed. I think there will come a time that shorting will become obsolete again. Unless the same bots are running the markets since 2014, I don’t see why we need to drop one more time to $3600 or lower.

Edit: Bitcoin will keep going up until everyone in this group is long and bullish. Right now, our daily is dead. Once it is filled with ignorant, bullish one liners, we will know it’s pullback time.

[Dart18]

Merchants.
A big one.
Maybe an online shop that would focus on selling his products in bitcoin way.
There could be COD but still payment using bitcoin by using smartphones.

I have so many ideas for that to happen but doesnt have the capital to do it.
Maybe I should go ICO.

[Oasisman]

We are taking into consideration that BTC will flew high if all of us never have that intend to sell them in cheap price. The market is still rallying good but not really as good that don't even saw huge pumps since from the start of this year.
I know BTC  will go higher but it takes time to make it and I will never expect for another $20k price cause it seems too far from happening.

I doubt that price run last December 2017 will never happen again. Judging the market condition that we went through after the ATH, it really seems that the market is struggling to recover.
I guess 2020 will be the ideal year to hit another ATH, maybe after the halving. Hopefully.