My opinion is that in the long term (the past 5 years) it looks Bitcoin is in a Secular Bull Market that is slowly trending upwards. In the past short term (the past few weeks) it looks like Bitcoin is in a volatile bearish and/or volatile sideways market.
Any thoughts?
Secular, you got that right. Slowly trending, not sure which 5-year chart you're looking at cause every chart I've ever looked at for more than 5 years shows anything but a slow trend.
Volatile in the past few weeks yes, but relatively very low compared to past periods. Try and keep that 4-week timeframe and pull the timeline back to 2017.
The big picture's really easy. Set a target years from now, or set a target for 6 digits US dollar valuation. Bet with your friends which one reaches first;)