As an absolute value, $30k sounds like a lot. But on percentage terms (600% of the recent peak of $5k), it's in line with some of the other crazy rallies we've had in the past. Right now, I feel like we're in a holding pattern, possibly waiting for either some more good news or bad news to drive price one way or the other. We may be stuck in this trading range for a while.
The market seems to be consolidating, but I am not sure how long the market manages to remain hovering around current levels. If we're completely honest and realistic, an even worse situation than the first of August is heading towards us due to the planned hard fork in November. If the market is going to move in a certain direction, then it's definitely down from here -- no 'good' news can change anything in this case.
What's the current word on that hard fork? Is it projected to be as controversial as the bitcoin cash fork? As for the current consolidation area, you may be right, given how volatile bitcoin is. I guess by "for a while" I was thinking like a week or two...a while in bitcoin terms, but not long compared to other financial markets.
As ironic as it may sound, if we can't break above ~$4k soon, a crash below $2k may be just what we need to resume the bull market. There's too much indecision right now. If we drop a lot lower, the decision will become clear again: buy. A good bounce off of $3k again to form a solid double-bottom might also be enough.