Before I'm not even expecting that bitcoin can reach $3,000 this early of this year. As I was expecting it to happen before the end of the year and possible that it will only be stable at $2,500 but now. It's totally true the we had reached $3,300 and it's getting more time to reach $3,500 very soon possibly before this month ends.
Bitcoin price would seems reach for 3500$ anytime from now and theirs no need for us to wait for 2018 really, but I would monitor for the price for more since I think theres another leap we can see since the demands for now is continuously increasing so far. And hope we can earn more bucks for our patience with bitcoins.