i agree with this and also i am expecting a big rise because the ethereum foundation funds that were used to push the ETC price down was frozen, and although i am sure they have got so much more to throw at it but still there is a good chance of big rise.
This. No one has mentioned the fact that the white hat coins aren't the only ETC the Foundation has control over. And they won't be so blatant with it the next time, they were going for max effect the first time. Subtlety will be the name of the game.
The white hat already declared that they will return the ETC and buy back the ETC they sold. So that will support the ETC price.