It’s impossible to predict a bottom for Bitcoins or any of the altcoins, Big whales can dump the market with just a few thousands bitcoins, and then spend the next few days buying up the dip until they crash the market again.
But as long as new people keeps entering the market and move there Bitcoins off the exchanges to their own private wallet, the price of bitcoins will over time keep rising.
Exactly. The volatility of Bitcoin makes it impossible to predict the true value of BTC across the crypto market. Whales can do whatever they want, but in the end, what determines Bitcoin's success is the adoption from people within the mainstream world. Despite this slowness in price, Bitcoin is still functional and useful for making cross-border payments without middleman.
Some third world countries (like Venezuela) have already adopted Bitcoin at a large scale, because of their falling Fiat currency. Of course, we cannot deny that Bitcoin still has some flaws which prevent it from becoming a perfect blockchain system. However, as the development team and community continue to work on Bitcoin, the BTC blockchain will improve in many ways possible. What's needed is greater speed, lower costs, and regulatory compliance for Bitcoin to gain the attention it deserves. Only then, demand will rise, as well as, its price in USD.
Nonetheless, it's only game over for those who cannot be patient with Bitcoin. As it’s said, patience is a virtue. Which means, that only those who're patient, will see good results in the long run. Just my thoughts