http://i39.tinypic.com/34dr3hv.jpgToday we saw a flash crash to 121, a dead cat bounce back to 140, followed by a steady decline back to the mid 120's. Investor confidence continues to be shattered every week the market does this. No smart money is moving in, I guarantee you no smart investors are saying "hey look what the price has been doing the last few weeks, let's put all our money into bitcoin!"
Public interest is the lowest it's been all month, as indicated by search volume and bitcoin client downloads (someone made a thread about this somewhere.) The hype and euphoria that lead us from single digits all the way up to triple digits is all but gone and this vessel is falling back down to earth.
Something to keep in the bigger picture perspective: Just 3 months ago, the price was under $20, and 6 months ago was under $10. Absolutely nothing has changed fundamentally since then. Transaction volume is still roughly the same, meaning bitcoin has not seen any significantly wider adoption as a currency in the last 6 months. It has only seen wider adoption as a speculative investment, but those people are getting their money out, and quitting while they're ahead, or cutting their losses.
Once the dust has settled and the market has fully crashed back to pre-2013 levels, we'll finally see some stability as the speculators will be gone (which I admit I am one of them, but I won't be gone, I'll still be here making money) and BTC will be back to being used for its intended purpose. 2011 all over again? Here we come.