The fact that everybody knows about bitcoin now yet the volume remains pathetically low is a bad sign... Indicates both that the capitulation is yet to come and we may not recover from this one.
There is volume. One simply has to know where to look for it. http://btckan.com/price
40k volume in USD, 40k in CNY.
However, you should notice the Chinese exchanges with volume have... drum roll please... NO FEES.
Open your eyes; its fake volume.
I wouldn't go as far as saying their volume is fake , probably is just a bit "improved" but a normal question would be:
From where the hell is that volume coming ?
Why I'm asking this is because most coins are still mined in Europe and Us , and the largest stash are still here. Maybe China is coming fast from behind but still, I doubt Chinese users have enough coins to topple gox and bitstamp.
And don't even bother to say that comes from chip sales , I doubt there is a factory in China accepting bitcoins when we're talking about millions $ and a slight price correction could wipe their profit.