If you think the prices only go up every day, you obviously haven't looked at
charts recently and/or haven't been into bitcoin for very long. Nothing goes
up forever; we're going to get either a massive correction or a full blown crash
one of these days, and I would say sooner rather than later.
Unfortunately, you're right on the money. And if you look at trends it's time like this, when it approaches or even eclipses it's previous all-time high, or a new milestone (i.e. 3000K/4000K/5000K) when the slides happen. People that were either in it close to the beginning, or at least jumped on board when it was in the mid-low 2000's will be looking to double-up. Not to mention the sharks are well aware of the same trend I just pointed out, and that you are clearly aware of as well. It's going to happen very soon.
Of course, it will climb again. You could hold your BTC and be fine in the long run (probably, nothing is guaranteed), but those looking to maximize profits will be doing so any day now, possibly as I type this. And I hate to sound like one of those arrogant know-it-all "I told you so" types, but I've been right so far every time these slides have been imminent, and have come in here to warn people (to some avail).
BTC-e announcing that it will only refund people up to 55% of their holdings doesn't exactly help in the confidence department either. The fact is any other exchange could pull the same act, place the blame elsewhere when really it's them cashing in and screwing over customers. Unfortunately this is an achillies heel of the currency. People need to start investing in Trezors and the likes and only keep their currency there. This will help curtail these abuses and help toward instilling more confidence in the currency via peace of mind.
I'm going to wait a bit until I see either a stabilization period, or a drop. Believe it or not volatility is a good thing for the currency right now. It's at it's best when it's going up a lot one day, then maybe down a bunch the next, then up again... over time it goes up more than it goes down and we see steady growth. It's when the growth stops and the price stabilizes for several days/a week that's usually a precursor to a decline. I believe there will come a day when the currency hits 5 figures and have stability (being a good thing), but that time is not yet upon us.
As I've said many times, I don't say this to scare or deter people, as I have a good bit of resources invested myself. I wish it would just keep climbing and climbing but I know too much to believe that will happen. I'm saying this to prepare people in here so that they can maximize profits, and help them to decide when is a good time to get in and get out... and then back in again. And right now, based on everything I see, is looking like a time to move your money elsewhere temporarily, while keeping it freed up so that you can get back in quick when it rises again.