Nobody knows what will happen next year but thereis a possibility that the cryptocurrencymarket will be more positive next year than this year. But it still depend on any positive development that may come next year. Any positive events for the bitcoin will trigger demands from investors whjch can be result into another bullrun.
It is impossible to guess what is going to be the price of Bitcoin. Today the price will start increasing or maybe it will take another two years to increase the price and completely depends on the market how buyers and sellers are reacting to the market.
Long term predictions are indeed impossible to make. But short and median term predictions can be made.
It's because of this that even if 90% of "investors" lose money, there are 10% who make real money.
I would agree with that. Well depends, if you are a trader, then you should base your analysis more on technique. If you are an investor/holder, then it's pretty good one to ask, but hard to answer.
We are just small boys here in the whales game.
Back to the topic, I think in 2019 we should see higher price than right now, but how much higher is hard to predict. Q1 2019 my guess is $20k+, what's yours?
Bitcoin in the past followed a clear rule: if it makes a new high it will triple or quadruple the price, so it can go to 60,000 or 80,000 usd. A very secure moment to buy is always when bitcoin made a new high, for crazy that it may sound. Of course, it's not the ideal moment, you should enter before.
But I doubt bitcoin will make a new high or even go above 10,000 during the firth 6 months of 2019.
As I just wrote on another post: "On the past bitcoin market never reacted fast to any crash like this one. It went to the bottom and stayed there for months before beginning another uptrend.".
But I might be wrong. Sometimes the past isn't a mirror of the future. But it's the only objective thing we have to try to see a glimpse of the future.
Don't trust me. This isn't a recommendation. Do your homework.
