Well, at first projection after august fork bitcoin will reach 5000 USD and bitcoin reach it, next projection where bitcoin gold announce it fork this october 25, bitcoin will surge to 6000 USD, and many speculation to this up coming fork and segwit2x this coming November bitcoin will reach about 10,000 USD by the end of this year, so expect many FUD coming from different banks CEO and prominent people in the Financial community to decrease the value of bitcoin. (but well I think it is good for us bitcoiner. because when the price goes up and up, this will cause us a bubble)

More reliable? No. More popular? Yes. Also: Bitcoin Gold hardfork drawing altcoin money into Bitcoin.

That is called benford's law:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benford%27s_law

$7000 or close would be ideal followed by a correction to $5000 + and then the push for $10K . I dont think the bitcoin gold fork has had much effect and people are stocking up for the 2X fork. Personally i would like the value of bitcoin gold to crash to zero or close (which i think it will) . This will take some of the glow off the 2x fork

Amazing! That makes it more exciting. However I guess for those who first time to buy or some who would like to add bitcoin may find it expensive due to the high rate. Its more advantagious for those who had already lot of bitcoins for months or years already. Overall I guess its a good status for bitcoin to reach that level.

Bitcoin is indeed amazing! Although the Bitcoin Market increased, the Altcoin market didn't do anything. So it's cristal clear that more people heard about Bitcoin in the news and jumped in

Amazing climb in bitcoin price, i didnt expect it was coming that early as october. Maybe bitcoin price still has a chance to climb up to 7k $ or 8 $ before the year ends. All investor and bitcoin hodlers are so happy right now with the run of bitcoin price. Bitcoin fork is coming maybe there still a time left for another record !

Agree mate it reaches and even surpassed the expectations of the society im agreeing to the value that you predicted i think it will go that far because it even recovers quickly on the issue about China ban and it surpasses it for now. For months only it grows quickly 'i think it will be possible over you think and i think of $9000 by the end of the year so basically earn for now and have a due for next year and see what you have after that i think its not bad trade its a win win

It is because more altcoin holders sell their coins to BTC. BTC hardfork on 25 will reward the same BTC gold when there is balance in the bitcoin wallet or exchangers that support split. Hitbtc has launced IOU B2X ( non real coin). In the ann said that hitbc will reward the bitcoin holder the same value of b2x as bitcoin in the wallet. That's why most altcoin 's price dropped yesterday and today.