Things are starting to get exciting as Bitcoin's price is increasing and would probably grow exponentially over the $500 mark. This is very good news for the Bitcoin community. I hope it gets adopted by the masses real soon. The future of Bitcoin is very bright. 
The price rise will be slow this time if it does rise. There is no big news to drive the price up quickly.
"big news" depends for whom .. just now, a few more banks joined group that research blockchain.
With every week, banks are increasingly scared to BTC. It's a very good sign.