I see a bunch of technical analysis having predicted this, but did they predict the Bitfinex thing? Where does the line between TA and self fulfilling prophecy meet or is it rude to ask this question?
As a general rule, forget about news and short term fundamentals, they are only a distraction (unless something really big happened, like a flaw in the bitcoin protocol or something).
The dump has nothing to do with the bitfinex fuck-ups or shitcoin pump and dumps.
I don't even follow the "news" to decide when to buy and sell or use margin.
I only know of the bitfinex problems and the etherium /DAO thing because some people mentioned in this thread. Otherwise I couldn't care less and nobody should.