So there are only
BTC1.8k new BTC mined daily. Volume wise we got about:
BTC4k @ Bitfinex USD/BTC
BTC4k @ Btc-e USD/BTC
BTC3k @ Stamp USD/BTC
BTC3k @ Coinbase USD/BTC
BTC3k @ Kraken EUR/BTC
BTC1.8k daily Gemini auction
BTC1k @ LocalBTC USD/BTC
or about
BTC20k/day volume from somewhat believable sources
+
BTC21MM CNY/BTC
and that's with a stable price in last 3months. Where is the volume coming from?

can't be same people selling to themselves just to pay exchange fees