The price has been stable at $700-730 in this month and once fall to $680 due to some banned news, I don't think we could reach $1k in this December or any time in this year as now we strugle to even reach $800. If the price constantly increase, we might cross the $1000 barrier in 2017 but there is no guarantee of course.
Of course we won't reach $1000 in 2016 we might reach $800 when we assume that usual bitcoin pumping winter will be a thing this year as well.
But 2017 will be a whole different story - we already have game changing news and projects already announced (YOURS, Bitcache/Megaupload 2.0)that reaching $1000 will be a piece of cake.