I finally took the time to look at a chart of BTCD in USD and actually has been trending upwards since the dip at the beginning of August. But the price is actually the highest it has been since October of 2014...so a 27 month high.
https://imgur.com/a/bia4uI think I'm buying some more.
it does look like quite a bullish pattern in terms of USD.
considering BTC is up to $1000+ from a low below $200 and BTCD price in BTC is still close to historical average is quite a strong sign.