I think we could see those prices in the coming weeks actually. It might kiss 3k before correcting but it'll probably hover around 2 to 3k before the end of the year.
I'm sorry dude but I don't agree with you. To touch $3000 I think we need to solved the issue on the scaling problem. Transaction fees are going up to the roof as well making people to not choose bitcoin as mode of bitcoin. With that said, I highly doubt that $3000 this year is possible.
You cannot predict the future, Bitcoin is unlike Altcoins, surely you are aware that most people and countries are now showing interest in Bitcoin