1. Coming fork
2. CME's announcement on bitcoin futures, this is huge deal from a reputation/recognition perspective.
3. More hedge funds joining the play field which means more demand
I agree with you that's is the reason why the bitcoin is totally iincreasing rapidly and i think it's because of lot of altcoins and the 3rd is many people especially to all rich people investing in bitcoin so that's why bitcoin have a bright in the future.