I am also wondering what is the force behind this sudden rise in price. It has been an awesome and massive profit taking for those who hold Bitcoincash. Good for them.
It's all quite transparent. You still don't know what is behind the quick rise in BCH exchange rates? Check this:
https://blockchain.info/unconfirmed-transactionsWhen was the last time we had more than 127,000 unconfirmed transactions in the queue?