Do u think xmr reaching 1000 usd is possible in 2018?
Try not to think in terms of USD but rather in BTC. If the cryptospace is a rollercoaster then all that matters is how close we're sitting to the front, irrespective of the nature of the track and its various loops.
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Sure we trade against BTC, but how can one not keep an eye on $ value, since that is what we all will have to cash out into, ultimately.
Lambos aren't priced in BTC

Unless we can have ones need for services and goods provided by whom wish to hold Moneroj... we must unlock that "feature" that is not so obvious in our roadmaps, which is the capability of using Monero directly to acquire goods and services and associate the value of Monero to the value of that goods and services. That is when the thing REALLY happens...