We know Wall Street traders are getting large Bonuses in January and some of them might invest some of that money into Bitcoin for themselves.
^^ this.
the trading volume has been high even with all the slowness that is happening in bitcoin and all the money that has been joining the altcoin pumps.
and despite all that and with all the FUD about bitcoin not only this volume didn't drop that much but also the price is holding up pretty nicely.
this can simply mean a lot of money is being injected into bitcoin from different sources.
would they spread the FUD to keep the price low that way? yes of course. that is how they have always done it.