I expect it to go up slowly. But maybe after we break 9500-10k it will shoot way up rapidly again.
It seems to me that such forecasts are given only by home-grown experts, which I did not even see the market at all. I would advise you not to pay attention to such words and do not take them seriously.
The fact is that you yourself must learn to navigate in the current circumstances. Bad time has come not only on the crypto-currency market, but also on the military-political field of the planet. We must insure ourselves against risks not only financially, but also in life too.