Ethereum is flying form last few days. I really can not trace the reason of the bullish trend.
However, what is your thought about the closing price of ETH in 2018?
Vitalik's statement regarding the scale up issue being resolved for the ETH network might be the reason for this but I hardly think that people care about it. However big projects might be influenced with this and use of the ETH might get excel to all new level. Vitalik is always smart and he knows when to do what things. As he know ETH stands at a good price and market position today then this is the right opportunity to release the new scale up model and attract even more investors into it. As soon as that will happen ETH price may double or triple and hence I believe that ETH is getting more attention than previous one.
With little glitches of ups and downs it will surely come down and then go up with heavy upsurge surely. So stay tune with ETH. Its the next big thing.
I do not see for Ethereum being closing this year. because what I know for the development of Ethereum itself has improved so much. so to make coins that close this year I'm not so sure as to see its growing development. so it will be very profitable for the future not for closure.