I was reading the Speculation section from the Economics forum yesterday, and two guys from the BTC Foundation said that 2018 will be the last time that Bitcoin will be under $10,000. I believe that this statement was made to lessen the worry that comes about every time that BTC drops. I don't know how anyone could make that statement in full faith though, as the nature of altcoins is its very volatility. Since it is not tied to normal economic conditions as fiat currency is, I don't quite see where that prediction comes from. The fact that many economies are talking about some type of oversight does show that acceptance is gaining and perhaps is a harbinger of more stable, and higher, prices.
No one can give any guarantees that is just a prediction, and like you I am not sure how truthful it is since I really think the price is going to take a lot of time to recover, maybe they know something we don't like the date of a new development that could push the price even higher than in the past and that could happen in this year, because that is the only way I see bitcoin recovering that quickly.