I would love to think that this will be the case.

I don't follow SEC very closely but from what I've been told by some fellow crypto-heads:

By the end of 2018 we will still be in the $6k to $6.5k range. Sometime after mid January is when many investors are expecting to see some increases in market, and see a lot less fluctuations in price (a more stable market than now, even though we are more stable now that it has been in a few months to say the least)

Either way, I'm in crypto for the long-haul, and I hope to make many of new friends and contacts along the way!