I see it already and probably will continue to rise, the market has corrected in the last few days and this has caused both the market to drop and ETH as well. But we are still on the uptrend, so until ETH 2.0 launches i think ETH will still go up.
that depends on the what will be the configuration for the ethereum staking. People are massively depositing their ethereum to the deposit contract caused by they have expected if ethereum POS will give a very good offer for all of them.
My friend was also already registered to be a validator in ethereum network too. We can't say how it will go for sure but with the bulltrend that is still happening and ethereum 2.0 is enough to bring more demand to the ethereum. We will have major crypto that will be giving the possibility for holders to get passive income.