Whoever is pumping BTC is doing a great job, I've patiently waiting for $105k to close my long position, told a few of my friends and they thought I was crazy that it couldn't happen and I said don't say I didn't tell you, today my phone keeps ringing like I owe them money and they keep asking can they buy now I just laugh and said at your own risk.
Do you think we will see 200k by the end of this year?
Bitcoin is not a shitcoin that can be pumped by any entity. It is simply reacting to the economic and political happenings around the world. There has been a massive buying of Bitcoin by many big organisations. Your friend's reactions are not strange because some people around me never believed that Bitcoin would hit $100k this year. With Bitcoin going above $120, I think $200k is not a big deal. But we should always be aware there these predictions are not certain because the future is unpredictable.