Glad to see you're finally warming up to technical analysis

Well, I also created
this article and a few others on spirituality, quack remedies, etc.

Looking for" reasons " yet for this one?

Of course.
My best guess at the moment is the "three billion hedge fund started trading on our platform" rumor. It is consistent with OKCoin being the leader, leaving even Huobi behind.
But it may be TA, indeed: namely people expecting "the next bubble" because of the 5-year
WorldCom extrapolation plot and/or analogies with 2011 or 2013. I.e. a case of self-fulfilling prophecy.
+1 for being a WP editor.
And one day, when you're ready, you will see the (technical) light, and identify the two main drivers of markets (outside fundamentals): momentum, and mean reversion