Somebody asked me just a couple of days ago where i thought it was heading...

my answer, which suprised even me, was $50k AUD by mid 2018.

My only concern in the short term is all this crap with BCH, and also the legitimate issues with transaction times and fees - this needs to be sorted as new entrants will be turned away/turned off. it also means BTC can't really be used as a transactional currency.