OK, so the recent pull-back was said to be largely due to Mt Gox distributing large quantities of bitcoins to its creditors (after 10 years of wait) as well as the German government dumping previously seized bitcoins on the market, the way they did it was criticised as it looked like they were more interested in tanking the price than getting the best value for the coins (i.e. they could've gone with OTC transaction or sell them in smaller tranches over a longer time).
Anyhow, with the German bitcoins being almost gone and the psychological factor of Mt Gox being already priced in, I think we might see investors' confidence restored soon and start the climb up. Maybe we'll have a crab market for the remaining summer months, but should see the upward trajectory from September.
In the positive news, Donald Trump, who is currently the favourite for winning the 2024 elections, made a U-turn on Bitcoin and only speaks positive about that, even hinting at making it a strategic reserve asset:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/07/03/trump-sparks-talks-of-bitcoin-as-a-strategic-reserve-asset/Will he deliver on his words if he wins? Probably not, but it's still good news.