I believe it's painfully clear where Bitcoin is headed now. The pattern it will take will be very similar to the one taken in 2014. Meaning that the best time to buy will likely be around Q4 of this year and all of 2019, where the best course of action is accumulating.
No, the market cycles is a lot faster now, the technology more advanced, infrastructure more established, and there are a lot more institutional investors and HNWIs looking at this now.