Bitcoin is up the most of the major cryptocurrencies, and this is most likely due to the resurgence of the plan to fork Segwit2x on December 28.

You should go look up and post which 5 retailers are on the list of those accepting bitcoin as per this article.

For some near-term outlook on bitcoin and crypto overall...
https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@harpooninvestor/buy-the-dip-not-yet-here-s-why