It looks like Steem is definitely on a short term rise. Right now it is at 88 cents. The short term trend looks great. https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/steem/historical-data/
I personally think it will hit 50 cents by the end of this year though but it depends on the market. The last few months have not gone well for the price of Steem. https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/STEEM-USD/history?period1=1506104634&period2=1537640634&interval=1mo&filter=history&frequency=1mo
I've decided to start following the 15 minute rule since it may already be in effect. With the 15 minute rule if you upvote anything before 15 minutes you are "donating" to the rewards pool.
There was one image that I looked at but did not use. lol https://www.google.com/search?q=steem+rises&safe=off&rlz=1CAACAY_enUS780US780&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiTupmZ1dHdAhVi1oMKHa7rC4MQ_AUIDygC&biw=1366&bih=623
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