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Trader Since 2018, Bitcoin, Stocks, DeFi & Macro
Ethereum has a real chance this cycle to break out of the range it has traded in for five years. Reclaiming and holding above $5,000 would confirm the breakout and could trigger a massive expansion, with $10,000 only the beginning. ETH/BTC is holding near multi-year lows while ETH presses toward the range highs, spot demand is improving, supply at $4K–$5K is being tested repeatedly, and the wider crypto market is moving into a stronger risk-on phase. x.com
Ethereum at $1,950 is not yet a buy because the low is still ahead. The near-term read is one more dip into the $1,720-1,820 zone, which has held as support several times, before a bounce toward $2,000, or $2,100-2,200 if bitcoin moves into $70-72k. A deeper leg to $890-1,260 is also expected, where whales would accumulate while retail panic-sells. The widespread hatred of ETH looks manufactured; after that real bottom, the target is $7,000 within a year. x.com x.com
Ethereum's upside looks worth the bet because the payoff to its prior high is much larger than the downside, and buyers still respond to good news. There is roughly 16% down to $1,950 versus a little over 2x back to the prior all-time high. LIT caught a sharp bid around its US regulatory plans, and CHIP rallied 40% around a $1 million buyback; that response looks like a bull-market sign. x.com
ETH's return to $2,700 bears out the bottom call, because holders concentrated at $2,700–2,800 kept holding instead of becoming sell pressure. About 13.38M ETH now sits in that band, 380,000 more than two months ago, creating favorable conditions for the recovery. From $2,700 to $3,000 a large amount of supply flips from unrealized loss to profit, so that band should be fairly strong resistance, and whale behavior will largely shape what follows. x.com
Ethereum faces further downside as smart money sells into strength during distribution. A move toward $2,070 comes first; a break there puts $1,800 in view, with a possible local bottom near $1,600-$1,700 where liquidity sits. Until that sweep, bounces are for selling; a real reversal comes only afterward. x.com
Bitfinex whales are opening Ethereum longs at a pace seen only once before, in 2020 ahead of a 12x rally. Retail remains fearful around $2,300, but that positioning points to a rally. x.com
Ethereum is leading Bitcoin on rising liquidity and risk appetite, having already formed a higher high. On the weekly chart, clearing the 0.618 Fibonacci level at $2,535 opens a smooth path toward the 0.786 level and Ichimoku cloud resistance at $3,300+, where a first major correction or consolidation is expected before new highs. x.com x.com
Ethereum looks likely to move down toward a major liquidity cluster around $2,615, since there is very little liquidity above. x.com
A whale who made $4.8M in two months just put $46M into Bitcoin and $45M into Ethereum, positioning that suggests smart money sees a move coming. The positions lose only if Bitcoin hits $75K and Ethereum drops to $2,247. x.com
Institutional participation could make the coming altcoin cycle bigger than any before it, including 2017. Ethereum has broken its long-term downtrend against bitcoin and is retesting support, bolstering confidence in that setup. x.com
Ethereum faces slightly higher near-term selling risk as net inflows raise Binance's sellable ETH supply. Some 55,471 ETH entered and 47,596 left, net 7,875, though both flows have slowed. If inflows persist this week with ETF outflows and high US Treasury yields, pressure could grow around the Fed decision. Rising cumulative ETH 2.0 transactions bode well for network use, not direct demand or relief today. Losing $2,280-2,300 adds downside risk; recovery needs flow and price confirmation. x.com
Bitcoin and Ethereum's pullback is a nothing burger meant to shake people out, and this phase will lead to the next breakout higher. Bears are doubling down on shorts, with open interest rising while funding rates have turned negative. x.com
