market<\/a> recently endured a broad crypto sell-off that also knocked on Ethereum\u2019s door. The downturn, triggered by a massive $1.7 billion liquidation event across futures exchanges, swept through leveraged positions with ETH absorbing around 30 percent of the pressure.<\/p>\n\u200bEthereum pulled back alongside Bitcoin and other major tokens, reflecting how sentiment remains fragile when leverage is stretched and macro uncertainty looms.<\/p>\n
\u200bThe current bout of weakness, however, should not obscure deeper positive undercurrents in the Ether market.<\/p>\n
\u200bWhale accumulation is notable: in the past week alone, large holders added approximately $1.73 billion worth of ETH to their balances, signalling conviction from long-term players even as short-term traders unwind.<\/p>\n
\u200bAt the same time, inflows into Ethereum as an institutional asset are gaining momentum, helped by smoother regulatory paths for crypto ETFs in the US and rising interest in tokenised asset vehicles.<\/p>\n
\u200bAll this places Ether in a delicate balancing act. If markets stabilise, ETH could recapture momentum as institutional flows and usage narratives assert themselves.<\/p>\n
\u200bBut if macro shocks or regulatory headwinds emerge, further downside cannot be ruled out given how crowded some positions remain.<\/p>\n
\u200b\u200bEther bullish case:<\/p>\n
\u200bEther continues its gradual ascent from last week’s $3,826.75 low but seems to be short-term struggling around the early September lows in the $4,250.00 region.<\/p>\n
\u200bWere it to be overcome, the September resistance line at $4,352.00 would be next in line, followed by the 55-day simple moving average (SMA) at $4.399.77.<\/p>\n
\u200bEther bearish case:<\/p>\n
\u200bWere Ether to fall through its mid-August and 22 September lows at $4,063.65-to-$4,082.96 and close below this area on a daily chart basis, last week’s low at $3,826.75 may be revisited.<\/p>\n
\u200bOnly a major bearish reversal and fall through the next lower early August low at $3,356.65 would increase the odds of a medium-term top forming, though.<\/p>\n
\u200bIn this scenario the area between the February-to-June highs at $2,879.45-to-$2,733.27 may be hit.<\/p>\n
Ether daily candlestick chart<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u200b\u200b\u200bEthereum update \u200bEthereum\u2019s trajectory remains under close watch this week, as the market absorbs fresh developments that could…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":340240,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3091],"tags":[51,2441,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-462946","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-markets","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-markets","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115293035171228203","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}