Ethereum Price Eyes Downside Thrust: Will It Slip Further?

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Ethereum price started another decline below the $2,550 support. ETH could dive toward the $2,250 support zone before the bulls emerge.


  • Ethereum started a fresh decline below the $2,550 level.

  • The price is trading below $2,500 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.

  • There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,500 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).

  • The pair must stay above $2,400 to start another increase in the near term.


Ethereum Price Extends Losses


Ethereum price failed to stay above the $2,620 support and extended losses. ETH traded below the $2,550 and $2,500 support levels like Bitcoin. It even tested the $2,400 support.


A low was formed near $2,401 and the price is now attempting a recovery wave. There was a move above the $2,420 level. The price is testing the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward wave from the $2,596 swing high to the $2,401 low.


Ethereum price is now trading below $2,500 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is also a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,500 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD.


On the upside, the price seems to be facing hurdles near the $2,500 level and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. It is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward wave from the $2,596 swing high to the $2,401 low.

Ethereum Price

The first major resistance is near the $2,550 level. A close above the $2,550 level might send Ether toward the $2,620 resistance. The next key resistance is near $2,660. An upside break above the $2,660 resistance might send the price higher toward the $2,800 resistance zone in the near term.


More Downsides In ETH?


If Ethereum fails to clear the $2,500 resistance, it could start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near $2,420. The first major support sits near the $2,400 zone.


A clear move below the $2,400 support might push the price toward $2,320 where the bulls could emerge. Any more losses might send the price toward the $2,250 support level in the near term. The next key support sits at $2,110.


Technical Indicators


Hourly MACDThe MACD for ETH/USD is gaining momentum in the bearish zone.

Hourly RSIThe RSI for ETH/USD is now below the 50 zone.

Major Support Level – $2,400

Major Resistance Level – $2,500

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