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Ethereum Price at $3,000: Can Support Prevent Further Losses?

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Ethereum price started a downside correction below the $3,250 zone. ETH is now consolidating near $3,000 and might attempt a fresh increase.

Ethereum started a short-term downside correction below the $3,250 zone.
The price is trading above $3,200 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.
There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $3,185 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
The pair could start a fresh increase if it remains stable above the $3,000 zone.

Ethereum Price Hits Support

Ethereum price failed to extend gains above the $3,450 zone and started a downside correction like Bitcoin. ETH declined below the $3,320 and $3,250 support levels.

The bears even pushed the price below the $3,120 zone. It tested the $3,000 support zone. A low was formed at $3,031 and the price is now consolidating losses. It might soon test the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $3,340 swing high to the $3,031 low.

Ethereum price is now trading below $3,200 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. On the upside, the price seems to be facing hurdles near the $3,120 level.

The first major resistance is near the $3,200 level. There is also a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $3,185 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. The main resistance is now forming near $3,265 or the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $3,340 swing high to the $3,031 low.

A clear move above the $3,265 resistance might send the price toward the $3,320 resistance. An upside break above the $3,320 resistance might call for more gains in the coming sessions. In the stated case, Ether could rise toward the $3,450 resistance zone.

More Losses In ETH?

If Ethereum fails to clear the $3,200 resistance, it could continue to move down. Initial support on the downside is near the $3,040 level. The first major support sits near the $3,000 zone.

A clear move below the $3,000 support might push the price toward $2,950. Any more losses might send the price toward the $2,880 support level in the near term. The next key support sits at $2,740.

Technical Indicators

Hourly MACD – The MACD for ETH/USD is losing momentum in the bearish zone.

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

Major Support Level – $3,040

Major Resistance Level – $3,200

Disclaimer: For information purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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