ETH has had a tough weekend, but was unable to break away from $2.5K. The overall crypto market sentiment is slightly bearish after Bitcoin got sharply rejected below $40K.
Key Support levels: $2,560, $2,330
Key Resistance levels: $2,800, $3,000
Since ETH got rejected at the $3,000 resistance level, the price quickly dropped towards the key support at $2.5K. This was the lowest daily price in the last three days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
So far, the key support level has held firm and buyers have managed to intervene and stop a further decline. In the event of a collapse, ETH will likely reach $2.3K as its next major support. This is February’s low.
Technical Indicators
Trading volume: This weekend, the volume nearly disappeared. ETH experienced a dramatic drop in volume between Wednesday and Friday, but it wasn’t substantial.
RSI: The daily RSI made a lower high which is a bearish pattern. If the price continues to fall, the RSI will likely also make a lower high, which would put ETH in a bearish trend.
MACD: The daily MACD just did a bearish crossover today. This is bad news to bulls, and could lead to further price declines in the next week.
Bias
The bias for ETH is neutral, as long as the key support at $2,500 holds.
Short-Term Price Prediction for ETH
ETH looks weak. The price action on Monday will determine how the next week will go for the second-largest cryptocurrency. If ETH fails to hold at the key support, it can easily fall to $2,300 or even lower.
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