Ethereum is struggling at a key resistance level, and the neutral RSI keeps traders on edge
Ether [ETH] experienced a surge in the past week, sparking optimism among investors and traders who believed it could signal the start of a much-needed positive trend. However, as the price of Ether gradually retreated, this optimism quickly faded and failed to sustain the pump momentum. As a result, market activity around Ether became less exciting, and the initial enthusiasm gave way to caution.
The analysis of the daily chart of Ethereum indicates that the asset experienced a relatively calm trend until a significant pump on August 23. This surge caused ETH to pump by over 5%, rising from around $2,623 to around $2,764. However, the momentum quickly faded, with the following trading day seeing only a minor 0.1% pump. At the time of writing, the trading price of Ethereum is approximately $2,754, a slight decrease of about 0.5%.
Analysis suggests that the initial bullish trend triggered by the initial pump in Ethereum's price has stalled due to a lack of sufficient momentum. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) analysis shows that it is currently hovering around the neutral line, indicating a lack of strong directional momentum in the market.
In addition, the short-term MA (yellow line) is still a key resistance level around $2,900, and Ethereum has not yet broken through this level. The long-term MA (blue line) is positioned as the next important resistance level, at around $3,200. In order to establish a sustained bullish trend, Ethereum needs to overcome these resistance levels. Until then, the price may still struggle to break through the current range, and the bullish momentum remains uncertain.
Recent analysis of the liquidation trend of ETH in the past few days indicates that there have been no significant liquidation trends for several weeks.
The only notable activity occurred on August 23, when the price of ETH pumped 5%. On that day, the liquidation amount soared to about $50 million, with short positions particularly affected. Data shows that the liquidation amount of shorts exceeded $34 million. In recent days, the liquidation volume has been relatively low, indicating that traders are more cautious about their positions, which may be due to the current market uncertainty.
One positive aspect of Ethereum is that the market sentiment continues to improve, and its sustained positive interest rate is a clear proof. Analysis shows that Ethereum's interest rate has remained above zero, indicating that buyers are still dominant.
Positive Intrerest Rate indicates that longs Position continues to dominate, traders are willing to pay a premium to maintain their longs bet on Ethereum. The dominance of longs Position reflects market participants' confidence in the potential price appreciation of Ethereum, despite the recent lack of momentum and cautious behavior in the liquidation trend.
(Data Source: Adewale Olarinde)