2025-12-26 21:21:17

Ethereum's recent trend shows a clear bearish dominance. Data from the past 12 hours indicate that long positions were liquidated for $15.09 million, while short positions were only liquidated for $3.12 million, with the scale of long liquidations reaching 4.8 times that of shorts, suggesting that long positions within the market are undergoing significant disintegration.

From the perspective of professional institutions, the short positions held on a certain professional trading platform and a derivatives trading platform have risen to a high of 75%-80%, indicating that institutional funds have formed a consensus on the bearish outlook. Shark-level funds have completed encirclement.

On the technical side, ETH price has been suppressed by the long-term trend line EMA99 (around $2943). Every upward rebound attempt appears insufficiently strong, making it difficult to break through this key resistance. From the current position, if the rebound momentum diminishes, it may face sequential retracement pressures at $2900→$2855→$2815.

From a trading psychology perspective, retail investors' bottom-fishing behavior often becomes the optimal window for short-term profit-taking by bears. When market sentiment is extremely bearish and institutional short positions reach new highs, every rebound could turn into an opportunity for short-term top escape.

The trading strategy at this stage should follow the probability-first principle, seeking higher-probability trading opportunities. Until a clear reversal of the bearish dominance pattern is confirmed, the downside risk should always be kept in check.

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DAOdreamer

· 54m ago

Oh my, the bulls got slaughtered again. This time the liquidation amount is just too outrageous, with a 4.8x gap directly causing a crash. Institutions are all shorting, retail investors are still buying the dip? Isn't this just handing over the goods, haha. The EMA99 line is really the ceiling; every rebound gets slammed down. See you at 2815, everyone. Be sure to set your stop losses, brothers. Wait, what if it reverses? What should I do with my short position? Feeling a bit anxious.

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WalletManager

· 12h ago

4.8x liquidation gap... Is this institution really just harvesting retail investors' IQ tax? --- Holding private keys is more important than holding chips. I agree with this short-term trend. --- EMA99 suppression is so fierce, every rebound is like a knife to the bulls. --- $15.09 million in long bloodshed... I'll just watch to see who still dares to buy the dip at this level. --- Institutional share exceeds 75%? Fine, I will continue to store my multi-signature wallet in a cold wallet. This water is too muddy. --- Bottom buy-in window? No, it should be called the short-term bloodsucking window. --- Every rebound is an opportunity to escape the top... Very true, retail investors' lives are just food for shark-level funds. --- See you at $2815? My asset allocation has long avoided this downward risk. --- The technical analysis can't lie, but the fate of retail investors can't lie either. --- Instead of staring at rebounds, better manage your private keys well and avoid being harvested by phishing contracts.

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Blockwatcher9000

· 12h ago

The bulls really got slaughtered this time, with a 4.8x liquidation gap—what's the point of even fighting? Institutions are holding 75% short positions, just waiting for retail investors to take the bait, haha. The rebound is weak; the 2815 level feels stable. If it drops further, it's really time to think. Be cautious when bottom-fishing; most of the "opportunities" at this point are probably just traps.

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