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Ethereum struggles at $2.8K: Will the bulls push through?

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The slow demand behind Ethereum in recent months could see the breakout fall short of its target.

Ethereum Forms Ascending Triangle, Can Bulls Push to $3,350?

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  • The bullish triangle pattern could see ETH breakout toward $3,350
  • Unenthusiastic demand could hurt the chances of a breakout

Ethereum [ETH] was trading beneath the resistance zone at $2.8k which was unbeaten since August. The recent move upward was slow and lacked explosive momentum, but has been gradually building up since September.

Negative exchange netflows showed that accumulation was in progress, but it was unclear if this was enough to push prices past the three-month highs.

Ascending triangle pattern promises $3.3k for ETH

Ethereum 1-day Chart

Source: ETH/USDT on TradingView

Since September, Ethereum has been forming a series of higher lows. It was unable to climb past the $2.8k resistance zone, forming an ascending triangle pattern. The OBV has slowly trended higher over the past two months but was well below the levels it maintained in June and July.

This lukewarm demand could weaken the size of the breakout. As things stand, a daily session close above $2.8k would ideally reach the $3,350 level.

This breakout might not be imminent and could take a few days to materialize. A dip toward $2.5k was also a possibility. The RSI, though bullish, did not signal a clear trend in October. The DMI agreed with this, and at press time the ADX (yellow) was falling below 20.

More volume concerns on the lower timeframes

Ethereum Coinalyze

Source: Coinalyze

The Open Interest and the price have been strongly trending upward in the past three days. The funding rate also surged higher over the past 24 hours. Together they indicated firm bullish belief in the lower timeframes.


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Yet, the spot CVD failed to pick up even though ETH is up by 9.4% since the 26th of October. This lack of spot demand alongside the weakness the OBV exhibited raised questions about the bulls’ strength.

Disclaimer: The information presented does not constitute financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice and is solely the writer’s opinion

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Akashnath Sumukar works as a Senior Journalist at AMBCrypto. Based in Chennai, India, he has been an avid follower of the cryptocurrency market since Bitcoin’s boom and bust cycle of 2017. A graduate in Chemical Engineering, he is an expert in technical analysis. In fact, Akashnath has a particular interest in reading price charts and predicting how an asset will move over the short and long term. A self-taught trader and as someone who holds cryptos himself, he is always on the lookout for the next opportunity he can possibly capitalize on, while also educating his audience.
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