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Can ETH pull off a strong bounce back as exchange balances reach 4-year lows?

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  • ETH bears are losing momentum after a strong pullback in the last few days.
  • ETH exchange balances reach 4-year lows as outflows continue.

Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency just concluded the week with a sizable bearish pullback. There is more directional uncertainty as a result, but multiple indicators and metrics may offer some much-needed clarity.

How much are 1,10,100 ETH worth today?

For perspective, ETH’s $1534 price tag represents a 9% pullback within the last five days.

A couple of things to note about the price action- The pullback puts it within the 50% RSI level and the bears seem to have lost most of their momentum at this level. In addition, the outflows indicated by the MFI are leveling out.

ETH price action

Source: TradingView

More importantly, ETH’s 50-day Moving average recently crossed above the 200-day MA from below, forming a golden cross. The latter is a bullish sign, hence this may yield bullish expectations among investors.

Do ETH bulls have a chance to regain dominance?

Some of ETH’s on-chain metrics are leaning in favor of bullish expectations. The latest Glassnode alerts reveal that the cryptocurrency has been flowing out of exchanges. ETH’s balance on exchanges tanked to a 4-year low of 18,946,696.667 ETH.

Most of the ETH flowing out of exchanges is likely headed into DeFi. This may explain the total value of ETH locked in ETH 2.0 deposit contracts just soared to a new ATH.

This is important because it confirms that ETH holders are more confident in allowing their coins to stay in DeFi. A sign of a favorable shift towards longer-term expectations.

Assessing the level of ETH demand in the market

The supply of ETH held by the top 1% of addresses registered a slight increase in the last few days.

Meanwhile, the number of ETH addresses holding over 1,000 coins grew slightly in the last three days as opposed to the downside registered since the start of February.

ETH supply held by top 1% addresses and ETH addresses with balances above 1000 ETH

Source: Glassnode

This confirms that the bears are no longer in control and the taps causing sell pressure are running dry. But what about the demand situation on the derivatives side of things?

We did see a drop in open interest in the second half of last week but it is now pivoting in favor of the upside. In other words, open interest is returning as the price is showing bullish signs.

ETH open interest and funding rate

Source: CryptoQuant

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The funding rate still has a downward trajectory, likely indicating a lack of strong demand. The above metrics and indicators point toward a possible bullish outcome.

However, this is subject to the lack of more FUD potentially triggering another unexpected selloff.

 

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Michael is a full-time journalist at AMBCrypto. He has 5 years of experience in finance and forex and more than two years as a writer in the crypto and blockchain segments. Michael's writing at AMBCrypto is primarily focused on cryptocurrency market news and technical analysis. His interests include motorcycles and exotic cars.
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