Analysts on X outlined five-digit targets for ether while Santiment said larger wallets have started adding again, framing a longer path higher if resistance gives way.
🚨What to Know
Analysts sketched five-digit scenarios for ether, including a long-term $10,000 projection and a $13,500 target by 2029.
On-chain analytics startup Santiment said larger wallets (100–10,000 ETH) have begun adding again, a shift it called a sign of improving confidence.
The projections are multi-year, not immediate, and hinge on ether clearing major resistance before momentum can build.
Ether $ETH hovered near $3,946 on Oct. 25 after a high-volume rejection around $4,000 left price coiling below resistance, while analysts outlined five-digit scenarios and on-chain data pointed to larger wallets adding.
🚨 Analyst Point of View
Analyst Ali Martinez projected a long-term path to $10,000, cautioning it may take longer than some expect; his weekly sketch implies a pullback into 2026 followed by a climb toward five digits around 2027–2028.
Separately, The Long Investor set a $13,500 target by 2029, framing a multiyear trajectory rather than a near-term call.
On the flows side, Santiment said 🔥“whales and sharks”🔥 holding 100–10,000 ETH have added back roughly one-sixth of the coins they sold between Oct. 5 and Oct. 16, describing that as a sign of improving confidence among larger accounts.
Together, the views lean constructive over a multi-year horizon, but they also imply that clearing major resistance levels must come first before momentum can compound.
🚨Session Over View
According to Research’s technical analysis data model, ether (ETH) moved from $3,955.91 to $3,937.05 over the prior 24-hour session ending this morning (UTC), a roughly $120 swing (about 3.1% intraday) that finished near the lower end. The model marks resistance in the $3,945–$4,000 zone and support around $3,870–$3,880, with an immediate shelf near $3,930. The structure reflects a narrowing range beneath a round-number ceiling and above a recently defended support area.
🚨Volume and intraday context
The key inflection came when volume jumped 188% above the 24-hour average — peaking at 444,887 contracts — during a failed push through the $4,000 level. Price briefly tagged $4,001.69 before sellers capped the move.
After that rejection, ETH made lower peaks and settled into a late-session rectangle between $3,930 and $3,940 as activity cooled. A smaller burst of 23,884 contracts lifted price toward $3,948, but it faded without follow-through above $3,945, reinforcing the idea that $3,945–$4,000 is the local cap that needs a decisive break.
🚨What to Watch Next
A clean break and hold above $4,000 on closes would open $4,100 and put early-month highs back in view; failing that, a loss of the immediate $3,930 shelf would likely send price to the $3,870–$3,880 demand area identified by the model. The analyst projections are multi-year and do not depend on a single day’s tape, but near-term traction still hinges on converting the high-$3,900s into support.
🚨Latest 24-hour and one-month chart read
As on Oct. 25, $ETH was $3,946 (up 0.5% over the period). On the 24-hour chart, the session opened near $3,926, reached a high at $3,957 and a low at $3,876. In practical terms, $3,900–$3,920 acted as intraday buy zones, and $3,950–$3,960 capped rebounds ahead of the next attempt at $5,000.
On the one-month chart, ETH has rebounded from the mid-October dip and is grinding back toward $5,000, still below early-month highs — a setup that supports the analyst view of a longer road higher, provided resistance gives way and reclaimed levels hold on subsequent retests.
