$ETH hit 2536 again, and got pushed back down.
Over the past 50 hours, ETH has gone through a textbook "push higher - dump - repair - push again - dump again" cycle. It rallied from 2400 to 2528, with one big 4-hour bullish candle and 1.66 million coins traded, then immediately got smashed down to 2430. After rebounding to 2450 and moving sideways for six candles, it pushed to 2536 again, and then came the current state — 2502, with volume shrinking and no follow-through.
I’ve seen this kind of move too many times. The bulls keep trying harder each time, but the results keep getting worse. The first push to 2528 came with a volume spike; the second push to 2536 went a little higher, but the momentum was clearly weaker. That’s exhaustion.
The market structure is very clear: there is strong resistance in the 2530-2536 range above. Both attempts were rejected, and the second rejection came even faster. Below, 2459 is the short-term lifeline; if that breaks, look to 2430.
Market sentiment is hesitant. 24-hour trading volume is 6.54 billion dollars, which looks large, but spread across 30 four-hour candles, the volume in the latter half has clearly dried up. The funding rate is 0.003%, almost neutral. No one dares to make a heavy directional bet. Both longs and shorts are waiting for a signal to break the stalemate.
For large-player behavior, watch the gap between mark price and last price. The mark price is 2503.8, and the last price is 2502.9, with almost no difference. That means the futures market is not being priced aggressively, and large players are not adding exposure aggressively. This kind of calm is often the night before the storm. But before the direction appears, I’m staying bearish.
The price-volume structure is telling one thing: the rebound lacks volume. In the move from 2430 to 2536, volume kept declining. A real reversal needs a volume-backed breakout; what we’re seeing now is a low-volume probe. And low-volume probes fail eight times out of ten.
On the candle details, the most recent full 4-hour candle (2513→2496) closed as a bearish candle with an upper wick. It hit a high of 2536 and closed at 2496, leaving a 40-point upper shadow. This candle shows that bulls encountered real selling pressure around 2536. It wasn’t a fake breakout; it was a real rejection.
ETH is the undisputed leader among smart contract platforms, and the entire DeFi, NFT, and Layer2 ecosystem is built on top of it. But being the leader doesn’t mean it can’t fall. It means that when it falls, liquidity is best and the move can be the fastest.
Nini’s plan:
Current price 2502. I’m bearish.
If 2490 holds, take a small short with a stop at 2540 and target 2459. If 2459 breaks, add to the position and look to 2430.
If it drops below 2490 directly, don’t chase; wait for a rebound to around 2500 and then short.
If it breaks above 2536 with volume and holds for 4 hours, admit defeat and flip long.
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