Extreme greed signals are collectively lighting up
Ethereum daily RSI value breaks 87.5, hitting the highest record since the bubble period in November 2021. On-chain data reveals dangerous combinations:
Exchange ETH balance surged by 230,000 coins in one day (valued at $590 million)
Whale addresses holding over 10,000 coins decreased by 7 in three days
Deribit option volatility surface is inverted, with put option premiums reaching a monthly peak
This is by no means a normal rise but a typical bull trap construction period. When the market sentiment index reaches the 'extreme greed' threshold, historical data shows an average pullback of 19.8% in the following 30 days.
Institutional dark battles have revealed killing intent
CME Ethereum futures show strange divergence: prices hit new highs while open contracts sharply decrease by 64%, which usually indicates market makers are withdrawing liquidity. A more dangerous signal comes from miners — the top 20 mining pool addresses in the entire network have continuously transferred ETH to exchanges for 6 hours, with single transfers exceeding 5,000 coins triggering risk control alerts.
Key price level battle intensifies:
▷ $2600 defense line gathers $370 million worth of put options
▷ $2350 position is hiding $120 million worth of long stop-loss orders
▷ $2600-2650 range has $840 million worth of short futures positions
Hedging strategy lifeline
Chasing rises at this moment is like dancing on the edge of a knife; professional funds are building defenses through three layers:
Volatility arbitrage: Buy $2600 put options to hedge spot positions
Cross-market linkage: Long BTC/ETH exchange rate hedge to mitigate Ethereum's downside risk
Time difference attack: Layout quarterly contracts with positive basis (current premium 2.3%) to lock in profits
Trader's Memo
Breakout warning: A closing price below $2550 for two consecutive hours on the hourly chart will trigger programmatic selling
Leverage death zone: Perpetual contract funding rate exceeding 0.15% requires immediate reduction
Black swan defense line: Retain 30% stablecoins to cope with potential liquidation cascades
(When everyone cheers at the rising prices, the wise are calculating safe exit routes)
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