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Ethereum enters support zone that will see ETH return to $4,000

  • Ethereum price falls into a powerful support zone.
  • A bearish fake-out setup could trap short-sellers.
  • A quick return to the $4,000 value area is expected.

Ethereum price has faced expansive bearish activity over the past eight days. Since the open yesterday (January 5), Ethereum has lost nearly 19%, moving from $4,047 to today’s low of $3,300. Further downside pressure should become more complex.

Ethereum price finds support at $3,250

Ethereum price action has undoubtedly frayed the nerves of many bulls recently. ETH is now in its ninth week of a broader corrective move south, but that will probably end here very soon.

Sellers were defeated, handily, at the $3,250 value area. It’s no wonder why there was such an abrupt halt to selling pressure. The weekly Kijun-Sen, 38.2% Fibonacci retracement, and a high volume node share the $3,250 value area. The expected price action for Ethereum price is a return to the $4,000 value area.

The oscillators support a bounce off of the $3,250 level as a launching pad for a new leg higher. The Relative Strength Index is currently testing the first oversold level in a bull market (50). However, the most critical condition is the hidden bearish divergence between the candlestick chart and the Composite Index.

If traders are looking for solid evidence that a bottom is likely in and the bull market is about to resume, then hidden bullish divergence appearing while price hits a strong support zone is often all the evidence needed to confirm that future bullish movement. In addition, because a significant number of short positions were added after Etheruem price moved below the last bull flag, an incoming short squeeze will exacerbate any higher price movements.

ETH/USDT Weekly Ichimoku Chart

If Ethereum price closes below the weekly Kijun-Sen, that will invalidate the current bullish reversal outlook.

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Jonathan Morgan

Jonathan Morgan

Independent Analyst

Jonathan has been working as an Independent future, forex, and cryptocurrency trader and analyst for 8 years. He also has been writing for the past 5 years.

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