Ethereum’s price trajectory has taken a sharp downturn, with technical analysis showing a possible crash to $2,000. Crypto analyst SwallowAcademy pointed out on the TradingView platform that some bearish signals are forming in smaller timeframes, especially as buyers have failed to maintain a key support zone at $2,700. Notably, the broader market downturn over the past 24 hours has only strengthened the case for further declines for Ethereum.

Ethereum Plunges Over 12% In 24 Hours As Market Suffers Steep Losses

The crypto market has taken a heavy hit, with Bitcoin falling below major support at $90,000 and shedding 6.9% over the past 24 hours. An already struggling Ethereum has fared even worse, with its price plunging 12.6% in the same timeframe. Particularly, Ethereum broke below support levels at $2,600, $2,500, and $2,400 in quick succession. 

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This steep decline has aligned with SwallowAcademy’s warning about Ethereum’s weakness on smaller timeframes, further lending weight to the possibility of a more profound drop to $2,000. SwallowAcademy had initially emphasized that Ethereum remained in a solid buying zone due to the presence of EMAs at the $2,700 support. However, with price action shifting, the analyst acknowledges that bearish pressure on lower timeframes could open the door for further declines.

Interestingly, this Ethereum price crash in the past 24 hours came as a surprise, as bulls managed to hold above a key support level of $2,700 despite the fiasco of Bybit’s $1.5 billion hack that took place throughout the weekend. 

Although the immediate fallout from the exchange’s hack appeared contained, the market now seems to be experiencing a delayed reaction, and fear is gradually setting in among investors. This growing uncertainty, combined with persistent outflows from crypto investment products, including Spot Bitcoin and Spot Ethereum funds, has added more downward pressure on Ethereum’s price.

As it stands, the current Ethereum daily candle is firmly in the hands of sellers, with no signs of easing pressure. This is a significant change from the previously strong buying sentiment.

Bearish Momentum Could Extend To $2,000

The weakening weekly candle has tipped the scales towards more declines than a bullish uptrend, though it is still early in the week to decide. cautions that it is still early in the week. Ethereum is already trading below the EMAs in the daily timeframe, so the crucial factor is whether it can hold above the EMAs in the weekly timeframe. 

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If the current selling momentum continues and the price breaks below $2,200, the next major downside target is $2,000 before any notable bounce can occur. 

At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading at $2,395 and is at the risk of more declines over the next 24 hours. Despite the sharp drop, the RSI has yet to reach oversold conditions, which means that sellers may still have room to push prices lower before exhaustion sets in.

Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

• ETH price rose to highs of $2,009 on Binance.
• Ethereum’s Shanghai/Shapella upgrade went live successfully on Wednesday,12 April, 2023.
• Crypto analyst Rekt Capital says Ether’s price movement is a “leading indicator” for altcoins and that coming weeks could be interesting.

Ethereum price rallied past the $2,000 level on Thursday, rising to highs of $2,009 on crypto exchange Binance.

The uptick for the ETH price above the key hurdle came after the world’s largest proof-of-stake blockchain network underwent a successful software upgrade.

As CoinJournal highlighted earlier Thursday, ETH had looked to break above the psychological level following the Shanghai upgrade. After the upgrade went live and withdrawals of staked ETH enabled, bulls defied negative projections to break above a supply zone that has held since August 2022.

ETH breaks $2,000 as analyst says altcoins could be interesting in coming weeks

According to crypto analyst Rekt Capital, the top altcoin is a “leading indicator for smaller altcoins.” He suggests the breakout for Ethereum could trigger new momentum for some of the leading altcoins, probably highlighting the possibility of an alt season kicking off.

“ETH is a Leading Indicator for smaller Altcoins. This is why the #ETH breakout may very well set the stage for an interesting period for other Altcoins in the coming weeks,” the highly respected crypto trader and analyst said.

Rekt believes the Bitcoin bull market is just starting, but Ethereum’s price movement suggests current prices might be a great entry point for many alts.  

“ETH at $2000. That’s one reason why it might be worth entering Altcoins early on in this #BTC Bull Market,” the analyst tweeted.

$ETH at $2000

That’s one reason why it might be worth entering Altcoins early on in this #BTC Bull Market$BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin

— Rekt Capital (@rektcapital) April 13, 2023

Ether is currently trading around $1,998, roughly 4.8% up in the past 24 hours.

On-chain data shows small Bitcoin holders have accumulated recently while whale holdings have decreased, a sign that may be bullish in the long term.

Bitcoin Investors With 0-1,000 Coins Have Increased Their Holdings Recently

As a Twitter user has pointed out using data from Santiment, holders with wallet amounts in the 0-1,000 coins range have aggressively accumulated at recent lows. The relevant indicator here is the “Bitcoin Supply Distribution,” which tells us which wallet groups are holding what percentage of the total supply right now.

Wallets (or more simply, holders) are divided into wallet bands based on the number of coins they are holding at the moment. For example, the 1-10 coins cohort includes all addresses that are currently carrying at least 1 and at most 10 BTC. The Supply Distribution metric for this group measures the collective balance of all the wallets falling inside this range.

Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the Bitcoin Supply Distribution data for the 0-1,000 coins and 1,000-1,000,000 coins bands:

Looks like the values of the metric for the two groups have moved oppositely to each other in recent days | Source: ₿igMak on Twitter

As you can see above, the Bitcoin Supply Distribution curve for the 1,000-1,000,000 coins band has observed a sharp decline recently. The holders belonging to this group are the whales, which means that the percentage of the supply held by these humongous holders has been going down, suggesting that they have been capitulating during this deep bear market.

The supply share held by the 0-1,000 coins group, on the other hand, has rapidly increased recently, implying that retail investors have been accumulating large amounts during the recent lows in the price of the asset.

From the chart, it’s apparent that such a pattern was also seen during the 2018/2019 bear market, albeit the scale of movement from both these groups was much smaller. Interestingly, this trend only formed in that bear after the cyclical low was already in for BTC.

Thus, if history is anything to go by, this recent accumulation from the 0-1,000 coins group could help Bitcoin form the bottom for the current cycle (if it’s not already in), and therefore reverse the coin towards a bullish trend in the long term.

BTC Price

At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s price floats around $16,800, up 1% in the last seven days. Over the past month, the crypto has gained 2% in value.

The value of the crypto seems to still be stuck in a sideways trend | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView

Featured image from André François McKenzie on Unsplash.com, charts from TradingView.com, Santiment.net