Ethereum’s price performance over the past 6 weeks indicates a growing conflict among traders regarding market trends in March. This skepticism has led to Ethereum price stabilization in a narrow channel between $1,600 and $1,700 since February 15 (Dec 25).
The possibility of a 25% correction of Ethereum price in March
According to Cointelegraph, the reason for traders’ indecision is the implementation of the Shanghai Ethereum update in March.
As this update enables the withdrawal of staked tokens in the Ethereum Proof-of-Stake Network smart contract, some analysts predict that this event will cause a short-term price drop (due to an increase in supply).
According to Etrascan data, since the launch of China’s Beacon Proof of Stake network on December 1, 2020, more than 17.4 million Ethereum worth approximately $28.35 billion have been staked.
Furthermore, it seems difficult for Ethereum to break through the current resistance range. As you can see in the chart below, Ethereum has made several attempts to turn the $1,650-$1,700 resistance zone into support since August 2022.
Interestingly, each failed breakout attempt has resulted in a sharp price correction to a strong support level, Ethereum’s multi-month uptrend line.
As a result, based on the historical trend, Ethereum’s next correction is likely to lower the price to near the $1,250 level, which is 25% lower than the current level. Conversely, with the price crossing the $1,650-$1,700 range, Ethereum could move towards the $1,925-$2,000 range as its next bullish target.
Such data: Ethereum price correction will be limited
From the perspective of such an analysis, there is a small possibility for the price of Ethereum to fall by 25%.
Especially, since September 2022, we have seen a significant decrease in the supply of Ethereum in exchanges from about 30% to 11%. On paper, this could alleviate some of the sudden selling pressure as capital is directed out of the market (exchanges).
Sentiment points out that the trend (supply) of digital currencies has been rapidly leaving exchanges and storage in non-custodial wallets since September. This analytics platform adds:
The speed of this process has increased after the fall of the FTX exchange. Despite the fact that the supply of Bitcoin and Ethereum on exchanges has reached its lowest level in about 5 years, future price declines will be limited.
In addition, the analysis company of Anchen Cryptocoin has also reached a similar conclusion regarding the possible drop in the price of Ethereum, mainly due to the implementation of the Shanghai Update.
The company says that currently, 60% of the staked Ethereum supply is in the red, about 10.3 million tokens. Meanwhile, LidoDao, the largest Ethereum staking platform, holds 30% of all Ethereum staking with an average loss of $1,000 (per token).
Usually, selling pressure occurs when traders or investors have made a lot of profit, which is not the case with Ethereum stocks at this time. Furthermore, the most profitable Ethereum stakes were deposited into the network less than a year ago and have not seen significant price increases before that.
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