Ethereum is About to See “Liftoff” if It’s Able to Hold One Crucial Level
Ethereum corrected lower from the $4,150 resistance zone against the US Dollar. ETH price is holding the $4,000 support and could start a fresh increase.Ethereum is trading above the $4,000 and $4,050 support levels.
The price is trading above $4,040 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $4,100 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
The pair must stay above $4,000 to continue higher in the near term.
Ethereum attempted an upside break above the $4,150 resistance zone but failed. ETH started a downside correction and traded below $4,100.
There was a break below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $3,895 swing low to $4,155 high. The price even spiked below $4,050 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. However, the bulls remained active near the $4,000 level.
The 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $3,895 swing low to $4,155 high also acted as a support. It is now rising and trading above the 100 hourly simple moving average.
An immediate resistance on the upside is near the $4,100 level. There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $4,100 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. The next major resistance is near the $4,155 level. A clear upside break above the $4,155 level could start another major increase in the near term.