Over the past fourteen days, Ethereum (ETH) has retraced by roughly 9%, and it is now probing the key psychological $2,000 support. Amid this weakening phase, technical analyst Ali Martinez pointed to what he described as “two triggers” that could potentially help ETH turn bullish again.
What Happens Next For EthereumThe market experienced what he called a clean rejection at the midpoint of that range, which coincided with the 200-week Simple Moving Average (SMA) at around $2,300. Because ETH failed to reclaim that level, Martinez said the chart has continued to display weakness rather than recovery.
From there, he argued that the broader channel structure suggests two larger downside targets after the rejection—first an interim support area around $1,560, and then a move toward approximately $1,070.
Two ‘Triggers’ To Turn BullishAccording to his analysis, this widely watched band is currently sitting near $1,850, just 10% below the zone that Ethereum is now testing. Historically, when ETH moves below the 0.8 MVRV band, the decline has not typically been sustained for long.
For the downside scenario to be effectively negated and Ethereum to flip back toward a bullish direction, he said two specific “triggers” must occur in the short-term for the cryptocurrency.
The first is ETH reclaiming the 200-week SMA, which currently sits at around $2,500. The second trigger would follow only after that: a clean break above the 50-week SMA, which Martinez placed around $3,100.
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