{"id":15956,"date":"2025-02-05T11:34:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T11:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=15956"},"modified":"2025-02-05T11:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T11:34:24","slug":"ethereum-price-crash-analyst-predicts-possible-50-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=15956","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Price Crash? Analyst Predicts Possible 50% Drop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethereum\u2019s price struggles below $2,800, with some analysts warning of a potential drop to $1,200 if key support fails.<\/li>\n<li>Others, including Michael van de Poppe, remain optimistic, citing Trump-linked investments as a bullish indicator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETH_CB-13.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"eth-bulls-to-suffer-more-pain\">ETH Bulls to Suffer More Pain?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ethereum (ETH) \u2013 the second-largest cryptocurrency in <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">terms of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> market capitalization \u2013 is among the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">very<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> few leading digital assets that have not charted impressive gains during the bull cycle in the past several months.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> It <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">currently<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> trades at less than $2,800, representing a 24% decline on a 30-day scale.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_381927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-381927\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ETH-Price.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-381927\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxMDQyIDcyNSIgd2lkdGg9IjEwNDIiIGhlaWdodD0iNzI1IiBkYXRhLXU9Imh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGY3J5cHRvcG90YXRvLmNvbSUyRndwLWNvbnRlbnQlMkZ1cGxvYWRzJTJGMjAyNSUyRjAyJTJGRVRILVByaWNlLnBuZyIgZGF0YS13PSIxMDQyIiBkYXRhLWg9IjcyNSIgZGF0YS1iaXA9IiI+PC9zdmc+\" data-spai=\"1\" alt=\"ETH Price\" width=\"575\" height=\"400\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-381927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ETH Price, Source: CoinGecko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And while many industry participants believe the asset has yet to catch up with Bitcoin (BTC) and the rest of the market, some are <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">quite<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> pessimistic. The popular X user Nebrascangooner recently claimed that the \u201cpotential cup and handle pattern\u201d witnessed on ETH\u2019s price chart is no longer valid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The analyst <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nebraskangooner\/status\/1886895674404343977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">suggested<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that the valuation formed a double top in the past year, envisioning a collapse to as low as $1,200 if it loses the $2,400 support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cNo breakdown currently, though, and it\u2019s sideways in a large consolidation,\u201d they added.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"the-bullish-scenario\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Bullish Scenario<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As mentioned above, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the majority of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> analysts on X remain optimistic that ETH will hit a new all-time high in the following months. The one using the X moniker MANDO CT <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/XMaximist\/status\/1886730930183635030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">thinks<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the long-awaited rally of the asset \u201cis about to happen,\u201d setting a target of $10,000 per coin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Michael van de Poppe also chipped in, saying that if Donald Trump \u201cbets massively on ETH, it\u2019s almost foolish not to follow that route at these valuations.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To the uninitiated ones, World Liberty Financial (WLF) \u2013 a DeFi project linked to Donald Trump and his family \u2013 has recently <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/donald-trump-linked-world-liberty-financial-accumulates-370m-in-crypto-assets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">made<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> significant investments<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. Additionally, Eric Trump, the son of the American president, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/eth-price-rebounds-on-eric-trump-endorsement-but-still-trails-peers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">claimed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that now is \u201ca great time to add ETH.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some key on-chain metrics also signal that the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">price of the asset<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> might be on the verge of a rally. <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoquant.com\/asset\/eth\/chart\/exchange-flows\/exchange-netflow-total?exchange=all_exchange&amp;window=DAY&amp;sma=0&amp;ema=0&amp;priceScale=log&amp;metricScale=linear&amp;chartStyle=column\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to CryptoQuant, ETH\u2019s exchange <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">netflow<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> has been negative in the past three days.<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> suggests a potential shift from centralized platforms toward self-custody methods, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">which in turn reduces<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the immediate selling pressure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div><center><span style=\"font-size:11px; color: gray;\">SPECIAL OFFER (Sponsored)<\/span><\/center><br \/>\n<b>Binance Free $600 (CryptoPotato Exclusive): <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/binance600f\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Use this link<\/a> to register a new account and receive $600 exclusive welcome offer on Binance<\/b> (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/binance600d\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">full details<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>LIMITED OFFER for CryptoPotato readers at Bybit: <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pl\/bybit24\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Use this link<\/a> to register and open a $500 FREE position on any coin!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ethereum-price-crash-analyst-predicts-possible-50-drop\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TL;DR Ethereum\u2019s price struggles below $2,800, with some analysts warning of a potential drop to $1,200 if key&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15957,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-crypto","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}