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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe long-term prospects for Ethereum remain bullish, but short-term pain could come first, according to analysts.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Crypto investor \u2018DeFi Dad\u2019 said on Tuesday that once Ether prices reach $5,000, it will take off, mirroring the price action Bitcoin saw almost a decade ago.<\/p>\n
The last cycle \u201cwas so off for ETH, despite all that\u2019s been built on Ethereum,\u201d he said<\/a>, citing major institutional involvement, stablecoins, and ETFs.<\/p>\n \u201cFundamentals clearly needed time to catch up with price, and we over-corrected as we normally do in crypto.\u201d<\/p>\n He forecast ETH could rise tenfold to around $20,000 in the next bull market by mirroring Bitcoin\u2019s 2017 fractal patterns, with explosive gains in 2027 to 2028 following the current bear market.<\/p>\n DeFi Dad took 12 months of fractals from BTC price action in 2017 when it exploded from $2,000 to $20,000 to map out what 12 months of price action might look like for Ethereum after the market has bottomed.<\/p>\n However, that market bottom is still looming, and analyst \u2018Chain Mind\u2019 predicted that ETH would dump back to the $1,500 level if current support is lost.<\/p>\n ETH IS GOING TO DUMP HARD SOON?<\/p>\n This is the crucial moment for ETH:<\/p>\n Hold = we are going up Means the next daily close decides the next major ETH move.<\/p>\n Notifs on, I\u2019ll update you on this pic.twitter.com\/q22p7ssg9d<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\udddb\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1 \ud835\udde0\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1\ud835\uddd7 \u26d3\ud83e\udde0 (@0xChainMind) May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n This would be a \u201ctrendline reset,\u201d sending prices back to October 2023 and April 2025 levels when Ether crashed to long-term support at $1,500.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the crucial moment for ETH,\u201d the analysts said.<\/p>\n Analyst Alex Marzell observed that support above $2,050 is still holding, but predicted<\/a> a pullback to February levels if it were to break.<\/p>\n \u201cIf ETH loses this area convincingly, the move toward the $1,800 support zone could accelerate fast.\u201d<\/p>\n Ethereum FUD is currently at peak levels following an exodus<\/a> from the Ethereum Foundation and from long-term network proponents, such as David Hoffman of Bankless, who threw in the towel and sold all of his ETH.<\/p>\n Spot prices are reacting to the negative sentiment<\/a>, trading lower on the day as ETH failed to hold above $2,100.<\/p>\n The asset fell to an intraday low of $2,060 during the Wednesday morning trading session, and has lost almost 10% over the past fortnight.<\/p>\n It has been consolidating for four months but appears to be heading toward the lower bound of the channel, below the psychological $2,000 level.<\/p>\n LIMITED OFFER for CryptoPotato readers at Bybit: Use this link<\/a> to register and open a $500 FREE position on any coin!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\nETH to $20K or $1,500?<\/h2>\n
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Break = dump to ~$1,500 levels<\/p>\nYou may also like:<\/h3>\n
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