After Bitcoin (BTC) recorded a new all-time high (ATH), Ethereum (ETH) rallied above $3,800 before the price crashed over 10%. The second-largest cryptocurrency has recovered from the dip and reached $3,900 momentarily for the first time in over two years.
Ethereum Recovers And Rallies to $3,900
On Thursday, Bitcoin reached a crucial milestone after breaking above $69,000 and recording a new all-time high (ATH). Before the euphoria was over, the flagship cryptocurrencyโs price started to drop, trading as low as $60,000. Since then, BTCโs price has recovered to hover between the $66,000-$67,000 price range.
Fueled by the bullish sentiment, Ethereum rallied above $3,800 before suffering a considerable price drop. The โking of altcoinsโ lost momentum and shredded about 12% of its price to trade at a price as low as $3,360, according to CoinMarketCap data.
After the dip was done, ETH started to show a recovery alongside Bitcoin. As reported by NewsBTC, a crucial resistance level to clear during this recovery was $3,600. Ethereum surpassed this support level and has maintained its price above the $3,800 range during the last 4 hours.
JUST IN: $3,900 $ETH
โ Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) March 6, 2024
Ethereum reached the $3,800 support level twice in the last 24 hours. This price range was not seen since January 2022, and the regained bullish momentum propelled the tokenโs price to a higher milestone.
Ethereum hit $3,900 for the first time since December of 2021. The biggest altcoin briefly soared to $3,901 before falling to the $3,850 price range.
At the time of writing, ETH is trading at $3,834, representing a 1.6% price drop in the last hour and a 2% increase from 24 hours ago. Similarly, the token exhibits green numbers on longer timeframes.
ETH price performance in the 4-hour chart. Source: ETHUSDT on TradingView.com
Ethereumโs price performance has surged almost 16% in the past week, 65% in the last month, and an impressive 145% in one year.
ETHโs market capitalization increased 1.55% to $459.7 million on the last day. Its daily trading volume has increased by 58%, with $52.16 billion in market activity in the previous 24 hours.
Whatโs Next For ETHโs Price?
Many analysts have forecasted that ETHโs rally is far from over. Analyst Altcoin Sherpa predicted that Ethereum could reach $4,000 when it breaks through the $3,000 price barrier.
Ethereumโs rally seems to be fueled not only by Bitcoinโs momentum but also by the general market dynamics. The date for the Dencun upgrade is approaching, and this update is expected to bring several technical improvements to Ethereumโs infrastructure,
Moreover, the possibility of Ether-based spot exchange-traded funds (ETF) being approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in May has built expectations for Ether and the blockchainโs ecosystem.
Pseudonym trader Ash Crypto suggested to his Telegram subscribers that the price correction experienced after Bitcoinโs new ATH was not a โreason to panic.โ
Message from Ash Crypto to his Telegram Subscribers. Source: Ash Crypto on Telegram
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The trader considers that the โlate long flush to cut all the leverageโ was expected and that a soon-to-come stabilization in BTCโs price will propel the run of ETH and all altcoins. Similarly, he announced the โincoming alt seasonโ after the price of ETH hit $3,900 and suggested that Ethereumโs next support level will be $4,200.
$ETH JUST MADE A NEW HIGH ๐ฅ
$4,200 IS COMING NEXT !
GET READY FOR ALTSEASON pic.twitter.com/ZLirlerVDJ
โ Ash Crypto (@Ashcryptoreal) March 6, 2024
Cover image from Unsplash, chart from Tradingview
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