Ethereum ($ETH) price trades near $2,120 after losing the lower band of its ascending parallel channel and slipping below the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement at $2,140 last week, leaving bulls and bears divided on the next directional move.
The Bollinger Band Width Percentile is at a multi-month low, signaling that volatility expansion is near. Traders now watch whether the demand zone near $1,950 holds or breaks before the price decides which way to go.
4-Hour Chart Shows Bears Still in Control
$ETH has traded within a descending parallel channel on the 4-hour timeframe since April 26. The token is currently trading at $2,122 and testing the channel midline from below.
A break above the midline could open the path to $2,230. That level matches the channel’s upper boundary and would also clear the daily resistance flagged by short-term traders.
However, volume continues to contract during the attempted move. The Relative Strength Index reads near 55, a neutral value that mirrors prior failed bounces inside the channel.
Until volume returns, the structure favors sellers. A close below $2,080 would re-anchor the price inside the lower half of the channel and reset the bearish rotation.
Demand Zone Could Trigger a Bounce Toward $2,400
Not every signal points lower. One analyst argues that $ETH is defending the daily demand zone between $1,942 and $2,015 and preparing for a rebound.
“$ETH is holding above the daily demand zone of 2k-1.9k and trying to rebound. As long as the zone sustains, we are expecting a bounce from this zone towards 2.4k or higher levels. This bias is valid as long as it stays above the demand zone,” wrote Crypto Candy.
The thesis depends on buyers stepping in at the green block and refusing to let the price close beneath $1,942. A confirmed rejection from that band would mirror past bounces that targeted $2,463.
Such a move would also force a daily close back inside the ascending channel that broke last week. Failure to defend the zone, however, would invalidate the bullish setup.
Ethereum Price Prediction Points to $2,382 or $1,920 Breakdown
The daily chart connects both signals. Ethereum has broken below the lower band of an ascending parallel channel that has held since February 7. Price has also slipped below the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement at $2,140.
The Bollinger Band Width Percentile registers an extreme contraction. Such readings typically precede a sharp expansion in either direction and rarely persist for more than two weeks.
A reclaim of the channel would clear the path to the 0.382 Fibonacci level at $2,382, the next major resistance. Beyond that, the golden ratio sits at $2,772.
A failure to defend $1,950 would expose $1,920, the strong horizontal support flagged by traders. Further weakness could drag the price toward the February swing low near $1,750.
The Relative Strength Index is climbing back from bearish territory but still reads near 40. That value confirms momentum has not yet flipped in favor of buyers and aligns with the bearish forecast outlined earlier this quarter.
The next two weeks will likely settle the dispute. Whichever side breaks the volatility coil first should dictate the direction of $ETH prices into the third quarter.
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