Ethereum faced a significant price drop after being rejected at the $3.5k resistance zone. The panic across the market led to a 38% decrease to $2,125 before it bounced back to $2,921 a few hours later.
This rapid drop resulted in a significant wipeout of Open Interest (OI), with market liquidations potentially reaching between $8 billion to $10 billion. The ETH OI was similar to mid-November levels after this wipeout, but the price was approximately 12% lower.
The on-chain metrics showed discouraging signs, with the taker buy-sell ratio indicating a dominance of sellers. This metric has been negative for most of the past three months, showing that Ethereum has struggled to maintain a strong uptrend, unlike Bitcoin or other large-cap altcoins.
The Exchange Netflows were positive as Ethereum trended higher in November, but this shifted during the price drop. Increased inflows or positive netflows suggest a higher potential for selling pressure.
However, there were signs of potential bullish hope. The 7-day Moving Average fell into negative territory over the past few days, indicating minor outflows and potential accumulation.
The dormant circulation saw a significant increase during the retest of the $3.5k resistance on January 31st. This coincided with large losses in the U.S. markets, particularly tech stocks.
The Funding Rate was also negative recently. However, the Mean Coin Age (2 year) has plateaued over the past two weeks after trending upward since late December, similar to what happened in September.
Despite the bearish short to medium-term sentiment and the importance of the $3.5k resistance zone, the Mean Coin Age and the slight negative outflows could be seen as modest indications of bullish hope.
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