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ETH/USD Forecast: Waiting for Bitcoin

By Christopher Lewis
Senior Technical Analyst

Christopher Lewis is a technical analyst and market commentator at DailyForex with more than two decades of trading experience in Forex and other leveraged markets. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he specializes in chart-based analysis of major currency pairs, stock indices, commodities, and energy markets, focusing on clear support and resistance levels, trend structure, and risk management. Christopher produces daily written and video analysis for tra...

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  • Ethereum initially pulled back just a bit during the trading session here on Monday only to find buyers again near the 50 day EMA.
  • All things being equal, this is a market that is paying close attention to the $2,400 level, an area that has been a large round psychologically significant and an area that's been support multiple times.
  • I do think that we have a situation where Ethereum is just hanging out and waiting to figure out what it is that Bitcoin is going to do because the Bitcoin market leads the rest.
  • With all of that being said, I believe that you have a situation where if Bitcoin starts to take off, Ethereum probably makes a move towards the $2,800 level.

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However, if Ethereum and Bitcoin both start falling in tandem, which is typically how it plays out, a move below the $2,400 level could open up a move down to the $2,200 level pretty quickly in this market. Keep in mind that Ethereum plays second fiddle to Bitcoin and that will always be the case. And therefore, you have to think of it, and I think a lot of traders do think of it in terms of gold versus silver.

ETH/USD Forecast Today 01/07: Waiting for Bitcoin (graph)

Yes, Ethereum does tend to move in tandem with gold, but not necessarily tick for tick. I do think that Ethereum probably has more support than resistance at the moment. But I also recognize that it's just waiting around for crypto in general to do something. After all, Bitcoin's been sideways for a couple of months as well. If Ethereum starts to take off, a lot of traders will use that as a signal to start going into alternative markets, smaller coins such as Solana or Ripple or possibly even Cardano. All of those markets often follow Ethereum. So, it's almost like a pyramid of crypto if you will. I'm watching it. It's in an area that's interesting, but right now we just don't have the momentum.

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Senior Technical Analyst
Christopher Lewis is a technical analyst and market commentator at DailyForex with more than two decades of trading experience in Forex and other leveraged markets. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he specializes in chart-based analysis of major currency pairs, stock indices, commodities, and energy markets, focusing on clear support and resistance levels, trend structure, and risk management. Christopher produces daily written and video analysis for traders who rely on technical setups to navigate volatile market conditions

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