
BlackRock Expands Ethereum Position With $1.5 Billion
BlackRock's Ethereum holdings have expanded by about $1.5 billion worth of tokens over the last 20 days following steady demand for its Ethereum ETF products.

BlackRock's Ethereum holdings have expanded by about $1.5 billion worth of tokens over the last 20 days following steady demand for its Ethereum ETF products.

CRYPTOCAP:ETH got rejected from the 2540s and sold off into the 2400 area, where price has been consolidating and building a local range. We’ve since bounced back into 2430s, but still trading below the 2460 resistance. 2400 is the local support here and could see a bounce into 2460. But if price gets capped there, I think there’s a chance we test the lows in the 2350s. Anything below 2400 after that, then I’m looking for a sweep into 2300.

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Key takeaways Ethereum gained 1.7% and reclaimed the important $2,431 level. US spot Ethereum ETFs lost $365.5 million across Tuesday and Wednesday. A break above $2,544 could target $2,626, while major support sits near $2,269–$2,282. Ethereum (ETH) gained 1.7% over 24 hours and reclaimed $2,431 despite the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate increase in three years […]

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ETHUSDT 1D: (Long Game Plan) 1. Market Context On the Daily (1D) chart, Ethereum (ETHUSDT) has been consolidating within a high-level range between 2,400.00 and 2,550.00 (upper red box) inside the broader expansion structure (blue box). Price is currently pulling back toward the lower red accumulation box near 2,200.00 – 2,250.00, setting up a major liquidity-sweep buy setup before an explosive rally toward the macro 2,936.12 "Kill Zone". 2. Sentiment & House Trap Analysis • Where Traders Place Orders: Retail buyers who chased the rally are holding long positions with Stop Losses clustered tightly below 2,350.00. Meanwhile, retail shorters are preparing to short the breakdown of 2,400.00, expecting a full collapse back to 1,900.00. • Trader Stop-Loss & Target: Weak buyers have SLs around 2,200.00 – 2,350.00. Shorters plan to target the lower purple demand floor. • How the House Plays It: The House will intentionally drop price into the lower red box (2,200.00 – 2,250.00) to sweep buyer stop-losses and bait retail into opening late short positions. Once maximum sell-side liquidity is absorbed at discount prices, the House will engineer a rapid V-shaped reversal (indicated by the purple arrow), launching ETH past 2,550.00 and expanding straight into the upper green box toward the 2,936.12 macro "Kill Zone". 3. Trade Setup (Macro Long Plan) • Entry: 2,200.00 – 2,250.00 (Buying the liquidity sweep rejection inside the lower red box) • Stop Loss (SL): 2,050.00 (Placed safely below the major blue expansion box support floor) • Take Profit 1 (TP1): 2,550.00 (Upper red box resistance ceiling) • Take Profit 2 (TP2): 2,936.12 (Macro "Kill Zone" resistance target) • Risk-to-Reward Ratio (R:R): Approx 3.6:1 (Calculated toward TP2)

ETHUSDT 4H: 1. Market Context On the 4H chart, Ethereum (ETHUSDT) has been consolidating inside a multi-week horizontal range between 2,392.88 and 2,560.00. Price recently executed a sharp "Liquidity Sweep" wick above the 2,560.00 ceiling, followed by a violent rejection back into the box. Price is now pressing down to break the lower range support floor at 2,392.88. 2. Sentiment & House Trap Analysis Where Traders Place Orders: Retail buyers are opening BUY positions around the triple-touch support floor at 2,392.88 (marked by orange circles), expecting another range bounce back toward 2,560.00+. Trader Stop-Loss & Target: These range buyers placed tight Stop-Loss orders immediately below the 2,392.88 support floor. How the House Plays It: The House engineered a swift upper Liquidity Sweep above 2,560.00 to wipe out early shorters and bait retail into buying the fake breakout. Once top liquidity was collected, the House dumped price back through the range. A confirmed 4H close đâm thủng (breaking below) 2,392.88 will trigger a cascade of forced panic sell-stop orders from trapped buyers, propelling ETH down toward 2,245.70 (TP1) and 2,098.51 (TP2). 3. Trade Setup Entry: 2,392.88 (Confirmed 4H close breaking below horizontal range support) Stop Loss (SL): 2,540.07 (Placed safely inside the upper consolidation range) Take Profit 1 (TP1): 2,245.70 Take Profit 2 (TP2): 2,098.51 Risk-to-Reward Ratio (R:R): Approx 2.0:1 (Calculated toward TP2)

ETHUSDT is trading around 2,418 USDT and remains within a descending channel. The current rebound lacks the strength to alter the market structure, as the price stays below the EMA89 (near 2,449) and overhead resistance continues to exert selling pressure. The 2,450–2,490 zone serves as a critical resistance area. If ETH rallies to this level but faces rejection—specifically below the EMA cluster and the channel's upper boundary—I lean towards a scenario where the price retreats to 2,380 before extending toward the primary target near 2,320 USDT. Macroeconomic factors and capital flows currently support a bearish outlook. The Federal Reserve recently raised interest rates by 25 bps and signaled the possibility of further hikes this year, driving the USD to a seven-week high and causing short-term yields to surge. Ethereum faces additional pressure following the failure of the CLARITY Act in the Senate; FXStreet reported a roughly 3.4% drop in ETH, alongside the largest single-day outflow from US spot Ethereum funds since January. The bearish scenario would be invalidated if ETH breaks out of the channel and establishes firm support above the 2,490–2,500 range.

Two of the most bearish catalysts crypto could've been handed in one week landed within days of each other. The Clarity Act failed to pass. The Fed hiked 25bps instead of cutting. Either headline alone should have sent ETH through its range lows. It didn't happen. ETH ran a clean ABC correction straight into the news. Wave C dropped into the exact same zone that's held for days. Instead of breaking down on two confirmed bearish catalysts, price compressed at the lows, volume drying up candle by candle, then printed a Change of Character straight back through the range, reclaiming 2,421 without ever tagging a lower low. That's not indifference to bad news. That's exhaustion. Whoever was going to sell on Clarity failing or a hike landing already sold on the move down into C. By the time the headlines hit, there was nobody left on that side to press it lower. Under CAP, a CHoCH at range lows immediately following confirmed bearish catalysts, with no lower low made, is one of the highest conviction reversal signatures the framework tracks. The reaction to the news mattered more than the news itself. The fear was never in the headline. It was in the room that had already emptied out before the headline arrived.
Ethereum (ETH) and the wider crypto market felt the impact of the Clarity Act failing to clear the Senate. Analysts had touted the bill as a major tailwind for the second-largest cryptocurrency. Expectations that its advance would trigger a rally have now been reset. The setback has left its mark on ETH. How Much of