{"id":11886,"date":"2025-09-26T17:36:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ethereum-price-chart-points-to-a-16-crash-as-liquidations-near-1-billion\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T17:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:36:40","slug":"ethereum-price-chart-points-to-a-16-crash-as-liquidations-near-1-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ethereum-price-chart-points-to-a-16-crash-as-liquidations-near-1-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum price chart points to a 16% crash as liquidations near $1 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ethereum price retreated to the lowest level since August 6 as the recent crypto market crash continued and liquidations jumped.<\/p>\n

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  • Ethereum price has crashed this week as liquidations soared.<\/li>\n
  • The weekly liquidations jumped to almost $1 billion.<\/li>\n
  • Technical analysis points to a 16% plunge in the near term.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Ethereum (ETH) fell to $3,800, down 20% from its highest point this month. Its decline has mirrored the performance of other top cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ripple (XRP).<\/p>\n

    Ethereum price crashed as liquidations jumped<\/h2>\n

    One of the main reasons why ETH price plunged is that liquidations jumped to almost $1 billion this week. Bullish positions worth over $490 million were liquidated on Monday as the crypto market crash <\/strong>intensified.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Another $413 million in positions were liquidated on Friday, and about $50 million earlier in the week. Liquidations occur when exchanges close leveraged positions after margin or collateral is exhausted.<\/p>\n

    Ethereum price also crashed as exchange-traded outflows jumped. All spot Ethereum funds shed more than $547 million in assets after they added $556 million a week earlier. Rising outflows are a sign of waning demand among institutional investors in the United States.<\/p>\n

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    The drop also followed profit-taking and renewed concerns about the Federal Reserve. Several officials, including Beth Hammack, John Williams, and Raphael Bostic, warned that additional rate cuts could make inflation stickier.<\/p>\n

    Inflation jitters increased on Thursday after Donald Trump announced more tariff measures. He plans to add tariffs on imported drugs, pharmaceuticals, and other items such as furniture.<\/p>\n

    Still, Ethereum has some potential bullish catalysts, including the possible entry of Vanguard into the crypto industry, the upcoming Fusaka upgrades, and the start of retirement fund investments in crypto.<\/p>\n

    ETH price technical analysis\u00a0<\/h2>\n
    Ethereum price chart | Source: crypto.news<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    The daily timeframe chart shows that Ethereum pulled back from this month\u2019s high of $4,978 to below $4,000 today.<\/p>\n

    It has moved below the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level and the 50-day exponential moving average.<\/p>\n

    The decline followed the formation of a triple-top pattern with a neckline at the 23.6% retracement level. The distance between the triple-top point and the neckline is about 15%.<\/p>\n

    Measuring the same distance from the neckline points to a drop to $3,300, which coincides with the 50% retracement level. The bearish forecast will become invalid if price moves above resistance at $4,400.<\/p>\n

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