Key takeaways
Is ETH doing well right now?
A $113 million whale buy, $380 million in ETF inflows, and progress on the Fusaka upgrade means Ethereum is doing well.
What needs to happen for Ethereum to reach $7,000?
ETH needs to break out of its current range with rising volume, larger ETF inflows, and more whale buying.
Ethereum (ETH) is finding good momentum.
A major buy by Bitmine, ETF inflows and developments on the Fusaka front are sparking optimism just as analysts eye a $7,000 target. Can ETH turn this alignment into a breakout?
Ethereum whale activity resumes!
Ethereum whale transactions have increased following Bitmine’s recent $113 million purchase, so the accumulation is at an all-time high!

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Data from Santiment showed that whale transactions above $1 million increased sharply on October 29, reaching one of the highest levels in more than three weeks.

Source: Santiment
This coincided with ETH rebounding towards $4,000 – institutional buying could build support around release time levels. If this trend continues, it could provide the impetus needed to make Ethereum run faster.
ETF Flows Recover as Network Scales
Ethereum ETFs also rallied, seeing $379.9 million in net inflows this week and bringing total net assets to $27.66 billion, according to SoSoValue.

Source: SoSoValue
This rebound follows two weeks of capital outflows and was accompanied by excitement over the Fusaka upgrade, now available on the Hoodi testnet.

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With mainnet activation scheduled for December 3, the upgrade would improve scalability, reduce gas costs, and enable parallel execution.
These are all key steps to improve the efficiency of accumulation and maintain the competitiveness of the network before the next market cycle.
ETH at $7,000 if…

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At press time, ETH was trading near $4,000 in a tight consolidation zone, with volume at 25.8k. This is similar to the May pre-rally structure published by analyst MaxCrypto.

Source: TradingView
Momentum was neutral: RSI at 47 and CMF -0.06, indicating weak buying pressure.
For a run to $7,000 to materialize, price needs a proper breakout above the box with rising daily volume, CMF turning positive, and continued ETF inflows/whale accumulation (Bitmine’s $113 million purchase helps).
Failure to breakout would likely test the lower support band and invalidate the strong bullish projection. The configuration is plausible, not guaranteed.


