Key notes
- Eth-BTC Bollinger bands have been the tightest since June 2020, indicating potential volatility.
- The Ethereum Pectra upgrade on May 7 will increase the limits of the validator and increase data capacity.
- Couche-2, DEFI, NFTS and Blockchain games should benefit from the upgrade.
As the upgrade of Ethereum Pectra is approaching, cryptographic traders keep close monitoring on ETH-BTC pair, seek to overcome the future volatility. According to Bollinger band models, the trading pair could undergo significant volatility to move forward.
Bollinger strips are technical indicators that consist of two volatility bands have paid two standard deviations above and below the simple 20-day mobile average of an asset. Bollinger’s strip pressure occurs when the bands shrink closely around the price, indicating low volatility and a consolidation phase.
This shows that the market is preparing for a large movement, which could be in both directions, leading to a major increase in volatility. Currently, Bollinger groups on the ETH-BTC table have been at their tightest levels since June 2020.
Compression suggests that ether may soon see increased volatility against bitcoin. Traders closely monitor pricing to determine the direction of the rupture, as significant movements often align with the rupture trajectory.

ETH / BTC Bollinger bands. Source: Commercial view
All eyes are on Ethereum Pectra upgrade
The next upgrade by Ethereum Pectra will improve the scalability of the network, will increase the limits for the implementation of validators and improve the overall efficiency of the blockchain.
Planned for May 7, the upgrading of Ethereum Pecctra will considerably increase the maximum implementation limit for validators from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH. It will also increase the number of “blob” data units per block from 3 to 6, with a maximum capacity of 9 Blobs.
The upgrade will start the transition to the EVM object format (EOF), a new frame designed to improve the performance and efficiency of intelligent contracts. According to the Nansen blockchain analysis company, these improvements mark a key step in the current development of Ethereum.
“The layer-2 networks are the most beneficial. By doubling the capacity of Blob and by making the call data more expensive, pectra solidifies Blobs as the standard for the publication of Rolup data.
The company also said that DEFI could also gain momentum while noting that NFTS and Blockchain games would benefit from global progress.
The Ethereum price has remained at high sales pressure so far, sliding less than $ 1,800, while liquidations reached $ 67 million last week.
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Cryptographic journalist with more than 5 years of experience in the industry, Parth has worked with the main media in the world of crypto and finance, the collection of experience and expertise in space after having survived bear markets and bulls over the years. STHTH is also an author of 4 self-published books.
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