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The price of Ethereum just broke out of a key symmetric triangle pattern, signaling potential reach new levels above $3,000. The recent breakout is seen as a bullish indicator for the top altcoin by analysts who have closely monitored Ethereum’s price action over the past few months.
Ethereum price deviates from key triangle pattern
A popular crypto analyst identified as “TheMoonCarl” on X (formerly Twitter) has disclosed that the price of Ethereum has finally broken out of its symmetrical triangle pattern. Sharing a graphic illustration of the distinctive technical pattern, the analyst revealed to his 1.3 million followers that the symmetrical triangular pattern had started to form in August 2024, extending through September and October to potentially peak around December.
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However, before Ethereum could reach this designated endpoint, its price broke above the triangle’s upper trendline, indicating potential bullish breakout to new highs. A symmetrical triangle is a key technical pattern that often indicates a consolidation period followed by a downward or upward breakout.
In the case of Ethereum, its price followed a major consolidation trend, failing to reach a similar price. bursts observed in Bitcoin and other altcoins. With the triangular pattern now broken, TheMoonCarl creates new bullish price targets at around $3,400 for Ethereum.
At the time of the symmetrical triangle breakout, Ethereum was trading at around $2,707. However, at the time of writing, the cryptocurrency has declined by 3.15%, pushing its current price to $2,629, according to CoinMarketCap. Even if the analyst is very optimistic about his projection of the price of Ethereum at $3,400, the cryptocurrency will still need to experience an increase of 29.91% to achieve this feat.
TH whales are on the move
Among the analysts bullish predictions for Ethereum and its recent breakout from a key symmetrical triangle, reports have revealed that large-scale investors, commonly referred to as “whales,” are now back in action.
Whale Alert, a blockchain tracking and analysis system, revealed a series of significant issues whale trading involving the Ethereum token. Over the past 24 hours, an Ethereum whale has moved a whopping 12,590 ETH tokens, worth around $33.8 million, from an unknown wallet to Coinbase.
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Additionally, over the past few hours, another Ethereum whale has had transferred 8,452 ETH tokens worth $22.4 million from an unknown wallet to Binance. Typically, when whales move coins from their private wallets to a centralized exchange, it is often an indication that they may be selling their tokens.
Although a widespread liquidation could cast a shadow over Ethereum’s already slow price momentumit appears that whales are not only moving ETH to exchanges, but also potentially accumulating tokens. Whale Alert reported that an anonymous whale recently moved 8,811 ETH from Binance to an unknown wallet.
These multiple transactions create uncertainty about whether whales are selling more than they are buying. However, with Ethereum’s recent breakout from its symmetrical triangle pattern, bullish momentum could push prices higher, potentially encouraging more buying activity.
Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com