Ethereum (ETH) has moved back above key support after a brief breakdown, with the asset recovering toward $4,150. The move comes after a 24-hour gain of over 8%, though ETH remains down more than 8% over the past 0 Repeats After False Breakdown A chart shared by Trader Tardigrade outlines a recurring price pattern: a false breakdown, followed by a reclaim of support, and then a rally. $ETH /daily #Ethereum has reclaimed above the previous low, which was marked as a support, after a false breakdown. It’s following this pattern: False breakdown Reclaim Rally We might see a Rally moving above the previous high soon 1 — Trader Tardigrade (@TATrader_Alan) October 13, 2025 The exact sequence has occurred multiple times over the past 2 each case, the breakdown led to a sharp 3 most recent setup shows ETH reclaiming the $3,650 4 pattern points to a possible move back toward the $4,800 level if momentum 5 Targets $7,000 by Mid-2026 Investor Mike Investing posted a weekly ETH chart projecting a long-term price target of $7,000 by May 6 chart shows ETH trading well above its 200-week moving average, now near $2,447.
This level has acted as a base during previous market cycles. Remarkably, the post claims that during the recent correction, large firms including BlackRock, BitMine, and Vanguard increased their ETH 7 this activity isn’t confirmed in public filings, the chart suggests a strong return is possible over the next several months if ETH holds above support. I’m officially calling it… $ETH had its final hard pullback below $4,000 before it begins its multi month incoming 8 the recent pullback institutions like BitMine, Blackrock, & Vanguard all loaded collectively billions in $ETH . $7000+ by May 9 my words… 10 — Mike Investing (@MrMikeInvesting) October 12, 2025 In addition, a separate chart from Mister Crypto compares Ethereum’s current structure to its 2016–2017 11 side-by-side view shows that both charts experienced a breakout, followed by a short 12 the earlier cycle, this setup led to a steep multi-month 13 post claims, “ This $ETH setup looks so much like it did in 2017, ” placing the current phase just before a major leg 14 watching fractals often use these historical patterns as rough guides, but outcomes can 15 Premium Hits Year-High On-chain analyst CryptoOnchain reported a sharp spike in Ethereum’s Coinbase Premium Gap, hitting +6.0 on October 16 shows ETH was trading much higher on Coinbase than on global exchanges like Binance, often a sign of strong U.
S. demand. “While the global market was selling, an overwhelmingly aggressive wave of buying was taking place on the Coinbase exchange,” the post 17 kind of buying often reflects institutional interest, especially when it shows up during market corrections.
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