Is Ethereum Doomed to Plunge to $3,500 After Latest $4K Rejection?

TL;DR Ethereum’s inability to decisively reclaim the crucial $4,000 resistance could result in a more painful price drop to and even below $3,500, said Ali ￰1￱ contrast, other analysts remain optimistic about its future trajectory, outlining that Q4 and Q1 are just around the corner, periods that have been historically very bullish for ETH and other ￰2￱ $4K Rejection? Recall that the second-largest cryptocurrency stood tall above $4,700 just a couple of weeks ￰3￱ it started to slip in the following days, it still maintained the $4,500 level by last Monday when all hell broke ￰4￱ the span of just an hour or so, ETH slumped by over $400 and dumped beneath $4,100.

Following an unsuccessful recovery attempt that was quickly halted at $4,200, Ethereum dumped once ￰5￱ time, it was even more violent as the asset plummeted to a multi-month low of $3,830 (on Bitstamp). The bulls finally reminded of their presence at this point and didn’t allow a further breakdown. However, they seem to be lacking a lot of strength, as ETH has been unable to decisively overcome the critical resistance at $4,000. If the asset indeed fails to break past this level in the following few days, the danger of a price drop to $3,500 becomes even more likely, according to ￰6￱ $ETH rejected at $4,000, raising the odds of a move to $3,500. ￰0￱ ￰7￱ — Ali (@ali_charts) September 27, 2025 The analyst also outlined the following support lines if $3,500 falls, which are set at $3,020 and $2,772.

Crypto Rover warned that whales have been selling substantial portions of their ETH holdings, which could result in another price ￰8￱ to Save ETH? While the analysts above painted a grim picture for ETH’s future, Michael van de Poppe stood in the opposite ￰9￱ relied on historical performance to demonstrate that Ethereum tends to rocket at the end of each year and the beginning of the ￰10￱ markets always have a correction in September / October. Historically, Q4 and Q1 are a great period for #Altcoins. September is a terrible month, and that’s what we’ve seen with $ETH , it’s down nearly 10%.

Q4 is almost always positive, Q1 is the best quarter in the… ￰11￱ — Michaël van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) September 27, 2025 The data shared by him shows that ETH tends to perform well in most previous Octobers, including a 42.8% surge in 2021 and an 18.5% pump in 2022.