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Ethereum faces $2,500-$2,535 resistance with $2,000 downside risk

Price action is testing the 200-period EMA near $2,534, while the overbought RSI around 74 and thinning short-liquidation liquidity above $2,500 raise the odds of a pullback toward the $2,000 area.

Ethereum has rebounded more than 30% from its August lows near $1,800, briefly pushing above $2,500, but the move is running into major resistance that could trigger a short-term correction, according to Yahoo Finance.

The analysis points to Ethereum testing its 200-period exponential moving average near $2,534 and a rising resistance trendline near the same price area. The three-day RSI is around 74, which historically signals overbought conditions and can set up profit-taking if price fails to clear the $2,500 to $2,535 zone.

If Ethereum rejects that resistance band, the piece projects potential downside toward its 20-period EMA near $2,007, making roughly the $2,000 region an important downside target. A decisive breakout above the 200-period EMA would, in contrast, weaken the bearish setup and could support further recovery.

On the derivatives side, the rebound swept through leveraged short positions, with Binance’s one-month ETH/USDT liquidation heatmap showing liquidity clusters that helped fuel the rally. However, remaining short-liquidation liquidity above $2,500 totals about $422.4 million, while larger clusters are now seen below the market, including around $2,250 to $2,350 and a large long-position liquidation risk near $1,800, where about $3.28 billion is flagged.

Latest closeEthereum $2,473.13 ▲1.2%

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