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Ethereum Hits Major Entry Zone as ETF Extend Outflows to 8 Days
Ethereum failed to break $2,730 and spot ETFs lost about $641 million in 8 days. Poppe still thinks the correction could be a strong entry point.
BLOCKINSIDERLoadingEthereum failed to break $2,730 and spot ETFs lost about $641 million in 8 days. Poppe still thinks the correction could be a strong entry point.
Ethereum is under pressure again after another failed push higher. ETH is down 8.8% over the past seven days and trades near $2,532, after a 1.4% drop in the last 24 hours.
Spot ETH ETFs are adding to the weight, with investors pulling money out for eight trading days in a row.
Some analysts see an opportunity in the drop. Michaël van de Poppe thinks the pullback is setting up one of the better buying chances Ethereum has offered in weeks.
Van de Poppe posted his view on X after ETH lost its hold on the upper range. His argument is simple. A failed breakout hurts in the short term, but it also pulls price back toward levels where buyers have stepped in before.
Traders who missed the earlier run now get a cheaper entry than the $2,700 area where ETH kept stalling.
His chart shows Ethereum breaking down from a consolidation range after repeated rejections between $2,700 and $2,730. A string of heavy red candles followed, and ETH slipped below the $2,654 support.
Sellers have the upper hand for now, but the price is getting close to a green demand zone between $2,447 and $2,477. Other traders are less eager to buy. Analyst Elle said Ethereum “didn’t just lose one level today. It went through several of them.”
She put the fall from around $2,700 to a $2,400 wick at close to 11%, with the selling speeding up toward the end. ETH has bounced a little since, but she sees $2,500 as the first level buyers need to win back.
Institutional demand has cooled quickly. SoSoValue data shows US spot Ethereum ETFs posted net outflows on every trading day from Sept. 29 through Oct. 8, about $641 million in total.
Most of that selling came this week. The funds shed $201.89 million on Oct. 6, $160.77 million on Oct. 7, and $72.54 million on Oct. 8. Outflows for the week ending Oct. 8 reached $485.97 million, on top of $138.02 million the week before.
Late September looked very different. The products pulled in $689.88 million in the week ending Sept. 25, and the last day of net inflows was Sept. 28, at $17.10 million.
ETH’s short-term structure looks weak. Sellers took over once price failed at $2,728, and the break below $2,654 turned that old support into resistance.
Resistance sits between $2,654 and $2,728. ETH needs to reclaim this band to repair its short-term trend. Main support runs from $2,447 to $2,477, where buyers may try to defend price. Lower supports come in at $2,390, $2,356, and $2,307. The upside target is $2,866 if ETH clears resistance.
ETH is down 7.8% over 14 days but still up 0.6% over 30 days, so the recent drop has mostly given back September’s gains. On a one-year view, the token is down 42.6%.
A rebound is possible, but it needs confirmation. The first step is a clean reclaim of $2,500, the level Elle flagged. If ETH holds above it, some of the panic could ease, and bulls would have a base for a push toward $2,654.
If buyers can turn the $2,654 to $2,728 band back into support, the path toward $2,866 opens. That kind of move would likely need ETF flows to turn positive again, since steady outflows keep pressure on spot demand.
The bearish case is just as clear. A daily close below $2,447 would break the green zone and expose $2,390 and $2,356. Losing $2,307 could set up a deeper retest of lower ranges.
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