ETH Bearish Breakout: Next Target $1.45K–$1.55K, Risk of $1K
Ethereum (ETH) has entered a decisive bearish phase after losing key higher-timeframe support. The latest sell-off broke down through a prior confluence area and is now pressuring buyers to defend demand levels.
On the weekly chart, ETH formed lower highs under a descending trendline and recently rejected that resistance. It also broke below the $1.75K–$1.85K support pivot (previously important since the March rebound). If a weekly close fails below this region, the next ETH demand zone is flagged at $1.45K–$1.55K. A further extension toward $1.15K–$1.30K is possible if $1.45K–$1.55K breaks.
On the 4-hour chart, ETH’s breakdown from a prolonged descending structure failed to establish meaningful support. The former $1.74K–$1.85K demand/support zone has flipped into resistance. ETH is now testing $1.50K–$1.57K, where limited reactive buying appeared. If that area fails, traders may see downside momentum accelerate below $1.50K. Relief rallies are likely to face resistance at $1.74K–$1.85K, then a Fibonacci cluster around $1.88K–$1.92K.
A 3-month liquidation heatmap suggests much of the nearby downside liquidity has already been cleared after ETH fell from above $2K toward $1.5K. However, remaining large liquidation pools are now more concentrated overhead ($1.7K–$1.9K and up to $2.4K–$2.5K). This can reduce immediate “liquidation hunting” lower levels, but it does not remove the risk of deeper correction if spot selling resumes.
Key levels to watch for ETH traders: support $1.45K–$1.55K, then $1.15K–$1.30K; resistance $1.75K–$1.85K and $1.88K–$1.92K.
Bearish
The article frames ETH’s move as a structural bearish continuation: a weekly breakdown below the key $1.75K–$1.85K pivot and a failure to reclaim the descending trendline. That combination typically keeps rallies capped and increases the odds of a step-down into the next demand band ($1.45K–$1.55K), with $1.15K–$1.30K as the subsequent stretch.
At the same time, the liquidation heatmap nuance is important. Since much of the nearby downside liquidation “targets” were already swept after ETH fell from above $2K, the market may not immediately cascade lower in a straight line. Traders often see either (1) a consolidation/relief bounce as short-term liquidity is exhausted, or (2) a corrective bounce that quickly runs into overhead liquidation pools (around $1.7K–$1.9K and higher).
This setup mirrors prior patterns where a confirmed weekly level breakdown leads to limited relief attempts: initial bounces fail at the former support-turned-resistance zone, and price either stabilizes within the next range or accelerates if that range breaks. Short-term, watch for weak rebounds into $1.74K–$1.85K; long-term direction stays bearish unless ETH can reclaim $1.75K–$1.85K and then break back above the descending trendline.