Ethereum Reclaims $1,820: Watch $1,750 Support and $2,100 Breakout
Ethereum (ETH) has reclaimed $1,820 after nine months of lower lows, reigniting debate over whether a market bottom is forming. Traders cited two key structure changes: (1) ETH reportedly flipped the $1,750 horizontal level back into support after it previously acted as resistance during the downtrend; and (2) ETH reclaimed a “lost low” near $1,820 in July, the first such reclaim in about nine months, according to analysts Daan Crypto Trades and Merlijn The Trader.
Both commentators framed this as an early trend-change signal, but not confirmation. The bullish case depends on ETH holding the $1,820 area on higher time frames and pushing toward the next major resistance near $2,100, described as a recurring market-level across cycles. Failure near $2,100 could keep ETH trapped in a broader recovery range.
Risk triggers are explicit. Daan said a move below $1,750 would weaken the bullish setup. Merlijn added an invalidation condition: a three-day close below $1,820 would undermine the “bottom reclaim” thesis. Overall, ETH’s reclaim is a near-term positive for momentum, while follow-through above resistance is required for traders to upgrade expectations for the broader market structure.
Bullish
ETH reclaiming $1,820 after nine months is a momentum-positive development and specifically a “lost-low reclaim” plus a support-to-resistance flip back to support around $1,750—both are patterns traders often treat as early signs of base-building. The article also highlights clear levels for trade management: $1,750 as downside weakening point and $1,820 as invalidation on a three-day close, while $2,100 is the next upside test where follow-through would be needed to upgrade the bottom thesis.
Short-term, the reclaim can attract dip-buyers and increase probability of a push toward $2,100. But structurally it remains conditional: without acceptance above resistance ($2,100 area) ETH could revert into a broader range. This makes the expected impact bullish but not fully confirming; traders should watch for higher-timeframe holds above $1,820 and rejection behavior at $2,100, similar to prior cycle moments where a level reclaim preceded (or failed) a larger trend shift.