{"id":6463,"date":"2025-08-18T04:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitcotasks.com\/blog\/ethereum-faces-4800-wall-liquidity-zone-meets-bearish-retracement-calls\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T04:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:11:08","slug":"ethereum-faces-4800-wall-liquidity-zone-meets-bearish-retracement-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcotasks.com\/blog\/ethereum-faces-4800-wall-liquidity-zone-meets-bearish-retracement-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Faces $4,800 Wall, Liquidity Zone Meets Bearish Retracement Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ethereum is about to enter into a new week, coming off of a week of interesting price action that saw it trading at its highest price levels since 2021. On one hand, the Spot Ethereum ETFs that had driven billions in inflows<\/a> have just recorded their first daily outflow in over a week. On the other hand, order-book data shows a towering sell wall at $4,800 that could be described as Ethereum\u2019s \u201cfinal boss,\u201d the level that could unlock a parabolic run if broken.<\/p>\n

ETF Inflows Break: Sentiment Cooling Down?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The optimism around Ethereum\u2019s rally cooled just as the week came to a close. Notably, US-based Spot ETH ETFs reported net outflows of $59.34 million on August 15, effectively ending an eight-day streak that had added $3.7 billion in inflows.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The reversal came just as Ethereum failed to clear $4,788, a level within 3% of its all-time high of $4,878, before slipping back to about $4,450. Although BlackRock\u2019s ETHA stood out with $338.09 million in daily inflows, Grayscale\u2019s ETHE and Fidelity\u2019s FETH registered notable withdrawals of $101.74 million and $272.23 million.<\/p>\n

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Total Ethereum Spot ETF Net Inflow: SoSoValue<\/a><\/p>\n

Speaking of Ethereum failing to clear $4,788, on-chain data shows a huge cluster of liquidity around this level. Particularly, Merlijn The Trader described the $4,800 as the \u201cfinal boss\u201d for ETH, pointing to billions in sell orders stacked at that level on Binance\u2019s ETH\/USDT pair.<\/p>\n

A liquidity heatmap with enough buy volume would not just be a technical breakout but a psychological one, with the potential to push its price to new all-time highs.<\/p>\n

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Image From X: Merlijn The Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

Bearish Retracement Scenario<\/b><\/h2>\n

Although the liquidity narrative is currently leaning more towards a bullish breakout than bearish, another analysis from TradingView paints a more cautious picture. The analysis, as a supply-heavy resistance where Ethereum has already shown signs of exhaustion after an aggressive rally from early August.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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However, multiple technical alignments, such as Break of Structure signals, fair value gaps (FVG), and Fibonacci retracements, show that Ethereum may be due for a retracement. The trade plan outlined anticipates an entry around $4,440, with a stop loss above $4,790 and a downside target of $3,375 at a strong support area. This would imply a corrective move of over 20% if the bearish projection plays out.<\/p>\n

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Chart Image From TradingView<\/a><\/p>\n

At the time of writing, Ethereum was trading at $4,465.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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