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ETH

SELL
Generated 25 days ago (January 06, 2026 at 02:40 PM)

Confidence Score

78.0%
High Confidence

Signal Analysis

Type: 🔴 Bearish
Action: SELL
Asset: ETH

🎯 Take Profit Target

Recommended Take Profit Price
$3,258
▼ 1.30% from current price

This is the primary price target for executing your trade. Place your take profit order at this level for optimal risk/reward based on current technical analysis.

Price Forecasts

7 Day
$3,275
▼ 0.78% from current
30 Day
$3,420
▲ 3.61% from current
90 Day
$3,725
▲ 12.85% from current

Detailed Reasoning

ETH is in a strong uptrend (price above EMA12/26/50/200 with bullish EMA stacking), and momentum remains positive (MACD line 18.11 above signal 14.37 with a positive histogram). However, conditions are now stretched: RSI at 79.93 signals an overbought/extreme momentum state where pullbacks are statistically more likely. Price ($3300.75) is also trading above the Bollinger upper band ($3267.34), indicating a volatility expansion and potential mean-reversion risk. The last hourly candle shows a sharp breakout from ~3237 to ~3301 accompanied by very high volume (3.46x average), which often marks short-term exhaustion or a blow-off impulse near resistance. With ATR ~$21, a normal 1–2 ATR retrace would bring price back toward ~$3258–$3280 quickly. Given the overextension above the upper band and overbought RSI, risk/reward favors taking profit/closing longs rather than initiating new longs at this level. Ideal stop loss for a short: ~$3345 (above the breakout high/round-number resistance).

Key Factors

1 RSI 79.93 + price above Bollinger upper band suggests overbought/mean-reversion risk
2 Breakout candle with 3.46x volume increases probability of short-term exhaustion
3 Uptrend intact (EMA stacking + positive MACD), so downside is likely a pullback, not a full trend reversal

Risk Assessment

Moderate-to-high risk: trend is bullish, so shorting is counter-trend and requires tight risk control. Key risks are continuation squeeze above $3330–$3350 and sustained momentum despite overbought signals.

Market Context

Bullish market structure with strong momentum, but currently extended beyond volatility bands; likely near-term consolidation/pullback toward EMAs/previous breakout zone.

Technical Data

Current Price $3,300.75
24h Change 3.30%
Trend Bullish
RSI 79.93 Overbought
Exponential Moving Averages
EMA 12
3,238.67
ABOVE
EMA 26
3,220.56
ABOVE
EMA 50
3,195.41
ABOVE
EMA 200
3,094.96
ABOVE
Bollinger Bands
Upper: 3,267.34
Middle: 3,230.45
Lower: 3,193.55