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ETH

SELL
Generated 18 days ago (January 13, 2026 at 10:06 PM)

Confidence Score

78.0%
High Confidence

Signal Analysis

Type: 🔴 Bearish
Action: SELL
Asset: ETH

🎯 Take Profit Target

Recommended Take Profit Price
$3,160
▼ 1.69% 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
$3,150
▼ 2.00% from current
30 Day
$3,320
▲ 3.29% from current
90 Day
$3,600
▲ 12.00% from current

Detailed Reasoning

ETH is in a strong short-term uptrend (price above EMA12/26/50/200 and MACD line 24.65 > signal 17.22 with a positive histogram), but conditions look stretched and vulnerable to a pullback. RSI(14) at 82.67 is deeply overbought, and price ($3214.35) is pressing the upper Bollinger Band ($3227.65) with tight bandwidth (4.36%), a setup that often precedes mean reversion or volatility expansion. Recent candles show momentum slowing near 3218–3220 with multiple wicks and small-bodied closes, suggesting resistance absorption. The biggest red flag is volume: the latest hour volume is 1,820 vs 20-hour average 16,253 (0.11x), implying the push higher lacks participation and is easier to reverse. With ATR ~$23, a routine 1–2 ATR dip would target the mid-band/EMA cluster near 3159–3142. Recommendation: SELL/close longs into strength; ideal stop loss for a short is above $3235 (above upper band + ATR buffer).

Key Factors

1 RSI 82.67 (extreme overbought) + price hugging the upper Bollinger Band
2 Bullish trend but clear momentum stall near 3218–3220 resistance with wick-heavy candles
3 Very low volume (0.11x average) weakening breakout credibility and raising pullback risk

Risk Assessment

Moderate risk: trend is bullish and MACD remains positive, so shorts can be squeezed if price breaks and holds above ~3228–3235. Key risk is a volatility expansion upward on renewed volume.

Market Context

Bullish market structure with price above all key EMAs, but currently extended and likely due for a mean-reversion pullback toward the EMA26/BB midline support zone.

Technical Data

Current Price $3,214.35
24h Change 3.89%
Trend Bullish
RSI 82.67 Overbought
Exponential Moving Averages
EMA 12
3,184.34
ABOVE
EMA 26
3,159.69
ABOVE
EMA 50
3,141.95
ABOVE
EMA 200
3,123.06
ABOVE
Bollinger Bands
Upper: 3,227.65
Middle: 3,158.79
Lower: 3,089.93