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ETH

SELL
Generated 14 days ago (January 17, 2026 at 03:00 PM)

Confidence Score

74.0%
High Confidence

Signal Analysis

Type: 🔴 Bearish
Action: SELL
Asset: ETH

🎯 Take Profit Target

Recommended Take Profit Price
$3,295
▼ 0.47% 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
$3,290
▼ 0.62% from current
30 Day
$3,365
▲ 1.65% from current
90 Day
$3,525
▲ 6.48% from current

Detailed Reasoning

ETH is extended in the short term and offers a better risk/reward for profit-taking than fresh longs. RSI(14) at 75.07 signals overbought conditions, increasing odds of a pullback or mean reversion. Price ($3310.45) is trading above the Bollinger upper band ($3308.12) with extremely tight bandwidth (0.81%), a setup that often precedes either a volatility expansion or snapback toward the middle band ($3294.82). Momentum remains bullish (MACD line 1.49 above signal -1.39; positive histogram 2.88), and EMAs are stacked positively (12/26/50 near $3297–$3299 and well above EMA200 $3233.54), so this is not a trend-reversal call—rather a tactical SELL to lock gains/avoid buying the top. Recent candles show steady higher closes into the $3311 area with only normal volume (1.13x), suggesting momentum may be tiring. Ideal stop loss for a short is above the recent swing/round-number resistance to avoid a squeeze.

Key Factors

1 RSI overbought (75) + price riding above the Bollinger upper band (mean-reversion risk)
2 Tight Bollinger bandwidth (0.81%) implying imminent volatility expansion and higher pullback risk after an upper-band tag
3 Order book skew (very large best ask size) near $3310.5 indicating nearby supply/resistance

Risk Assessment

Moderate risk: trend is bullish and MACD is positive, so shorting is counter-trend and vulnerable to a breakout. Key risk is a squeeze above $3320–$3330; manage with a tight stop and smaller size.

Market Context

Bullish market structure with price above key EMAs and EMA200; however, short-term conditions are overheated and stretched versus volatility bands, favoring a pullback toward $3295–$3282 support.

Technical Data

Current Price $3,310.45
24h Change 1.41%
Trend Bullish
RSI 75.07 Overbought
Exponential Moving Averages
EMA 12
3,299.34
ABOVE
EMA 26
3,297.85
ABOVE
EMA 50
3,297.43
ABOVE
EMA 200
3,233.54
ABOVE
Bollinger Bands
Upper: 3,308.12
Middle: 3,294.82
Lower: 3,281.51