Overview
- The market rallied sharply this week, with Ethereum up roughly 29% over seven days to about $2,400–$2,500 and Bitcoin rising about 21% to around $77,000, reaching multi‑month highs.
- Large creations into U.S. spot ETFs supplied fresh regulated capital, with reports of roughly $697 million into spot Ethereum funds last week and near‑billion‑dollar inflows into spot Bitcoin products over short recent windows.
- On‑chain data show shrinking liquid supply: the ETH staking ratio rose to about 35% with roughly 42.3 million ETH staked, more than 180,000 ETH left exchanges in a week, and multiple large whale withdrawals were reported.
- Forced short covering accelerated gains, with roughly $1.69 billion of ETH short liquidations over three days and estimates of more than $4 billion of BTC shorts closed, even as coin‑denominated open interest declined, suggesting fresh cash helped the move.
- Traders warn the rally now faces clear tests: Ethereum must clear resistance zones around $2,722–$2,970 (and higher structural hurdles cited near $4,811) while Bitcoin needs to hold gains above the $77,000–$80,000 area for the advance to look durable.