- ETH price started a steady rise above the $158 and $160 resistance levels against the US Dollar.
- The price traded above the $165 level and recently corrected lower below $165.
- There is a major contracting triangle in place with resistance near $167 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
- The pair is likely to climb higher in the near term towards the $170 or even $180 level.
Ethereum price remains in a decent uptrend versus the US Dollar, but in downtrend against bitcoin. ETH is struggling to follow BTC’s rise, but it may soon climb higher.
Ethereum Price Weekly Analysis
This past week, Ethereum price formed a decent support base above the $150 level against the US Dollar. The ETH/USD pair started an upward move after bitcoin price started a strong rise above $5,500. There was a strong wave above the $155 and $156 resistance levels. The price even broke the $160 level and settled above the 100 simple moving average (4-hours). The bulls pushed the price towards the $170 level, where sellers emerged.
As a result, there was a downside correction below the $166 and $165 levels. The 50% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $154 swing low to $169 swing high was breached. Ether price tested the $158-160 support area, where the bulls protected more losses. It seems like the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $154 swing low to $169 swing high acted as a support. More importantly, the price is still above $160 and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours).