Ethereum (ETH) has seen an over 10% correction from the New Year highs amid the market retrace, recently falling below the $3,300 support. Despite the ongoing pullback, some analysts remain optimistic about ETH’s Q1 performance, suggesting new highs are around the corner.
Ethereum Forming Bullish Pattern
Ethereum shredded its New Year gains today after falling below the $3,320 mark. Following the market retrace, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization saw a 14% drop from its Monday high of $3,744 to below the $3,300 support.
During the start-of-year rally, ETH’s price recovered 20% from the correction’s lows, surging to pre-retrace levels for the first time in nearly three weeks. However, the market pullback, which saw Bitcoin fall 7.2% in 24 hours, sent Ethereum to the $3,210 level on Thursday morning. The $3,200-$3,300 price range served as a key support zone for ETH throughout December.
After its recent performance, several analysts have suggested the cryptocurrency is forming an important reversal pattern, which could send ETH’s price to new highs. On Wednesday, crypto analyst Rekt Capital noted that Ethereum is forming a multi-month inverse Head and Shoulders pattern in the 1M timeframe.
To the analyst, “it’s clear” that the $3,650-$3,760 area is “a major region of resistance, developing just below the $4,000, with price forming that resistance at a Lower High which could act as a Neckline to the pattern.”
He stated that “its terminus point is at the psychological level of $3,000,” adding that “any pullback close to the $3,000 level could see Ethereum develop a right shoulder.”
Similarly, As Ethereum dropped to the low of the key $3,200 range, Miky Bull highlighted the same pattern, hinting that the $7,000 target “is looming.” According to the chart, ETH’s price could see an 87.53% increase near the $7,400-$7,500 price range, based on the bullish setup.
No More ‘Major Retraces’ For ETH?
Crypto analyst Ali Martinez also shared his view on the bullish pattern, asserting a downswing to $2,900 “will be very bullish” for ETH. The analyst argued it would create “an excellent buy-the-dip opportunity to target $7,000 next!”
However, it’s worth noting that the bullish pattern would be invalidated if Ethereum falls below $2,800, where the left shoulder formed.
Meanwhile, another market watcher shared the similarities between ETH’s performance at the start of 2024 and 2025, highlighting the King of Altcoins falling below its yearly opening during January 2024 before climbing up the following month.
He stated, “I think it’s really important not to conflate a few days of red price action with high time frame bias. I am firmly of the opinion that this is a yearly open shakeout after some overly eager participants levered up too big, too early. I am very bullish on H1 2025.”
Analyst Crypto Wolf considers there will likely be “little to no downside left,” suggesting that ETH could retrace another 4% to 7% maximum before it aims for all-time high (ATH) levels.
As of this writing, ETH is trading at $3,255, a 2.15% decrease in the daily timeframe.
