Ethereum (ETH) prices increased by over 7% in the past week, amid a general crypto market price bounce inspired by a heightened potential for US rate cuts in the coming months. The largest altcoin now trades within the $4,700 price region following a stiff rejection from $4,800. However, recent candle formation backs Ethereum’s potential to overcome this opposition, with the immediate major resistance level tipped to still lie far ahead.
Ethereum Eyes $5,400 Following Bull Flag Breakout
In an X post on August 23, a popular market analyst with the username Titan of Crypto shares a technical insight on the ETH market, highlighting the recent breakout from a bull flag formation. This development indicates that buyers are presently taking charge of the market, signaling a high potential for a sustained uptrend in the short term.
For context, the bull flag represents a classic continuation pattern in trading. It starts with a flagpole, i.e., an initial strong price surge as observed in early August when ETH prices moved by 41% from $3,400 to near $4,800. This phase is followed by the flag, a market correction in the form of a descending consolidation channel seen between August 13 and August 23 in the chart below.
In the flag phase, trading volume usually declines, indicating the pullback is not driven by strong selling pressure but rather by market indecision. This phase is generally interpreted as healthy consolidation and often signals accumulation, with the expectation that once the pause is complete, the price will break out upward to continue the bullish trend.
Notably, Ethereum appeared to have re-ignited this upward trend, following its price breakout last Friday. The altcoin gained by over 14%, breaking out from the flag phase at $4,200 to trade around $4,800 before experiencing a slight retracement. However, the final leg of the classic bull flag usually represents a price surge of similar length to the flagpole starting from the point of breakout.
Going by this precedent, Titan of Crypto expects Ethereum’s recent rally to persist, setting its next significant price target at $5,400, i.e, a 13.68% from the present market price. However, volatility remains a defining feature of the crypto market, with sharp pullbacks possible even in strong uptrends. In the ETH market, investors would want to cautiously monitor the $4,800 price region, which has twice served as an effective price resistance consecutively.
Ethereum Price Overview
At the time of writing, Ethereum trades at $4,782 after a 2.18% gain in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, daily trading volume has crashed by 51.88% and is now valued at $33.08 billion.
