Ethereum in Emergency to Defend $2,200...Investors Panic Amid Fears of Further Decline

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Ethereum (ETH) is seeing its downward trend strengthen as it successively breaks key support levels. Despite attempts at a short-term rebound, upward momentum is limited, highlighting the possibility of further declines.

Crypto media outlet NewsBTC reported on April 30 (local time) that downward pressure on Ethereum intensified after it fell below $2,300. Ethereum failed to maintain the $2,280 support zone and broke downwards, after which the downtrend accelerated.

Technically, the breakdown of the ascending channel is identified as a key signal. On the ETH/USD 1-hour chart, the $2,295 support level collapsed, forming a structural bearish trend, and the price dropped to around $2,220, establishing a low. Some rebound followed, but upward momentum remained limited.

Currently, the most critical price level in the market is evaluated at $2,220. If this zone is maintained, there remains room for a short-term rebound, but attempts to rebound are likely to be capped at the $2,265 and $2,280 resistance levels. Especially with the price moving below the 100-hour moving average, a bullish reversal is not an easy structure.

Conversely, if $2,220 breaks down, the rate of decline could accelerate further. The next support levels are suggested at $2,165 and $2,150, with analysis indicating that there is room for a drop to $2,120 if further weakness continues.

Technical indicators also reinforce bearish signals. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) shows an expanding downward momentum, and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has fallen below 50, indicating a seller-dominated phase.

Recently, ETH has maintained a sideways trend within a certain range, but this decline is interpreted as a phase retesting the bottom of that range. In the short term, whether the $2,220 support level holds is expected to be a key variable determining future direction.

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