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Ethereum’s price weakness may be approaching a decisive turning point, according to a new technical analysis comparing the current ETH structure with previous market cycles. The pattern that formed before the 2017 parabolic run and again before the 2020 breakout is now reappearing in 2026, and the long-term chart is showing a structure that could be the start of a phase that pushes its price to as high as $8,000. A Cycle That Has Played Out Twice Before Ethereum has spent the past several months doing what most of the market has chosen to ignore: building. The leading altcoin has largely underperformed compared to Bitcoin, but the weekly chart is assembling the same structural sequence that preceded two of the biggest rallies in its price history. Related Reading: XRP Wave Count Remains Valid: Here Are The Levels To Watch Out For Technical analysis shows that ETH has followed a recognizable four-phase sequence in the previous two cycles: a prolonged downtrend, a compression phase and declining volatility, a breakout from the compression zone, and a vertical rally. In 2017, that cycle produced a gain of approximately 17,581%. The 2020 iteration, beginning from a similar compression structure, produced a rally of about 4,348% during the height of the 2021 bull run. The chart now presents a third instance of this structure. ETH bottomed around $1,800 in February 2026, a low that briefly broke below support before a reclaim brought price back above the structure. That sequence of a fake breakdown followed by a swift recovery and the formation of a higher low is precisely the kind of price behavior that preceded the two prior cycles. The current compression is tighter than those that came before it, with buyers defending support around $2,200 and sellers stopping rallies around $2,400, creating the pressure buildup that should end upin a rally. Ethereum Price Chart. Source: @BladeDefi On X Ethereum Breakout Is Coming The most interesting part of this setup is the difference between sentiment and structure. Right now, sentiment says ETH is weak. Ethereum has been underperforming Bitcoin, especially during periods when it struggled to hold momentum above the $2,000 region. However, if the 2026 compression resolves the same way as 2017 and 2020, the projection is that the expansion phase would produce a percentage gain materially smaller than those prior cycles yet still large enough to carry ETH well into the five-figure range. Related Reading: Ripple CEO Reveals What It Would Mean For XRP Holders If The Company Went Public The prediction is that Ethereum breaks out of its range below $2,400, continues this run to break out of the higher timeframe resistance around $4,900, and then reaches new price highs. This would see the Ethereum price reaching at least $8,000, which, from the current trading range near $2,200 represents a gain of about 264%. On the other hand, many market experts are predicting an Ethereum price rally above $10,000. Major incoming catalysts for such a rally include the Glamsterdam upgrade, which could triple Ethereum’s Layer 1 throughput and the expected passage of the CLARITY Act. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
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