TA: Ethereum Bears Chase $1K, Why Recovery Could Be Limited

Ethereum tumbled below the $1,200 support against the US Dollar. ETH must stay above $1,000 to start a recovery wave in the near term. Ethereum declined over 20% and traded below the $1,200 support. The price is now trading below $1,300 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1,285 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair might start a recovery wave if it clears the $1,200 resistance zone in the near term. Ethereum Price Dives 20% Ethereum remained in a bearish zone below the $1,500 support zone. The bears were able to push the price below the $1,320 support level. There was also a close below the $1,200 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. Ether price spiked below the $1,100 level and traded to a new multi-month low at $1,073. It is now consolidating losses above the $1,100 level. On the upside, an initial resistance is near the $1,185 level. It is near the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $1,545 swing high to $1,073 low. The first major resistance is near the $1,280 and $1,300 levels. There is also a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1,285 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. The trend line is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $1,545 swing high to $1,073 low. Source: ETHUSD on TradingView.com A clear move above the trend line resistance could start a r...