- Ethereum has ended three consecutive quarters in negative territory for the first time in the history of the digital asset.
- The cryptocurrency’s current price is hovering around $1,560, marking a 70% drop from its all-time high near $5,000.
- Large investors sold about $900 million in assets in one week.
The second-largest cryptocurrency on the market has fallen victim to a prolonged bear market. At the end of the second quarter, Ethereum ended in the red. The asset thus recorded an unfavorable milestone of accumulating three consecutive quarterly losses. This is an unprecedented streak in this financial trajectory. Digital assets.
Since hitting almost all-time highs, $5,000 in August 2025the price of virtual currencies maintains a stable downward trajectory. Data from CoinGecko reveals that the asset is currently being traded $1,560, equivalent to 70% Reduction from peak price. Current macroeconomic conditions and certain seasonal factors suggest that cryptoassets may become more volatile in the short term.
Historically, July has not typically been a favorable month for platform performance, with six of the past 10 years ending on a down note.
Technical predictions and investor behavior
There is technical disagreement among market analysts as to the extent of the current price correction. Analysis shared by a technology specialist known as ted Although the coin showed greater resilience than before, Bitcoin Recently, the risk scenario remains active. From this analyst’s perspective, $1,700 This level exists as a significant resistance level, warning that if the asset fails to recover its range, the likelihood of establishing new local lows is forecast to the upside.
$ETH It is currently in better condition than $BTC.
Bitcoin has hit a new year-to-date low, while Ethereum has climbed above the $1,550 level.
but $ETH We are not out of danger yet.
The likelihood of new lows will increase until Ethereum regains the $1,700 level. pic.twitter.com/K8o2Fh89js
— Ted (@TedPillows) July 1, 2026
On the other hand, market analysts Encryption with Harris More extreme theories predicting a direct collision with the US were discounted. $1,000 zone During the current cycle. According to his forecast, the asset has already absorbed much of the bearish impact and has built solid support in the bands below. $1,500 and $1,600.
Experts believe that even if an overall decline occurs, Bitcoin, The realistic lower limit for the price of virtual currency is Ranges from $1,200 to $1,300. Furthermore, he believes that trying to predict a decline below that threshold means assuming a significantly higher financial risk for retail traders.
Selling pressure from large capital holders has reinforced the cautious outlook in the ecosystem. Data released by analyst Ali Martinez reveals that so-called whales have landed in nearly the same amount as in 2000. $900 million in Ethereum within a week.
In line with this capitulation, on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain reported that anonymous market participants liquidated nearly all their funds in bulk. 2,500 units of cryptocurrency, suffer a net loss of The transaction value is $4.33 million. The expiration of the monthly options contract, which comes at the end of this period, serves as the next important indicator for assessing the short-term direction of the market.
