After months of downward pressure, Ethereum (ETH) may finally be ready for the next major move. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization appears to be set to benefit from several bullish trends, ranging from technical setups to improved institutional demand.
Ethereum heading for $2,000?
ETH has shown noticeable momentum last week, rallying from around $1,575 on April 22 to around $1,830 at the time of writing. This nearly 20% increase has led to bullish sentiment rekindling across the market.
Technology analysts believe this recent surge could be the beginning of a bigger move. In X’s post, analyst Kiran Gadakh shares the 12-hour ETH chart and notes that if ETH confirms that the four-hour candle marked redline exceeds resistance, it is possible immediately. target The $2,000 level.
At the same time, the influx of Ethereum Spot Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is gaining momentum. data From Sosovalue, it shows that the Eth Spot ETF saw an influx of over $64 million on April 28 alone. More prominently, the week ending April 25 marked the first time ETH ETF has experienced a positive weekly net inflow since February 2025.
Currently, US ETH Spot ETFS has a total net worth of $62 billion, accounting for approximately 2.87% of Ethereum’s total market capitalization. Meanwhile, the cumulative net inflow into these ETFs reached $2.47 billion. This is a clear indication of increased institutional benefits.
Further support for the bullish Ethereum incident is a surge in institutional demand. Coin share data ETH Investment Products revealed that last week it had raised a net inflow of $183 million. This breaks the eight-week consecutive outflow and suggests a potential change in investor sentiment.
Ethereum’s Decentralized Finance (DEFI) ecosystem is also seeing a revival. According to Defilama, the locked total value (TVL) for the Ethereum-based Defi platform has increased by more than 10% since April 22nd, and is now $51.67 billion.
ETH has not completely left the forest
despite this Promising Data is not everyone is convinced that Ethereum is coming out of the woods. Crypto analyst Nebraskangooner described ETH’s recent price action as “Sloppy.” He pointed out:
Sloppy price action. The fact that this deviates beyond resistance and rejects increasing volumes will lead you to think that it will return to this support zone below.
still, Reduction The exchange’s ETH reserves are spurring speculation about potential supply throttles. If this trend continues, ETH could violate $2,000 and provide the momentum needed to maintain a higher level. At press time, ETH will trade at $1,819, an increase of 3.5% over the past 24 hours.
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