Ethereum’s Dance of Despair: Buy or Cry? 😂

In the vast, unforgiving expanse of the digital bazaar, Ethereum, that once-proud stallion of the crypto steppe, now trudges at a mere $2,850. Ah, the whims of the market-a 1% rise in 24 hours, yet a 10% plunge in seven days. Trading volumes swell to $23.8 billion, as if the masses are herded to the slaughter, or perhaps, to salvation. Who can say?

The Eternal Wave: A Farce or Fate?

Behold, the soothsayer Merlijn The Trader, with his charts and his waves, proclaims a pattern as old as the blockchain itself. Three acts in this tragicomic play: the impulsive rally, the corrective drop, and the grand breakout. Now, we wallow in the second act, the correction, where hope and despair waltz in equal measure.

ETHEREUM: THE PERFECT WAVE SETUP

Wave 1: Ignition 🚀
Wave 2: Correction (now) 🌊
Wave 3: Expansion (next) 💥

This farce played out thrice before.
And each time, $ETH pumped, like a clown’s balloon at a child’s birthday.

You know what to do in the discount zone. 🛒

– Merlijn The Trader (@MerlijnTrader) November 23, 2025

Since 2022, this charade has repeated, each cycle trapped in an ascending channel, like a hamster in a wheel. The current fall from $4,950 to the $2,600-$2,800 zone mirrors past corrections. Ah, the “discount zone”-a term so quaint, it could only exist in the land of crypto, where greed and fear are the only currencies.

If the pattern holds, Ethereum might soar to $9,000. But then, if my aunt had wheels, she’d be a trolley. 🛴

Traders: The Modern-Day Oracles

Lennaert Snyder, another prophet of the charts, laments Ethereum’s failure to hold above $2,880. “Our short scenario got triggered,” he writes, as if the gods themselves had spoken. For the longs, he watches $2,680 and a possible sweep of $2,620. A daily demand zone at $2,570 looms, where reversals may sprout like mushrooms after rain. 🍄

As CryptoPotato reports, the $2,872 level aligns with realized price data, a “classic bottom” based on on-chain behavior. Previous cycle lows also bounced near these conditions. Meanwhile, this area matches realized price data from multiple wallet groups, adding strength to this support level-if it holds. But will it? Only the market knows, and the market is a fickle mistress. 💃

ETH/BTC: The Dance of the Titans

Ethereum’s performance against Bitcoin is also under the microscope. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe notes the ETH/BTC pair at 0.0325, a level that has acted as a base before. The last bounce from this zone saw a 140% gain. Will history repeat itself, or is this just another chapter in the book of crypto folly?

ETH/BTC Chart

“If ETH finds support here, it could outperform BTC. If not, the entire market may move lower.”

– Michaël van de Poppe, the modern Cassandra, warning of doom or glory. 🦉

The pair consolidates, a tense silence before the storm. A bounce could signal a trend reversal, or it could be the market’s final laugh before the plunge. In the world of crypto, who can tell the difference? 🤡

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2025-11-24 21:09