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350,000 Ethereum Options Expire Today With Max Pain Point of $3200, What’s Ahead?
The launch of the spot Ethereum ETF on Thursday, May 23, has turned out to be sell-the-news for ETH. As of press time, the Ethereum price is trading 4% down at a price of $3,650 with a market cap of $438 billion. Interestingly, today’s ETH price action coincides with the weekly options expiry.
350,000 Ethereum Options Expire
According to data from Greeks.live, approximately 350,000 Ethereum (ETH) options are set to expire soon, featuring a Put Call Ratio of 0.58, a Maxpain point of $3,200, and a notional value of $1.3 billion.
ETH has recently outpaced Bitcoin’s rally, spurred by advancements in ETF developments. This surge led to a remarkable 20% increase in a single day. Short-term option Implied Volatility (IV) peaked at 150% at one stage, significantly surpassing the current IV of Bitcoin for the equivalent period.
Presently, a noticeable divergence between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) is evident. Analysis of block trading and market trading structures indicates sustained bullish sentiment for ETH. However, maintaining consistently high IV levels for each major term is proving challenging. As a result, employing calendar spreads may be a more favorable strategy moving forward.
Just ahead of the Ethereum ETF approval on Thursday, the ETH price saw high volatility leading to more than $132 million in long liquidations.
ETH Exchange Wallet Deposits Rise
In an analysis provided by crypto analyst Ali Martinez, the rising number of Ethereum ($ETH) deposits into cryptocurrency exchange wallets suggests a potential scenario of either a sell-off or an increase in ETH profit-taking activity. Additionally, the Tom DeMark (TD) Sequential indicator is signaling a sell signal on Ethereum’s daily chart.
The present green nine candlestick on the daily chart indicates a potential surge in selling pressure, which could prompt a retracement lasting between one to four daily candlesticks, or potentially initiate a new downward countdown phase before the uptrend resumes.
The recent Ethereum price correction provides a buy-the-dip opportunity for long-term holders. Although the SEC has approved 19b-4 filings for Ethereum ETF, they have yet to clear the S1 registration which will take a few more weeks for the Ethereum ETF to start trading on exchanges.
“It’s a waiting time until the listing takes place, and then the inflow will provide whether there’s a strong continuation upwards”, writes crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe.
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While investors are scanning the horizon for a short-term Solana (SOL) rally, cryptocurrency expert CryptoCurb is predicting an ultra-bullish price movement. CryptoCurb argues that a Solana price of $2,000 is “absolutely realistic” given the current fundamentals and on-chain indicators.
Solana Price To $2,000 Is A Realistic Projection
Pseudonymous cryptocurrency analyst CryptoCurb is predicting a massive growth spurt for Solana in the near future. In an X post, the expert says the Solana price can achieve a valuation of $2,000 given its impressive network metrics.
He hinges his projection on several factors, including Ethereum’s previous price performance. Ethereum price spiked to a $600 billion market capitalization during the last cycle with its steep fees and scalability issues.
A $2K SOL price will translate to a $1 trillion market capitalization that will see it flip Ethereum as the largest altcoin. CryptoCurb notes that if Ethereum can post impressive figures during the last cycle, Solana has the capabilities to be valued at $2,000.
“2K is absolutely realistic if Solana keeps its global adoption pace with minimal disruptions and continues to scale,” said CryptoCurb.
Rising network inflows are expected to send the Solana price on a short-term rally to $150 before a big push to $2K. Currently, the Solana price is pegged at $140 with a market capitalization of $72.6 billion, making CryptoCurb’s prediction an uphill climb.
A Wave Of Impressive Metrics Around SOL
While CryptoCurb did not disclose an exact timeline for his $2,000 prediction, he points to a short-term seismic price increase. The expert his backing his predictions with a swathe of network metrics pointing to fresh bullishness.
Solana has the highest number of active addresses over the last seven days at 28.4 million. The network led the pack for transactions at 369 million, trouncing Tron, BNB Chain, Base, and Bitcoin.
Solana is finding application in several Web 3 verticals given its speed, low cost, and scalability. In the last week, the Solana price has risen by nearly 7% while 24-hour trade volume has risen by 36%.
Last week, Canada launched the first SOL ETF with prices projected to surpass $250, reversing a forming death cross. Solana open interest crossed 5.5 billion, climbing by 10% amid rising whale activity in the ecosystem.
Rising bullish metrics for the network suggest that SOL will reach $200 before ETH reclaims $3,000.
Aliyu Pokima
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Crypto expert PiMigrate recently predicted that the Pi Network price could reach a new all-time high (ATH) of $5. This comes amid recent whale movements, with these investors moving 41 million Pi Coins off exchanges.
Expert Predicts Pi Network To Reach $5
In an X post, PiMigrate stated that Pi Network’s journey to $5 has just begun. He remarked that the altcoin has very strong support at $0.6. As such, the expert believes that this $5 price target is a “very possible valuation.” PiMigrate added that good utilities will push the altcoin to this target.
Another expert, Moon Jeff, also predicted that the Pi Coin price can reach this $5 target. In an X post, the expert concluded that the altcoin can reach this price target following his analysis.
He alluded to his accompanying chart, which he described as being bullish, indicating that the Pi Network price can indeed reach this $5 target. The chart also showed that the altcoin has formed a strong support level at its current price.
Crypto analyst Xia also recently claimed that the Pi Coin’s momentum is building fast after it surged past the $0.63 mark with strong volume. She also noted that the RSI and MACD are turning bullish for the altcoin.
This bullish outlook for the Pi Coin comes amid recent huge whale accumulation. A Pi community page revealed that these investors moved a whopping 41 million coins (around $27 million) off exchanges in 48 hours. Specifically, these whales moved over 13 million Pi Coins from OKX to several wallets. This presents a bullish outlook for the coin since exchange supply is declining.
Pi Needs To Reclaim This Symmetrical Triangle
While analyzing the Pi Network’s price on the higher timeframe, analyst Alpha Crypto stated that the altcoin needs to reclaim its symmetrical triangle to resume its upward move.
The analyst remarked that once Pi reclaims this structure, market participants can look for a potential long setup. He added that on the flipside, if the price falls outside the triangle, it could open up a short opportunity. Alpha Crypto urged traders to wait for confirmation rather than rushing.
From a fundamentals perspective, top exchange listings could send the Pi Coin price higher. CoinGape recently reported that top exchange HTX had fueled listing speculations with a cryptic post on its X platform. Meanwhile, Pi community members remain hopeful that Binance will soon list the altcoin.
These community members will have their eyes on the Consensus 2025 conference, where Pi Network founder Nicolas Kokkalis will allegedly join an exclusive list of industry players to speak at the event.
Expert Dr. Altcoin described the event as a pivotal moment for Pi Network, as it will provide an opportunity for the Pi team to promote the network’s ecosystem.
At the time of writing, the Pi Coin price is trading at around $0.63, down almost 3% in the last 24 hours. Trading volume is also down over 36%, with $96.34 million traded during this period.
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Dogecoin investors have high faith in the future of the meme currency despite its recent price fall, market data showed, Tuesday.
Dogecoin fell to $0.153 as of April 16 after its price reached a high of $0.168 on April 13, down by 3% in the last 24 hours. This is after the recent price hike following US President Trump’s tariff halt declaration on certain countries on April 10.
Long Positions Dominate Market Activity
The mood among traders on Binance is firmly bullish for the future prospects of Dogecoin. Data from Coinglass show that over 74% of trading accounts have long positions in the cryptocurrency, while only 25% going short. This places the long-to-short account ratio at 2.90, proving widespread optimism among traders.
Long positions increased quickly on April 12, which shows that investors expect Dogecoin to bounce back from its present correction period. They are willing to pay premiums to maintain their positions, as evidenced by positive OI-weighted funding rate signals that have remained above zero since April 7.
Long|Short DOGE by accounts. Source: Coinglass
Holder Patterns Indicate Diversified Strategies
IntoTheBlock statistics reveal substantial shifts in the manner by which people are holding Dogecoin. Investors holding DOGE for over a year increased by marginally 0.13%. These types of “hodlers” as they are called within cryptocurrency forums constitute a solid support base for the currency.
Source: IntoTheBlock
In the meantime, mid-term holders (holders of DOGE for one to 12 months) decreased by 2.50%. Short-term traders experienced the largest increase, with addresses holding for less than 30 days rising by 109%. This new trader surge reflects increasing demand for quick profit from Dogecoin price action.
Technical Analysis Points To Future Price Directions
One TradingView account, FuaCompany, has plotted Dogecoin’s movement in what analysts call a rising channel. On the basis of this trend, two general scenarios for Dogecoin’s future price are on offer.
The first scenario shows Dogecoin rebounding from the lower edge of this channel and continuing to trend upwards. This would comply with what occurred before when the price rebounded back from $0.05 to higher levels.
The second scenario entails a temporary drop below the bottom line of the channel, plunging to around $0.08 before surging higher, both scenarios ultimately carrying long term bullish signals, with some projections estimating Dogecoin to even reach $0.70.
Weekly Performance Still Positive Despite Slump
Despite the recent slump, Dogecoin is still positive overall on the week. In fact, the cryptocurrency has shown quite a hefty rise-on-week for about 7.40% during the past week in spite of that dip.
DOGE price up in the last week. Source: CoinMarketCap
The price started off in early April with an initial volatility before strengthening with the Presidential Tariff declaration by Trump. Following the monthly peak on April 13, reaching 0.168, Dogecoin encountered what traders know to be a consolidation phase, where prices continue to trend sideways while forming in preparation for another move.
According to market observers, this pattern of gains and then consolidation is typical in cryptocurrency markets. The strong level of long positions shows most traders view the current price drop as just a temporary hiccup and not the start of a larger bearish trend.
Featured image from CoinFlip, chart from TradingView
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