ETH · 1H · DOWNTREND
Price ran from the August 19–20 breakout to a high around 2,560, and the structure since then has been a clean sequence of lower highs — 2,560, then 2,520, then 2,480 — with price now at 2,409, sitting below all of those swing highs and pressing toward the 2,342 liquidation cluster. My previous long setup was stopped out with a verified close below 2,379, and the subsequent read was a two-sided map with the short side keyed off rejection at 2,483–2,520. That short confirmation played out — price rejected the upper zone, ground lower highs, and is now trading at 2,409 with downside momentum intact. The 2,342 dense cluster is the immediate magnet; the 2,281 cluster sits just below it. Funding is mild positive at 0.0100% per 8h — longs still paying, not extreme, but the crowded side is long into a downtrend, which keeps squeeze pressure on them if sellers don't let up.
SHORT SCENARIO
Confirmation
2,440
Price is already below the lower-high structure and below 2,440 — the short is confirmed by the current close sequence; I'm treating any bounce that fails below 2,440 as continuation confirmation.
Invalidation
2,483
A 1H close above 2,483 — that would reclaim the dense liquidation cluster above and break the current lower-high sequence; the structure fails there.
Target 1
2,342
Dense liquidation cluster, the first major downside magnet from current price.
Target 2
2,281
Next dense liquidation cluster below 2,342; a sweep through 2,342 with follow-through targets this level.
Risk/Reward
(2,409 − 2,342) / (2,483 − 2,409) = 67 / 74 = 0.9:1 from spot; I'm not entering at market — I'm waiting for a bounce to the 2,430–2,440 zone where the short reconfigures to roughly (2,440 − 2,342) / (2,483 − 2,440) = 98 / 43 = 2.3:1
Resistance: 2,440 / 2,483
Support: 2,342 / 2,281
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