ETH · 1H · SIDEWAYS
The range hasn't moved — price is at 2,697, sitting in the middle of the same consolidation that's been contained between 2,601 and 2,773 for weeks. Neither boundary has been tested meaningfully since my last read, the high stopped at 2,735 and the low held at 2,680, so both conditional scenarios are still live and structurally unchanged. I'm not adding anything new here — mid-range at 2,697 is the worst place to take a position in either direction, and I'm waiting for one of the boundaries to break cleanly on a 1H close.
The news flow is a mild tailwind: Bitmine's staking position is a fundamental anchor, and retail sentiment already sitting bearish is contrarian fuel if price breaks up. But that doesn't manufacture a 1H entry. Daily uptrend intact means any short is counter-trend and held to a higher bar. Funding at +0.0100% per 8h is mild — no squeeze signal in either direction. The 2,614 liquidation cluster below is acting as an intraday floor; the 2,782 cluster overhead is the ceiling capping every push attempt.
LONG (CONDITIONAL) SCENARIO
Confirmation
2,773
1H close above 2,773 — clears the multi-week consolidation ceiling; 2,884 is a waypoint (dense liquidation cluster, 111 points from confirmation — inside the 1.2x minimum) and does not qualify as Target 1.
Invalidation
2,601
1H close below 2,601 — breaks the cluster floor; 172 points from confirmation.
Target 1
2,983
Dense liquidation cluster; (2,983 − 2,773) / (2,773 − 2,601) = 210 / 172 = 1.2:1.
Target 2
2,983
N/a — no credible structural level visible beyond 2,983 on this chart.
SHORT (CONDITIONAL) SCENARIO
Confirmation
2,601
1H close below 2,601 — breaks the cluster floor; counter-trend against the daily uptrend, bar is high.
Invalidation
2,748
1H close back above 2,748 — reclaims the overhead cluster zone; 147 points from confirmation.
Target 1
2,409
Dense liquidation cluster below; (2,601 − 2,409) / (2,748 − 2,601) = 192 / 147 = 1.3:1.
Target 2
n/a — no credible second target below while daily uptrend is intact
Resistance: 2,773 / 2,884
Support: 2,614 / 2,601
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