Market Direction

Ethereum prepares for breakout as RSI resets

Published: May 27, 2025

ETH has consolidated above a key support zone with increasing long interest and a resetting RSI, setting the stage for a possible breakout toward higher resistance levels.

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ETH's Open Interest has increased to new highs whilst the Funding Rate is meaningfully positive. This suggests that most of the build-up in new OI is Longs.

ETH's open interest (by USD value):

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Technical analysis

Following its breakout, ETH has remained range-bound between $2,420 (the horizontal support) and $2,720 (the local resistance).
ETH's RSI has reset during this period of consolidation above a key horizontal support ($2,420), and it now looks ready to breach back above $2,720 and target $3,050.
If ETH can break out of $2,720, then $3,050 is the next horizontal resistance.
To the downside, if ETH were to lose $2,420, then the next major horizontal support is $2,160.

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Next Support: $2,420
Next Resistance: $2,720
Direction: Bullish
Upside Target: $3,050
Downside Target: $2,160

Cryptonary's take

ETH has held and consolidated above a key technical level - the $2,420 horizontal support. During this period of consolidation, the RSI has also reset slightly, although it does remain below its moving average.

Our expectation is that ETH's next major move will be a breakout to the upside, with a breakout of $2,720, seeing ETH potentially push onto $3,050. Our view would be invalidated with a breakdown below $2,420.