After its recent price breakout, Ethereum (ETH) is facing its next big test 
and attempting to turn a crucial area into support. Some analysts have 
suggested that the altcoin is ready to continue its bullish momentum, arguing 
that the biggest rotation in years is coming. Related Reading: Bitcoin Nears 
‘Historic’ Technical Test As Price Eyes $93,500 Barrier – What’s Next? 
Ethereum Challenges Key Resistance Area On Wednesday, Ethereum broke past a 
crucial area and retested the $3,400 level for the first time in over a month. 
The king of altcoins has seen a 6% increase in the daily timeframe, jumping 
from the $3,100 level to the current levels. Notably, ETH has been hovering 
between the $3,000-$3,300 area since the start of the year rally, but failed 
to break the local range’s upper boundary during last week’s attempt. Now, the 
cryptocurrency has daily closed above this barrier and is testing this area as 
support. Amid this performance, analyst Michaël van de Poppe affirmed that 
“it’s ETH season” as the leading altcoin has held above the 21-day Moving 
Average (MA) since January 1. He explained that this level, officially lost 
during the early Q4 2025 corrections, is crucial for the price to hold onto to 
strengthen the momentum. To the market observer, Ethereum is “ready to make 
new highs and continue the uptrend,” and based on this structure, his main 
scenario is that the cryptocurrency will likely retest the $3,800 area soon. 
Meanwhile, Daan Crypto Trades pointed out that ETH is currently facing a “big 
test.” The trader noted that the altcoin has been moving within its 
$2,600-$3,300 price range over the past two months, adding that a breakout 
from this range is necessary to define the direction of its next move. Per the 
chart, Ethereum must reclaim the $3,350 level, where the 200-day exponential 
moving average (EMA) is located. This indicator has served as a key rejection 
area since November, and breaking above it “should lead to a move higher to 
catch the Daily 200MA next,” currently located around the $3,600 area. ETH To 
Follow Its 2018 Playbook? Crypto Jelle also shared an optimistic outlook for 
the cryptocurrency, asserting that Ethereum “looks better than it has looked 
in years” against both Bitcoin (BTC) and the US Dollar. He argued that both 
charts are poised to move higher since ETH’s downtrend against BTC is over, 
and its USD chart looks ready to push towards the $4,000 barrier again. He 
added that the ETH/BTC anticipated rally means “ETHUSD could see price move a 
lot higher over the coming months.” Similarly, Alex Wacy recently explained 
that the “biggest ETH rotation in 8 years [is] forming right now.” The analyst 
highlighted that the king of altcoins is repeating the same playbook that led 
to its 2018 breakout against BTC, but with “bigger players” and “more capital 
entering.” Related Reading: Monero (XMR) Hits New $610 All-Time High – Veteran 
Trader Shares Silver-Like Setup According to the chart, ETH saw a multi-year 
accumulation against Bitcoin between 2015 and 2017, leading to its massive 
expansion in 2018. After an initial breakout, the cryptocurrency re- 
accumulated for an extended period inside a falling wedge pattern, which 
resulted in a 50x pump from this structure. This time, Ethereum’s trading pair 
against BTC moved within a multi-year falling wedge pattern again, which was 
broken out of in Q4 2025. If history repeats itself, the altcoin could see a 
new massive surge against the flagship crypto over the coming months. As of 
this writing, Ethereum is trading at $3,375, a 5% increase in the weekly 
timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com

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