Ethereum (ETH) Price Shows Stronger Momentum Than Bitcoin (BTC)

Ethereum price rose for the third successive day on Friday, mirroring the broader market trend and picking cues from market bellwether, Bitcoin.

Ethereum price continued its recovery from Thursday's lows on Friday, gaining 2.6% and trading at $2,812 at the time of writing. The coin recorded its first successive three-day rally since the end of January, as signaled by the 2.6% gain on Wednesday, followed by a 2.2% rise on Thursday and now Friday's 2.6%涨幅。

After rising above the $99k mark for the first time in two weeks on Thursday, Bitcoin price set the tone for the rest of the crypto assets. Notably, Ethereum has outperformed Bitcoin in the spot ETF market, having recorded net positive inflows in three of the last five trading sessions. In stark contracst, spot BTC ETFs have returned net negative outflows in four out of the last five sessions.

Meanwhile, DeFi activity on the Ethereum chain picked up in the last week, with the Total Value Locked (TVL) growing by 2.37% during that period. Furthermore, the chain saw the TVL grow by 1.49% to $59.68 billion in the last 24 hours. This signifies increased utility for ETH, and a continuation of that trend will support gains by Ethereum price in the coming days.

In addition, Ethereum recorded a 4.18% growth in the value of Open Interest in the 24 hours preceeding this writing to stand at $13.1 billion. This, too, adds credence to the likely continuation of the uptrend by ETH price.

ETH Price Forecast

Having closed the day above the pivot mark at $2,780, ETH price is likely to face the first resistance at $2,850. A breakout above this level will strengthen the bullish momentum and could see ETH price test the second resistance at $2,900.

On the other hand, the momentum could shift to the downside if the price breaks below $2,780. In such a scenario, we can expect to see Ethereum price slide towards the first support at $2,735. A stronger bearish momentum will break below this level and invalidate the bullish narrative, which could then see ETH price test the second support at $2,690.