{"id":128332,"date":"2026-01-20T03:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=128332"},"modified":"2026-01-20T03:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:18:27","slug":"ethereum-price-trapped-under-3250-momentum-tilts-lower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=128332","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Price Trapped Under $3,250, Momentum Tilts Lower"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ethereum price started a fresh decline from the $3,300 resistance. ETH is now consolidating losses and is at risk of more losses below $3,150.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ethereum started a sharp downside correction below $3,250.
\nThe price is trading below $3,220 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.
\nThere is a short-term declining channel forming with resistance at $3,210 on the hourly chart of ETH\/USD (data feed via Kraken).
\nThe pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $3,160 zone.<\/p>\n

Ethereum Price Struggles Below Resistance<\/h2>\n

Ethereum price failed to remain stable above $3,280 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin<\/a>. ETH price declined below $3,250 and $3,220 to enter a bearish zone.<\/p>\n

The bears even pushed the price below the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the recent wave from the $3,060 swing low to the $3,402 high. The price finally tested $3,160 and is currently consolidating losses. There is also a short-term declining channel forming with resistance at $3,210 on the hourly chart of ETH\/USD.<\/p>\n

Ethereum price is now trading below $3,220 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If the bulls can protect more losses below $3,160, the price could attempt another increase<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Immediate resistance is seen near the $3,220 level. The first key resistance is near the $3,260 level. The next major resistance is near the $3,280 level. A clear move above the $3,280 resistance might send the price toward the $3,320 resistance. An upside break above the $3,320 region might call for more gains in the coming days. In the stated case, Ether could rise toward the $3,400 resistance zone or even $3,450 in the near term.<\/p>\n

Downside Continuation In ETH?<\/h2>\n

If Ethereum fails to clear the $3,220 resistance, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $3,160 level. The first major support sits near the $3,140 zone or the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the recent wave from the $3,060 swing low to the $3,402 high.<\/p>\n

A clear move below the $3,140 support might push the price toward the $3,080 support. Any more losses might send the price toward the $3,050 region. The main support could be $3,000.<\/p>\n

Technical Indicators<\/p>\n

Hourly MACD \u2013 <\/strong>The MACD for ETH\/USD is gaining momentum in the bearish zone.<\/p>\n

Hourly RSI \u2013 <\/strong>The RSI for ETH\/USD is now below the 50 zone.<\/p>\n

Major Support Level \u2013 $3,160<\/p>\n

Major Resistance Level \u2013 $3,220<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ethereum price started a fresh decline from the $3,300 resistance. ETH is now consolidating losses and is at risk of more losses below $3,150. Ethereum started a sharp downside correction below $3,250. The price is trading below $3,220 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a short-term declining channel forming with resistance at $3,210 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":128333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128332"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/128333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}