Ethereum Price Faces Key Hurdles: Can It Break Through?

Ethereum price extended losses and tested the $2,450 support zone. ETH is recovering losses and faces many hurdles near the $2,550 level.

Ethereum started a downside correction below the $2,550 support.
The price is trading below $2,550 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.
There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,560 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
The pair could start a fresh increase if it clears the $2,550 and $2,600 resistance levels.

Ethereum Price Starts Recovery

Ethereum price extended its decline below the $2,600 level like Bitcoin. ETH traded below the $2,550 and $2,500 support levels to enter a short-term bearish zone.

The price traded as low as $2,445 and is currently correcting losses. There was a minor increase above the $2,500 level. The price traded above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2,758 swing high to the $2,445 low.

Ethereum price is now trading below $2,550 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. On the upside, the price seems to be facing hurdles near the $2,550 level. There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,560 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD.

The first major resistance is near the $2,600 level. It is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2,758 swing high to the $2,445 low.

A clear move above the $2,600 resistance might send the price toward the $2,650 resistance. An upside break above the $2,650 resistance might call for more gains in the coming sessions. In the stated case, Ether could rise toward the $2,700 resistance zone in the near term. The next hurdle sits near the $2,720 level or $2,750.

Another Decline In ETH?

If Ethereum fails to clear the $2,550 resistance, it could start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $2,520 level. The first major support sits near the $2,500 zone.

A clear move below the $2,500 support might push the price toward $2,450. Any more losses might send the price toward the $2,450 support level in the near term. The next key support sits at $2,420.

Technical Indicators

Hourly MACD – The MACD for ETH/USD is gaining momentum in the bullish zone.

Hourly RSI – The RSI for ETH/USD is now near the 50 zone.

Major Support Level – $2,450

Major Resistance Level – $2,550