{"id":550033,"date":"2023-09-05T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=550033"},"modified":"2023-09-05T10:11:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T10:11:29","slug":"ethereum-bears-gain-upper-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/ethereum\/ethereum-bears-gain-upper-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Bears Gain Upper Hand With Escalating Sell-Off: Impact On ETH Price"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ethereum (ETH) market has been gripped by escalating bearish sentiment as the taker buy-sell ratio, a critical indicator of market dynamics, plunged to a yearly low. This downward trajectory has sparked concerns among investors and traders, highlighting the prevailing pessimism in the Ethereum futures market.<\/span><\/p>\n ETH’s taker buy-sell ratio, as revealed by a recent <\/span>report<\/span><\/a> from the anonymous CryptoQuant analyst Greatest_Trader, has been on a consistent decline over the past few months. The ratio reached its nadir at the end of the previous month, signaling a growing dominance of bears in Ethereum’s trading arena.<\/span><\/p>\n Greatest_Trader<\/span><\/a> said:<\/p>\n The dwindling taker buy-sell ratio is indicative of increased sell orders, reflecting a lack of confidence in the coin’s short-term prospects.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adding to Ethereum’s woes is the declining interest of mainstream internet users. <\/span>Google Trends data<\/span><\/a> indicates that the number of searches for Ethereum (ETH) has plummeted to levels not witnessed since November 2020. Even more strikingly, searches for “DeFi” have dipped to four-year lows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the last seven days, the metric for “Ethereum” plummeted to a dismal 8\/100, a level last seen during the crypto euphoria of 2021, where internet users were searching for Ethereum 12 times more frequently. This decline in interest signals a significant loss of confidence in Ethereum’s prospects among retail investors.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>pessimism surrounding Ethereum<\/span><\/a> is further underscored by an examination of its futures open interest. Currently standing at $4.67 billion, ETH’s open interest has reached its lowest point this year, marking a 36% decline since its peak on April 19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This drop in open interest reveals that institutional and retail traders are increasingly skeptical about the cryptocurrency’s short-term potential. As of now, Ethereum’s price hovers at $1,622.75, with a 0.6% decline in the last 24 hours and a 1.9% loss over the past seven days, according to <\/span>CoinGecko<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
“This consistent behavior underscores the dominant bearish sentiment among futures traders participating in Ethereum’s market.” <\/span><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Source: CryptoQuant<\/pre>\n
Google Trends Reflect A Loss Of Interest In Ethereum<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Source: Google Trends<\/a><\/pre>\n
ETH Futures Open Interest Hits Yearly Low<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Ethereum (ETH) is currently trading at $1,620. Chart: TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n