On December 21, 2025 (GMT-5), Ethereum (ETH) traded in a volatile yet range-bound pattern amid lingering macro uncertainty and “extreme fear” market sentiment, opening at $2,948.21, dipping to an intraday low of $2,835.76 (finding temporary support near the critical $2,800 level and the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement at $2,749) before staging a modest rebound to a session high of $2,972.34, and ultimately stabilizing around $2,910.58 by the close—recording a marginal 0.58% daily loss with an intraday amplitude of 4.82% and subdued trading volume. The choppy price action came as the market digested the lingering aftermath of the Bank of Japan’s recent rate hike and awaited clearer signals on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path, while the ongoing “extreme fear” sentiment (as indicated by the Crypto Fear & Greed Index hovering around 20) constrained aggressive buying interest, even as isolated whale accumulation emerged (with one large address purchasing over 5,600 ETH worth ~$16.95 million). Technically, the daily chart remained under pressure from a death cross formation of moving averages, though hourly charts showed mild short-term recovery cues; the $3,000 psychological level and $3,017 resistance continued to act as major hurdles, with immediate supports at $2,880 and $2,800, and market focus centered on whether ETH could hold above $2,850 amid year-end liquidity constraints or risk a deeper pullback toward $2,749 if the $2,800 support fails.

The market outlook for tomorrow is bullish, with a target price of 3067.21.

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