On July 8, 2026 (GMT-5), Ethereum erased the prior day’s mild recovery and dipped lower amid renewed broad risk-off sentiment across crypto markets, fluctuating between $1972 and $2045 and closing roughly 1.15% down. ETH failed to sustain its footing above the key $2040 short-term resistance, with thin buying liquidity only providing limited cushion around the $1970 support zone, pushing short-term technical indicators back into deep oversold territory. Trading volume climbed moderately as traders grew wary of lingering hawkish Fed policy expectations and continuous net outflows from U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs. Heavy profit-taking and cascading stop-loss liquidations snuffed out all intraday recovery attempts, locking Ethereum’s near-term momentum firmly bearish and dragging down risk sentiment throughout the digital asset sector.

Bearish outlook for the market tomorrow; target level: 1712.74.

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