Overview
- Ethereum climbed to about $2,712–$2,719 on Monday after a sharp Bitcoin move triggered a short squeeze that CoinGlass says liquidated roughly $300–$313 million of positions in one hour.
- Exchanges reported an additional roughly $170 million in ETH short liquidations that added concentrated buy pressure during the spike.
- On-chain data show wallet 0x4cee bought 7,567 ETH, a roughly $19.9 million purchase that was moved off exchange and reduced immediate sell-side supply.
- Derivatives metrics point to about $3 billion of ETH open interest with only modestly positive funding, which signals significant participation but not extreme overheating.
- Traders say the rally needs fresh spot buyers and specific confirmations to last, with a daily close above $2,800 and the weekly close on September 27 as the key gates and support levels at $2,700 then $2,600 to watch.