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Whales and Institutions Accumulate as Ethereum Tests $2,110 Support

Continuing ETF withdrawals plus large derivatives liquidations raise the risk that ETH will breach its immediate technical support level.

Overview

  • ETH traded near $2,120 on Nov. 10, testing technical support around $2,110 and exposing a lower target near $2,081 if that level breaks.
  • U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded about $184.5 million in net outflows on Nov. 9 after roughly $365.2 million of withdrawals earlier in the week, reducing one source of institutional demand.
  • On-chain trackers show heavy, mixed whale activity including a wallet that borrowed $22 million on Aave to buy about 10,000 ETH, a dormant address withdrawing 34,601 ETH from Binance, and BitMine adding 9,587 ETH to reach roughly 6.07 million ETH.
  • Derivatives forced liquidations removed roughly $462 million of ETH exposure over 24 hours, with long positions making up about $425 million of that total and amplifying short-term volatility.
  • Staking and borrowing dynamics add supply friction and risk because large holders are moving and staking ETH, staked ETH is being used as collateral for loans, and a Foundation-linked wallet reportedly sold 1,000 ETH on Nov. 10, all of which make price swings more sensitive to further flows.