This fractal chart pattern could send ETH back to $2,500: analyst

Ethereum has held up relatively well during Bitcoin’s latest Sunday slump, but that could change, analysts say.

Ether prices took a small dip but remain above $3,100, while Bitcoin crashed below $90,000 and has yet to recover at the time of writing.

Analyst ‘DrBullZeus’ noted that ETH has been trending lower for a while, but the structure here is starting to look familiar.

“The price is struggling with the downtrend line, similar to what we saw earlier this year before ETH finally bottomed.”

They identified a fractal that, if it occurs, could send the asset crashing to around $2,500 before rising back above the trendline. It’s a possible repeat of what happened in April when ETH fell to a multi-year low around $1,500.

Not everyone is so bearish on ether

However, a clear break above trendline resistance would be “the first real sign that momentum is shifting back in favor of the bulls,” the analyst added.

ETH has been trending lower for a while, but the structure here is starting to look familiar. The price is struggling with the descending trendline, similar to what we saw earlier this year before ETH finally bottomed out.

If this fractal plays out the same way, $ETH could… pic.twitter.com/CU2haYF4Fl

— DrBullZeus (@DrBullZeus) December 14, 2025

MN Fund founder Michaël van de Poppe noted that the coming week will be very volatile due to the abundance of economic data in the United States and the Bank of Japan interest rate cut. He also noted that ETH held up better than BTC.

The analyst pointed to a decline in BTC dominance over Ether, adding that since July, “markets have shifted from Bitcoin-only to ETH-only; however, the masses have not yet picked up this momentum as most altcoins are extremely low,” which is “mispriced.”

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“Ethereum is an asset that has always proven over time to reward those who think medium/long term, especially when sentiment is poor and the market is dominated by fear,” said crypto investor EliZ. told their 600,000 followers on X on Sunday.

They added that ETH never takes off when everyone expects it to, and usually does the opposite.

“Then, when BTC slows down and is no longer the center of attention, capital starts to shift. And that’s when ETH changes pace. It’s always been that way: after long, boring periods, quick, decisive moves happen, often while few are still well positioned.”

Ether price holds steady… For now

Ether prices took a small dip when BTC reached the high level of $87,000, but this time it remained above the psychological level of $3,000. The asset was above $3,100 during the Asian session on Monday morning, while BTC hovered around the mid-$89,000 zone.

Bitcoin is down 2% over the past week, while Ether is up 0.5%. That “capital rotation” that analysts often talk about could be happening slowly at this point.