Usman Salis
⬤ Ethereum (ETH) just broke below a Wave (4) corrective triangle on the 4-hour timeframe, and the move isn't looking pretty for bulls. The consolidation phase has wrapped up with a decisive push to the downside, keeping the bearish structure firmly in place.
⬤ The breakdown came after ETH spent days compressed inside the triangle's boundaries. Once price slipped below the lower trendline, it became clear that sellers were still in control. As the analyst put it, the triangle pattern "showed its hand" - and it wasn't in favor of a rally. This isn't the first time ETH has been caught in a similar spot. Just recently, ETH Forms 4H Symmetrical Triangle as Ethereum Tests $2,600 Support covered a nearly identical setup where the asset was stuck in a tight range before making its next move.
"The consolidation showed its hand," the analyst noted, reinforcing that the breakdown confirms continued bearish dominance in the near term.
⬤ What makes this breakdown important is how it shifts the focus. Instead of watching for a recovery back into the pattern, traders are now eyeing downside follow-through and whether ETH can hold up at deeper support zones. A similar theme played out in ETH Price Analysis: Ethereum Tests $2,750-$2,850 Demand Zone After Channel Break, which showed how a structural break redirected attention to lower demand areas and amplified downside risk.
⬤ For now, the pressure remains tilted to the downside unless ETH can reclaim key resistance and flip the script. That idea was also reinforced in Ethereum Struggles Below $2,091 as Risk of Further Decline Remains High, where the focus was on how breaking back above certain levels could shift momentum back in favor of buyers.
Usman Salis
