• CryptoQuant reports a sharp rise in Ethereum’s futures-to-spot ratio, indicating growing trader speculation.
• Ethereum leads major assets in futures demand, signaling an imbalance in trader behavior compared to Bitcoin and Solana.
• ETH price faces key resistance at $3,100, with support near $2,850, as traders bet on short-term volatility.

Analytical platform, CryptoQuant, has noted that there has been a dramatic change in the market action of Ethereum. The most up-to-date numbers on the platform show that the futures to spot ratio of the ETF has sharply gone up. 

The trend indicates an increasing inclination of the traders to futures contracts as opposed to purchasing on the spot. The ratio has been increasing by 5 to almost 6.9 in the past few days indicating an increase in speculation.

Ethereum Futures Surge as Traders Shift to Leverage

The increase in ratio shows that traders are putting themselves in leverage markets to a greater degree. Ethereum  bears the best future demand among other significant assets. Bitcoin and Solana have stable ratios ranging between 3.5 and 4.5. ETH, though, has increased the disparity, and indications are of an unbalanced trading pattern.

Source: X

This development underscores the fact that traders are betting more intensively on the price shifts of ETH. The futures market is expanding more rapidly as compared to the spot market.

Such a change can be in response to anticipated increased volatility or Ethereum ecosystem catalysts. There is now positioning to price action in the short run instead of long run gathering by the traders.

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The evidence points to a derivative-driven market. This rise in futures to spot ratio is generally noted when the traders anticipate high volatility in prices. This type of behavior usually predetermines the short-term price movement either to the higher or to the lower direction. The current performance of ETH implies that traders expect volatility or price alteration that would likely cause change in price over the short-term.

During the past 24 hours, there was a loss of $34.2 million in ETH futures liquidation. According to Coinglass data, out of this, short liquidations contributed to the extent of $22.1 million. It means that Ethereum-betting traders are driven out of their positions. Market uncertainty is further pointed out when liquidations usually swing the price movement.

Ethereum Faces $3,100 Test with Key Support at $2,850

Ethereum presently is testing the $3,100 mark, a notch beneath the 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA). Since October 10, this EMA has been serving as a resistance line. If ETH overcome this resistance, then it will be able to approach the $3,470 mark. It will require the ETH to break through the price of $3,100 and break through the 20-day EMA to determine the outcome.

Source: TradingView

On the flipside, Ethereum may hit its next support at approximately $2,850. This is close to the cost base of some big ETH holders also referred to as whales. In case the price falls to this stage, it might sway purchasing by these holders. This is a price zone that is perceived to be a significant market stability threshold.

ETH has mixed signals in terms of medium-term indicators. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) remains under the neutral but it is flattening after increasing a notch. In the meantime, the Stochastic Oscillator has moved above its midline. In a case where the RSI gets caught up by the Stochastic and begins to increase, it may be an indication of a reversal of the bullish momentum.

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