• Ethereum was up 17% from $2,620, reclaiming $3,009.80 due to increasing institutional inflows.
• The net deposits of $291 million into US Ethereum ETFs, which helped boost market confidence and market liquidity.
• Ether’s five-year pennant pattern is close to breaking out and technical analysts target $3,200.

Ethereum (ETH) regained the $3,000 mark with a strong recovery from last week’s low. It reached $3,009.80 on Friday with growing trading volumes and market sentiment.  Institutional flows created renewed stability as investors increased exposure while anticipating a decisive move from the multi-year consolidation pattern.

ETH climbed 17% from its November 21 low of $2,620. Currently, Ethereum is trading at $ 3,009.80, and held market dominance at around 11.78% with a market valuation of $363.27 billion despite transmitting a slight drop in value within 24 hours.

Institutional Accumulation Strengthens Market Foundation

US-based Ethereum ETFs registered net deposits of $291 million over two successive trading days. The institutional inflow momentum pushed spot markets into discretionary buying. Strategic investors started accumulating again, which strengthened their outlook. The favorably liquid environment helped Ethereum break above the significant level of $3,000.

Arkham witnessed major activity related to wallets associated with analyst Tom Lee. They found that $44.3 million of Ethereum was deposited into Bitmine-related wallets. The weekly account inflow was recorded at $185.6 million, reflecting increasing market sentiment among investors. These transactions caused Ethereum to surge intra-day to almost $3,070 on November 28.

In a recent corporate announcement, Lee highlighted Ether’s dependable support level near $2,500. He described current conditions as the early stages of a potential supercycle.

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Five-Year Pennant Approaches Critical Resolution

Crypto analyst Merlijn, cited in a recent post by CryptosRus, stated that Ethereum has completed its final shakeout phase. He identified the ongoing consolidation as the longest bullish pennant in the asset’s history. 

Merlijn pointed out that retail sentiment was weakened by volatility, but institutional accumulation was still aggressive. There were fast exchange outflows with token holders moving their assets into longer-term storage. 

Market circumstances are pressuring close to the top of the pattern, increasing the chances of an outstanding breakout soon. Analysts closely watch the pattern to get hints about its upward continuation. A breakout beyond multi-year resistances can trigger one of the strongest rallies for Ether in recent years if momentum gains even more strength.

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