After riding the week’s bullish momentum, the Ethereum price faced significant downward pressure above $2,700 and has since crashed to around where it started the week. Below is the underlying factor for ETH’s struggles above $2,700.
The rationale behind this on-chain observation is the cost-basis distribution of the ETH supply. The relevant metric here is cost basis distribution (CBD), which reflects the total Ethereum supply held by addresses with an average cost basis within specific price brackets.
As shown in the chart above, the CBD metric uses a heatmap with fixed price bracket levels (on the vertical axis) for a given period (on the horizontal axis). This indicator offers insights into trend shifts in investor cost basis over a specific period.
Going further, Glassnode explained that the Ethereum price may witness significant sell-side pressure as it approaches the CBD cluster around $2,800. This phenomenon is based on the propensity of several previously underwater investors to look to offload their assets near breakeven.
