The Ethereum price made a swift and strong comeback at the beginning of the year’s second quarter, having struggled in the first few months of 2025. While the “king of altcoins” is in a much better place than it was a few months ago, ETH has not particularly impressed in the last few weeks.
The reasoning behind this bearish projection is the price movement of an ascending channel pattern on the Ethereum chart on the weekly timeframe. An ascending channel is a technical analysis pattern characterized by two major (upward-sloping) trendlines: the upper line linking the swing highs and the lower line connecting the swing lows.
As shown in the chart above, this breakdown was the case for the Ethereum price when it succumbed to significant bearish pressure earlier this year. The altcoin’s value plunged to as low as $1,200 in early April before witnessing a strong resurgence back above the $2,000 level.
As of this writing, the price of ETH sits just beneath the $2,300 level, reflecting an over 5% decline in the past 24 hours. According to data from CoinGecko, the altcoin is down by nearly 9% on the weekly timeframe.