Ethereum slipped to about $1,875 on Aug. 14 after buyers again failed to hold the $1,900 level. Daily momentum stayed weak, with the RSI at 49.72 and price stuck below its short-term averages, while liquidation clusters sit on both sides of the market. U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs still logged a fifth straight week of inflows.
Ethereum loses momentum below $1,900
Ethereum (ETH) traded at $1,874.90 on Aug. 14 after moving between an intraday low of $1,869.32 and a high of $1,891.30. The asset was down 0.6% on the daily candle at the time the chart was captured.
The decline extended ETH's failure to hold $1,900, a level that has repeatedly attracted selling during August. Price briefly traded above $1,920 earlier in the week before sliding back into the $1,870–$1,890 area. Buyers have defended declines toward $1,850, but each rebound has struggled near $1,920.
Liquidation levels could pull ETH either way
CoinGlass' one-week liquidation heatmap shows the strongest cluster of leveraged positions around $1,940–$1,950, with another near $1,925. A move into those areas could force short sellers to close positions, adding buying pressure. ETH must first clear resistance around $1,890–$1,900, though — failure there would leave the upper bands untouched.
Below the current price, the heatmap shows active liquidity near $1,855–$1,860 and a larger band around $1,835–$1,845. A decisive break under $1,850 could pull ETH toward $1,840, while a close above $1,900 would open a path toward $1,925 and then the denser $1,940–$1,950 zone.
Indicators stay mixed as analysts eye $1,850
ETH traded below its 20-day average of $1,881.11 and its 50-day average of $1,893.64, with both now forming resistance near the area where recent rebounds have stalled. The asset remains above its 100-day average at $1,825.60, and its 200-day average of $2,025.24 shows Ethereum has not yet reversed the broader downtrend from its April and May highs above $2,300.
Crypto analyst Ted Pillows said Ethereum was still holding above its $1,850 zone, calling it a "must-hold level". His chart places the first upside barrier around $1,955, followed by $2,050 and $2,190, while a loss of $1,850 could expose roughly $1,700 before the larger support region near $1,550.
ETF inflows offer support but no breakout
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $245 million in net inflows during the Aug. 3–7 week, extending their run to five consecutive weeks. BlackRock's ETHA accounted for about $203 million of the total, while Fidelity's FETH attracted approximately $24.2 million and Grayscale's ETHE recorded about $4.8 million in net outflows over the same period.
The sustained demand shows institutional accumulation has continued despite weak short-term price action. Still, the inflows have not been enough to push ETH through the resistance between $1,900 and $1,950, leaving the asset dependent on whether spot demand can absorb selling near $1,900.
Source: crypto.news
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