{"id":9352,"date":"2026-01-12T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/ethereum-price-builds-momentum-but-follow-through-is-the-real-test\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T06:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:00:22","slug":"ethereum-price-builds-momentum-but-follow-through-is-the-real-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/ethereum-price-builds-momentum-but-follow-through-is-the-real-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Price Builds Momentum, But Follow-Through Is the Real Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ethereum price failed to clear the $3,200 resistance and dipped. ETH is now attempting to recover and faces an uphill task near the $3,180 level.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethereum started a downside correction below $3,200 and $3,180.<\/li>\n<li>The price is trading above $3,100 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.<\/li>\n<li>There was a break above a contracting triangle with resistance at $3,125 on the hourly chart of ETH\/USD (data feed via Kraken).<\/li>\n<li>The pair could continue to move up if it stays above the $3,080 zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ethereum Price Attempts Fresh Recovery<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum price failed to remain stable above $3,200 and dipped further, like Bitcoin. ETH price declined below $3,180 and $3,150 to enter a short-term bearish zone.<\/p>\n<p>The price even dipped below $3,080. A low was formed at $3,050, and the price is now attempting a recovery wave. There was a move above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $3,308 swing high to the $3,050 low. Besides, there was a break above a contracting triangle with resistance at $3,125 on the hourly chart of ETH\/USD.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum price is now trading above $3,080 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If the bulls can protect more losses below $3,080, the price could attempt another increase. Immediate resistance is seen near the $3,150 level.<\/p>\n<p>The first key resistance is near the $3,180 level and the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $3,308 swing high to the $3,050 low. The next major resistance is near the $3,220 level.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-874858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ethereum_8f5b6d.png?resize=1024%2C488\" alt=\"Ethereum Price \" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A clear move above the $3,20 resistance might send the price toward the $3,250 resistance. An upside break above the $3,250 region might call for more gains in the coming days. In the stated case, Ether could rise toward the $3,300 resistance zone or even $3,320 in the near term.<\/p>\n<h2>Another Drop In ETH?<\/h2>\n<p>If Ethereum fails to clear the $3,180 resistance, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $3,110 level. The first major support sits near the $3,080 zone.<\/p>\n<p>A clear move below the $3,080 support might push the price toward the $3,050 support. Any more losses might send the price toward the $3,000 region.<\/p>\n<p>Technical Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD<strong> \u2013 <\/strong>The MACD for ETH\/USD is gaining momentum in the bullish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly RSI<strong> &#8211; <\/strong>The RSI for ETH\/USD is now above the 50 zone.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Level \u2013 $3,080<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Level \u2013 $3,180<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum price failed to clear the $3,200 resistance and dipped. ETH is now attempting to recover and faces an uphill task near the $3,180 level. Ethereum started a downside correction below $3,200 and $3,180. The price is trading above $3,100 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a contracting triangle with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141],"tags":[69,153,71,72,73],"class_list":["post-9352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eth","tag-eth","tag-ethbtc","tag-ethereum","tag-ethusd","tag-ethusdt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ad-doge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}