ETH update - Oct 9, 2026:
Price Today
Current: ∼$2,478 - $2,491 - volatile day
Day range: $2,406 - $2,577, opened at $2,569, now down -3.0% to -3.5%
Market Cap: ∼$313.5B, volume ∼$19B
YTD: -10.38%, 1Y: -38.36% - holding up better than most alts this month (+9.09% last 30 days)
What’s Happening Today
1. Big options expiry today - Oct 9:
123,000 ETH options expiring today with notional value $320M, put-call ratio 0.71 (more calls than puts), max pain at $2,650. 9% of all ETH open interest expires today, so expect choppy action around $2,500
2. ETF flow flipped:
Spot Ethereum ETFs saw $8.54M net outflows, ending an 8-day inflow streak. Contrast with Bitcoin ETFs +$198M inflows same day, 9th straight day of gains. Shows rotation to BTC this week
3. Heavy liquidations yesterday:
ETH led liquidations with $318.3M, more than BTC's $286M. Total crypto liquidations $1.12B in 24h on Oct 8, 187,006 traders wiped - explains the drop to $2,409 low
4. Treasury watch:
Bitmine now holds 6,016,414 ETH (∼4.9% of supply) and Chairman Tom Lee says they will stop buying at 5%. They are almost done accumulating
5. Sentiment:
Trading sideways stuck under $2,500 psychological resistance - finding support at EMA50. Forecast models targeting $3,000 for October if $2,750 breaks.
Arthur Hayes reiterated $10K by year-end call after ETH gained ∼70% in Q3.
Key levels: Support $2,400, Resistance $2,500 then $2,650 (max pain). Today’s expiry could pin it near $2,500.
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Price Today
Current: ∼$2,478 - $2,491 - volatile day
Day range: $2,406 - $2,577, opened at $2,569, now down -3.0% to -3.5%
Market Cap: ∼$313.5B, volume ∼$19B
YTD: -10.38%, 1Y: -38.36% - holding up better than most alts this month (+9.09% last 30 days)
What’s Happening Today
1. Big options expiry today - Oct 9:
123,000 ETH options expiring today with notional value $320M, put-call ratio 0.71 (more calls than puts), max pain at $2,650. 9% of all ETH open interest expires today, so expect choppy action around $2,500
2. ETF flow flipped:
Spot Ethereum ETFs saw $8.54M net outflows, ending an 8-day inflow streak. Contrast with Bitcoin ETFs +$198M inflows same day, 9th straight day of gains. Shows rotation to BTC this week
3. Heavy liquidations yesterday:
ETH led liquidations with $318.3M, more than BTC's $286M. Total crypto liquidations $1.12B in 24h on Oct 8, 187,006 traders wiped - explains the drop to $2,409 low
4. Treasury watch:
Bitmine now holds 6,016,414 ETH (∼4.9% of supply) and Chairman Tom Lee says they will stop buying at 5%. They are almost done accumulating
5. Sentiment:
Trading sideways stuck under $2,500 psychological resistance - finding support at EMA50. Forecast models targeting $3,000 for October if $2,750 breaks.
Arthur Hayes reiterated $10K by year-end call after ETH gained ∼70% in Q3.
Key levels: Support $2,400, Resistance $2,500 then $2,650 (max pain). Today’s expiry could pin it near $2,500.
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