Ethereum’s $5,500 Call Looks Very Different From the Market at $2,450 $ETH is trading around $2,450, while Bernstein’s year-end target sits at $5,500 - gap of roughly 124%. The institutional forecasts are spread unusually wide: Citi: $3,028 Standard Chartered: $4,000 Bernstein: $5,500 Ethereum has just bounced from about $2,325, helped by roughly $45.5M in short liquidations, but it still has to reclaim $2,500 before the recovery looks stronger. Above that, $2,600 becomes the next nearby level. The harder part for Bernstein’s scenario is demand. U.S. spot ETH ETFs recorded about $129.5M in net outflows on Oct. 14, while stronger U.S. inflation has added uncertainty around future Fed policy. So the distance to $5,500 is not just a price question. ETH would need a much stronger recovery in both market momentum and institutional flows than what is visible now. #ETH #Ethereum