Ethereum · 2026-08-21
رؤية ذلك اليوم: ETH closed 8/21 at $2,516.30 (+8.14%), range 2,325-2,547; volume 740,663 ETH, +14.2% vs 8/20, price-volume expansion aligned; funding mildly positive +0.0098% (1.27x BTC), OI rose +4.38% (2,320,370 → 2,422,087), major players actively built long; classified as (a) healthy volume expansion rally, uptrend continues; FGI 72 sustained Greed; divergent pattern vs BTC (BTC (c) OI down -1.42%, ETH (a) OI up +4.38%), ETH major-player intent stronger; key levels: 2,547 resistance / 2,400 loss-warning, watch 8/22 US Jackson Hole Powell remarks.
Key Data
- ETH closing price: UTC 2026-08-21 00:00 at $2,326.83, UTC 2026-08-21 24:00 at $2,501.67, +8.14% within window
- Intraday range: high $2,546.78 / low $2,324.99, range $221.79 (9.53%)
- 24-hour total network volume: 740,663 ETH (~$1.787B)
- Perpetual funding rate: 4-period mean +0.00976% (08-21 00:00 +0.00903% / 08-21 08:00 +0.01000% / 08-21 16:00 +0.01000% / 08-22 00:00 +0.01000%)
- Taker buy/sell ratio: 24h mean 1.0526, latest 0.8943
- Retail long/short account ratio: 24h mean 2.3542, latest 2.5051
- Top-trader long/short ratio: 24h mean 1.6811, latest 1.7099
- Open Interest (OI): 24h net +4.38%, currently 2,422,087 ETH
- Perpetual basis: stable in -0.05% to +0.05% range
- Fear & Greed Index: 2026-08-21 reading 72 (Neutral)
24H Price Review
- Phase · Early (UTC 00-06): open $2,326.83 → $2,368.42, +1.79%, 6h volume 117,789 ETH.
- Phase · Early-Afternoon (UTC 06-12): open $2,368.42 → $2,370.47, +0.09%, 6h volume 243,155 ETH.
- Phase · Afternoon (UTC 12-18): open $2,370.48 → $2,423.61, +2.24%, 6h volume 181,096 ETH.
- Phase · Close (UTC 18-24): open $2,423.61 → $2,516.30, +3.82%, 6h volume 198,623 ETH.
Macro Calendar
- 🟡 2026-08-26 (Wed) · US August Consumer Confidence Index · Impact: Medium
- 🟡 2026-08-28 (Fri) · BTC August Options Expiry (Deribit) · Impact: Medium
- 🔴 2026-09-01 (Tue) · US August ISM Manufacturing Index · Impact: High
- 🔴 2026-09-04 (Fri) · US August Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) · Impact: High
- 🔴 2026-09-11 (Fri) · US August CPI (Year-over-Year / Month-over-Month) · Impact: High
- 🔴 2026-09-16 (Wed) · Fed September Rate Decision · Impact: High
- 🔴 2026-09-17 (Thu) · Fed Chair Press Conference (Powell) · Impact: High
Bull vs. Bear
- Phase 2 (UTC 06-12) single-phase sell-off +0.09% + concentrated volume 243,155 ETH | touched window low $2,324.99, classic "bearish-event triggered concentrated selling pressure" pattern
- OI 24h net +4.38% price down OI up = active short accumulation | OI +101,717 ETH while price fell -8.14%, classic active short accumulation
- Range 9.53% high volatility reflects intense bull-bear tug-of-war | 24h range 9.53% hits recent high, price volatility rising = position risk increased
- Phase 4 (UTC 18-24) single-phase rebound +3.82% + volume 198,623 ETH | touched window high $2,546.78, classic "post-bearish-event technical rebound" pattern
- Top-trader L/S 24h mean 1.68 institutions mildly bullish | top-trader L/S 24h mean 1.68 / close 1.71, showing institutions maintained mildly bullish stance within window
- close at $2,516.30 held $2,324.99-$2,546.78 range | 24h price held within window range, did not break lower bound = short-term support effective