Ethereum · 2026-08-28
رؤية ذلك اليوم: ETH closed on 8/28 at $2,442.80 (-2.71%), with high/low of $2,535.05 / $2,405.97, following BTC lower but with a slightly smaller decline; beta 0.90 is mildly below BTC's elasticity. Volume of 361,082 ETH was +7.2% higher than 8/27's 336,914 ETH, a volume expansion 14 percentage points lower than BTC's +21.5%, indicating a milder volume divergence. Funding of +0.00229% was only 0.28x BTC's, showing weaker willingness of longs to pay. Open interest fell from 2,390,486 to 2,359,772 (-1.28%), with a de-risking magnitude half of BTC's -2.90%. The composite reading (c-mix) reflects synchronized long-short de-risking with a heavy main-force wait-and-see mood; no panic selling observed. Watch $2,406 prior low and the $2,510 neckline.
Key Data
- ETH Closing Price: UTC 2026-08-28 00:00 reported $2,510.94, UTC 2026-08-28 24:00 reported $2,443.80, -2.71% within the window
- Intraday Range: High $2,535.05 / Low $2,405.97, range $129.08 (5.14%)
- 24h Total Network Volume: 361,082 ETH (approximately $893 million)
- Perpetual Funding Rate: 4-period average +0.00229% (08-28 00:00 +0.00207% / 08-28 08:00 -0.00013% / 08-28 16:00 +0.00562% / 08-29 00:00 +0.00159%)
- Taker Buy/Sell Ratio: 24h average 0.9809, latest 1.0288
- Retail Long/Short Account Ratio: 24h average 2.3941, latest 2.5907
- Top Trader Long/Short Ratio: 24h average 1.7845, latest 1.7524
- Open Interest (OI): 24h net -1.28%, currently 2,359,772 ETH
- Perpetual Basis: Stable within the -0.05% to +0.05% range
- Fear & Greed Index: 2026-08-28 reading 73 (Neutral)
24H Price Review
- Phase · Early (UTC 00-06): Open $2,510.94 → $2,493.32, -0.70%, 6h volume 56,036 ETH.
- Phase · Mid-Morning (UTC 06-12): Open $2,493.32 → $2,505.10, +0.47%, 6h volume 51,435 ETH.
- Phase · Afternoon (UTC 12-18): Open $2,505.10 → $2,443.79, -2.45%, 6h volume 195,718 ETH.
- Phase · Close (UTC 18-24): Open $2,443.79 → $2,442.80, -0.04%, 6h volume 57,894 ETH.
Macro Calendar
- 🟡 2026-08-28 (Fri) · BTC August Options Expiry (Deribit) · Impact: Medium
- 🔴 2026-09-01 (Tue) · US August ISM Manufacturing PMI · Impact: High
- 🔴 2026-09-04 (Fri) · US August Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) · Impact: High
- 🔴 2026-09-11 (Fri) · US August Consumer Price Index (CPI, YoY/MoM) · Impact: High
- � 2026-09-16 (Wed) · Fed September Interest Rate Decision · Impact: High
- 🔴 2026-09-17 (Thu) · Fed Chair Press Conference (Powell) · Impact: High
- 🟡 2026-09-25 (Fri) · BTC September Options Expiry (Deribit) · Impact: Medium
Bull vs. Bear
- Phase 3 (UTC 12-18) single-phase plunge -2.45% + concentrated volume of 195,718 ETH | Touched window low $2,405.97, a typical "negative-event-triggered concentrated selling" pattern
- OI 24h net -1.28% synchronized long-short deleveraging | OI net -30,715 ETH decline, both longs and shorts actively de-risking, typical deleveraging state
- Taker sells 24h average 0.9809 < 1.0 sellers dominate | Takers persistently seller-dominated; although late-session 1.0288 buyers returned, price did not show an effective rebound
- Phase 2 (UTC 06-12) single-phase rebound +0.47% + volume 51,435 ETH | Touched window high $2,535.05, a typical "post-event technical rebound" pattern
- Top Trader L/S ratio 24h average 1.78, institutions mildly bullish | Top trader L/S 24h average 1.78 / close 1.75, institutions maintained a mild bullish stance within the window
- Taker buys late session 1.0288 > 1.0 buyers returning | Late-session taker buy-side returned, showing market buy-side support near $2,405.97