Ethereum · 2026-08-03
That day's view: ETH closed 8/3 at $1,860.50 (-1.32%), with an intraday range of $57 (H $1,885.95 / L $1,828.62). Volume held at 175,607 ETH, roughly flat versus 8/2. Funding sat at +0.00455%, about 0.83x of BTC and on the lower side; open interest rose from 2,296,288 to 2,327,174 ETH (+1.35%), inverse to BTC's OI -0.52%. Composite main force reads (c-mix): falling price + rising OI + persistently positive funding — fresh short positioning dominates while legacy shorts unwind in offset, leaving demand-side absorption weak but not panicked. The Fear & Greed Index stayed at 28 (Fear), in lockstep with BTC. Watch the 8/4 U.S. ISM print and the 8/5 non-farm payrolls for cross-risk-asset spillover, alongside whether ETH/BTC at 0.0293 can defend the 0.0288 support level into 8/7.
Key Data
- ETH close: UTC 2026-08-03 00:00 at $1,885.36; UTC 2026-08-03 24:00 at $1,861.31; window change -1.32%
- Intraday range: high $1,885.95 / low $1,828.62; range $57.33 (3.04%)
- 24h total network volume: 175,607 ETH (~$326M)
- Perpetual funding rate: 4-period mean +0.00455% (08-03 00:00 +0.01000% / 08-03 08:00 -0.00087% / 08-03 16:00 +0.00366% / 08-04 00:00 +0.00540%)
- Taker buy/sell ratio: 24h mean 0.9692, latest 1.0564
- Retail long/short account ratio: 24h mean 2.4769, latest 2.3557
- Top-trader long/short ratio: 24h mean 1.4700, latest 1.4763
- Open interest (OI): 24h net +1.35%, currently 2,327,174 ETH
- Perpetual basis: stable between -0.05% and +0.05%
- Fear & Greed Index: 2026-08-03 reading 28 (Fear)
24H Price Review
- Phase · Early session (UTC 00-06): open $1,885.36 → $1,859.88, -1.35%, 6h volume 25,976 ETH.
- Phase · Early afternoon (UTC 06-12): open $1,859.88 → $1,839.89, -1.07%, 6h volume 55,536 ETH.
- Phase · Afternoon (UTC 12-18): open $1,839.88 → $1,868.84, +1.57%, 6h volume 62,756 ETH.
- Phase · Close (UTC 18-24): open $1,868.85 → $1,860.50, -0.45%, 6h volume 31,339 ETH.
Bull vs. Bear
- Phase 1 (UTC 00-06) single-phase capitulation -1.35% + concentrated volume 25,976 ETH | hit the window low of $1,828.62, a typical "event-driven concentrated sell-off" pattern
- OI 24h net +1.35% — falling price + rising OI = active short accumulation | OI added +30,886 ETH while price fell -1.32%, classic active short accumulation
- Taker sell-side dominance 24h mean 0.9692 < 1.0 | taker persistently sell-side dominated; although late-session 1.0564 brought buyers back, price did not show an effective rebound
- Phase 3 (UTC 12-18) single-phase rebound +1.57% + volume 62,756 ETH | hit the window high of $1,885.95, a typical "post-event technical rebound" pattern
- Top-trader long/short ratio 24h mean 1.47, mild institutional long bias | top-trader L/S 24h mean 1.47 / late 1.48; institutions maintained a mildly long stance across the window
- Taker buy-side at close 1.0564 > 1.0, buyers returned | late-session taker buy-side returned, showing the market has bid support near $1,828.62