Ethereum price to $10K is the most 'asymmetric bet' in crypto — Analyst

Ether ( ETH ) price reaching the $10,000 mark could be the most “asymmetric bet” in the current cryptocurrency market conditions, according to one popular analyst. Can Ether reach the $10,000 mark during the current bull cycle?

Ether to $10K could be the best bet in crypto

Ether price reaching $10,000 could be the best bet in the current market, according to popular crypto analyst Tyler, who wrote in a June 16 X post:

“The most asymmetric bet in crypto today is Ethereum to $10,000. As annoying as that is, just the way the chips have fallen. We trade the market, not our emotions.”

Ether price is down over 4% on the weekly chart, trading just below the $3,400 mark as of 1:10 p.m. in UTC, according to TradingView data .

Ether's price has been in a downtrend for over two weeks since May 27, when it rose to a range high of $3,939 before being rejected from the $4,000 psychological mark.

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Can Ethereum ETFs boost ETH price to $10K?

Despite the bullish prediction, Ether is still struggling to rise above the $4,000 psychological mark.

Moreover, Ether is currently down over 30% from its all-time high of $4,891 in November 2021. A hypothetical move to the $10,000 mark would imply an Ether price increase of over 194% from the current levels.

ETH price faces significant resistance at the $3,500 mark. A potential move above would liquidate over $534 million of cumulative leveraged short positions across all exchanges.

Short liquidations would surpass $1 billion if Ether were to rise above the $3,586 mark, according to Coinglass data .

Ether’s price action could be boosted by institutional inflows from the first spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETF), which are expected to start trading by July 2 , in just two weeks, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.

However, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler provided a broader timeframe for when spot Ether ETFs might begin trading, indicating that it could happen within the next three months by the end of September.

In Bitcoin’s ( BTC ) case, ETF inflows were a significant part of its price rally. By Feb. 15, Bitcoin ETFs had accounted for about 75% of new investment in the world’s largest cryptocurrency as it surpassed the $50,000 mark.

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Ether supply on exchanges hits 8-year low

Ether could also see a price breakout due to a potential supply squeeze, as Ether's supply on cryptocurrency exchanges sunk to an eight-year low.

This could translate into more upward momentum, according to popular crypto analyst Quinten. Quinten wrote in a June 18 X post to his 112,000 followers:

“Ethereum supply on exchanges is at an 8-YEAR LOW. Meanwhile, institutional demand will be unlocked through the $ETH ETF in July. You don’t need to have a degree to understand what is about to happen.”

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