The amount of Ether (ETH<\/a>) in the queue to be staked has surpassed that waiting to be unstaked, an occurrence that has previously preceded massive ETH price rallies.\u00a0<\/p>\n Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ethereum staking queue surpasses the exit queue, historically an occurrence that has led to major ETH price rallies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n ETH appears bullish above $2,750, with charts hinting at a $5,000 target.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Ethereum\u2019s entry queue increased to 745,619 ETH worth $2.2 billion at current prices, with a 13-day wait time. This has surpassed the exit queue<\/a> for the first time since June, currently at 360,528 ETH ($1.06 billion).<\/p>\n This marks the highest amount of Ether set for staking by the network\u2019s validators<\/a> since November 30.\u00a0<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>Ethereum’s TVL could skyrocket ’10X’ in 2026: Sharplink CEO<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Data from ValidatorQueue notes<\/a> that the current number of active validators is above 983,371 million, with 29.3% of the total ETH supply staked, or around 35.5 million ETH.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cEthereum validator entry queue just flipped exit queue,\u201d DefiIgnas said<\/a> in a Saturday X post, adding:<\/p>\n \u201cThe Pectra upgrade improved staking UX and raised maximum validator limits, making restaking easier for large balances.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n This means that most validators are looking to hold on to their ETH, reducing the sell-side pressure.<\/p>\n \u201cETH validator entry queue is now bigger than the exit queue, for the first time in six months,\u201d head of defi Monad, Abdul, said<\/a> in an X post on Sunday, adding:<\/p>\n \u201cThe last time this happened in June, ETH doubled in price shortly after.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Data from TradingView<\/a> reveals that the last two times the number of ETH waiting to be staked surpassed that to be unstaked were in March and June, preceding 90% and 126% Ether price rallies, respectively.<\/p>\n If history repeats itself, ETH price could climb to as high as $5,000 in 2026, on the back of increased staking<\/a>, higher network activity and lower transaction fees<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ether\u2019s current technical structure closely mirrors the setup that sparked its Q4\/2024 price rally.\u00a0<\/p>\n The chart below suggests that the current horizontal price action within the $2,750-$3,200 range is behaving much like the whipsaw within $2,260 and $2,750 between July and October 2024.<\/p>\n Once the price broke above the high range at $2,750, it went on to rise 74.5% to $4,100 in December 2024.<\/p>\n With prices holding above $2,750, the ETH\/USD pair has the potential to rise 75% from the current levels toward $5,120, echoing the rally that followed a similar technical setup in 2024.<\/p>\n Investor and trader Titan of Crypto said<\/a> that \u201cETH has already retraced 61.8% from its last impulsive move,\u201d adding that it is currently at a level where the price often reacts, as seen in mid-2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n He added:<\/p>\n\n
Ethereum validator entry queue surpasses exit queue<\/h2>\n
Ether\u2019s 2024 fractal setup targets $5,000 ETH price<\/h2>\n
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