{"id":427612,"date":"2026-05-18T13:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/ethereum-price-tumbles-hard-bears-tighten-grip-on-market-momentum-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:53:30","slug":"ethereum-price-tumbles-hard-bears-tighten-grip-on-market-momentum-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/ethereum-price-tumbles-hard-bears-tighten-grip-on-market-momentum-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Price Tumbles Hard, Bears Tighten Grip On Market Momentum &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"ftwp-postcontent\">\n<p><em>Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $2,050. ETH is now consolidating below $2,150 and might struggle to recover.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethereum started a downside extension below the $2,150 zone.<\/li>\n<li>The price is trading below $2,150 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.<\/li>\n<li>There is a connecting trend line forming with support at $2,050 on the hourly chart of ETH\/USD (data feed via Kraken).<\/li>\n<li>The pair could continue to move down if it stays below the $2,150 zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"ftoc-heading-1\" class=\"ftwp-heading\">Ethereum Price Extends Losses<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum price failed to remain stable above $2,220 and started a downside correction, like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/btc\/bitcoin-price-extends-decline-78k\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bitcoin<\/a>. ETH price dipped below the $2,200 and $2,150 levels.<\/p>\n<p>The price even traded below $2,050. A low was formed at $1,914 on Kraken, and the price is now consolidating losses. There was a recovery wave above the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2,197 swing high to the $1,914 low.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum price is now trading below $2,150 and the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/eth\/ethereum-price-trapped-below-2320\/\" target=\"_blank\">100-hourly Simple Moving Average<\/a>. Besides, there is a connecting trend line forming with support at $2,050 on the hourly chart of ETH\/USD.<\/p>\n<p>If the bulls remain in action above $2,050, the price could attempt another increase. Immediate resistance is seen near the $2,130 level. The first key resistance is near the $2,150 level or the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2,197 swing high to the $1,914 low.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_896685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-896685\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ethereum_3863ff.png\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-896685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/ETHUSD\/\" target=\"_blank\">ETHUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The next major resistance is near the $2,200 level. A clear move above the $2,200 resistance might send the price toward the $2,250 resistance. An upside break above the $2,250 region might call for more gains in the coming days. In the stated case, Ether could rise toward the $2,300 resistance zone or even $2,320 in the near term.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ftoc-heading-2\" class=\"ftwp-heading\">Another Drop In ETH?<\/h2>\n<p>If Ethereum fails to clear the $2,150 resistance, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $2,085 level. The first major support sits near the $2,050 zone.<\/p>\n<p>A clear move below the $2,050 support might push the price toward the $2,000 support. Any more losses might send the price toward the $1,920 region. The main support could be $1,880.<\/p>\n<p>Technical Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD<strong> \u2013 <\/strong>The MACD for ETH\/USD is gaining momentum in the bearish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly RSI<strong> \u2013 <\/strong>The RSI for ETH\/USD is now below the 50 zone.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Level \u2013 $2,050<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Level \u2013 $2,150<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $2,050. ETH is now consolidating below $2,150 and might struggle to recover. Ethereum started a downside extension below the $2,150 zone. The price is trading below $2,150 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a connecting trend line forming with support at $2,050 on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[235,203,210,234,231,232,237,238,236,233],"class_list":["post-427612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blockchain","tag-bitcoin","tag-crypto-currency","tag-elon-musk","tag-ethereum","tag-hyperledger","tag-ibm","tag-mining","tag-nodes","tag-spacex","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":427614,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427612\/revisions\/427614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}