Ethereum (ETH) price today: analysis and whale activity
Updated: 2026-10-08 10:38 UTC
Ethereum (ETH) trades at 2,554 USD, down 0.77% in 24 hours and -5.05% over 7 days. This page explains why Ethereum moved today, what Ethereum whales are doing right now (who is long, who is short, at what entry and with how much profit or loss), where the buying volume came from across exchanges, and which news mattered. Everything below is computed live from public data and refreshes every few minutes.
Why did Ethereum move today? What the data shows
- Ethereum is down 0.77% in 24 hours, -5.05% over 7 days and +2.88% over 30 days; the 7-day range is 2,538–2,779 and the price is now 7% of the way from the low to the high.
- Bitcoin moved -1.12% over the same 24 hours, so most of Ethereum's move looks market-wide: it followed Bitcoin rather than leading it.
- Trading volume ($980.30M in 24h) is close to its recent average (1.1×), so there was no unusual volume spike behind the move.
- RSI is 35: neutral, neither overbought nor oversold.
- Futures funding is flat, so long and short bets are balanced. Open interest is $3.00B.
- Across 13 exchange markets we track, 0 show spot buying inflow and 0 show outflow; 0 futures markets show new longs opening with the price and 1 show new shorts.
- 21 of the whales we track hold Ethereum: 7 long ($81.15M) against 14 short ($838.59M). The whale money is positioned for a fall.
Key numbers
What is Ethereum? Read our beginner guide
Ethereum candlestick chart (7 days, 1-hour candles) with volume and RSI
Green = price rose in that hour, red = it fell. Bars at the bottom of the price panel are volume; the lower line is RSI (above 70 overbought, below 30 oversold).
Ethereum market data: rank, market cap and supply
ETH to USD: what Ethereum is worth
| Amount | Value (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 ETH | 2,554 |
| 5 ETH | 12,772 |
| 10 ETH | 25,545 |
| 50 ETH | 127,724 |
| 100 ETH | 255,448 |
| 500 ETH | 1,277,240 |
| 1000 ETH | 2,554,480 |
Ethereum whales: who is long, who is short
This week among tracked whales: Ethereum ranks #1 of 12 coins by whale position size ($919.75M, 32% of all tracked whale positions); 7 whales are long and 14 short.
21 tracked Hyperliquid whales have an open Ethereum position. Long whales entered at an average 2,204 and short whales at 2,436; the average leverage is 11.7x and the combined open loss is $45.38M. A whale that is deep in profit may take it; one underwater with high leverage can be liquidated, which itself moves the price.
| Whale | Side | Position size | Entry price | vs now | Open PnL | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x5b5d…c060 | Short | $281.32M | 2,315 | -10.3% | -$32.29M | 5x |
| 0xb83d…6e36 | Short | $215.21M | 2,359 | -8.27% | -$21.09M | 5x |
| 0x7fda…17d1 | Short | $73.32M | 2,645 | +3.41% | $816.5K | 25x |
| 0xb695…a92d | Short | $52.85M | 2,568 | +0.53% | -$959.4K | 20x |
| 0xedcd…d05a | Long | $52.31M | 1,936 | +31.9% | $13.59M | 4x |
| 0xfc27…9d9d | Short | $49.51M | 2,680 | +4.68% | $1.22M | 25x |
| 0xecb6…2b00 | Short | $48.25M | 2,669 | +4.29% | $983.4K | 15x |
| 0xdf95…7d72 | Short | $43.33M | 2,397 | -6.56% | -$3.62M | 25x |
| 0x45d2…4029 | Short | $37.43M | 2,444 | -4.54% | -$3.34M | 20x |
| 0x469e…58a5 | Long | $15.68M | 2,722 | -6.15% | -$137.9K | 25x |
Where Ethereum is traded: exchange volume, open interest and funding
| Exchange | Market | Price | 24h volume | Open interest | Funding | Flow signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKX | Futures | 2,556 | $5.62B | $1.74B | - | flat |
| GATE | Futures | 2,556 | $4.95B | $2.20B | 0.0001% | longs closing |
| BYBIT | Futures | 2,555 | $2.61B | $2.05B | -0.0041% | flat |
| BITGET | Futures | 2,556 | $1.89B | $2.21B | 0.0100% | flat |
| MEXC | Futures | 2,555 | $1.60B | $2.83B | -0.0027% | new shorts |
| HYPERLIQUID | Futures | 2,556 | $987.55M | $3.01B | 0.0006% | flat |
| BINANCE | Futures | 2,556 | $0 | $6.19B | 0.0005% | longs closing |
| MEXC | Spot | 2,557 | $377.57M | - | - | flat |
| COINBASE | Spot | 2,555 | $375.78M | - | - | flat |
| GATE | Spot | 2,557 | $332.55M | - | - | flat |
| OKX | Spot | 2,557 | $297.38M | - | - | flat |
| BYBIT | Spot | 2,557 | $201.12M | - | - | flat |
| BITGET | Spot | 2,557 | $124.04M | - | - | flat |
Latest Ethereum news
- Bitcoin slips below $83,000 as Ethereum researcher's 'bunker mode' call divides crypto CoinDesk · 2026-10-08
- Ethereum’s Glamsterdam test runs near 200 million gas per block after upgrade CoinDesk · 2026-10-08
- Ethereum Researcher Says AI May Break Encryption Before Quantum Does Decrypt · 2026-10-07
- Bitmine's Relentless Ethereum Buying Is About to End, Tom Lee Says Decrypt · 2026-10-07
- Pudgy Penguins' Ethereum Layer-2 Abstract Is Shutting Down Decrypt · 2026-10-06
Headlines come from Google News and are shown as published; we do not verify them.
Questions about Ethereum
Ethereum is down 0.77% in 24 hours, -5.05% over 7 days and +2.88% over 30 days; the 7-day range is 2,538–2,779 and the price is now 7% of the way from the low to the high. Bitcoin moved -1.12% over the same 24 hours, so most of Ethereum's move looks market-wide: it followed Bitcoin rather than leading it. Trading volume ($980.30M in 24h) is close to its recent average (1.1×), so there was no unusual volume spike behind the move.
21 tracked whales hold Ethereum: 7 long ($81.15M) and 14 short ($838.59M), combined open loss $45.38M.
The hourly RSI(14) is 35: neutral.
On MarketRadar Whale you can see the whale ranking, each whale's open positions and a daily "what did whales buy today" page, free and without sign-up.
Ethereum has a market cap of $312.14B, rank #2 by CoinGecko, with 122,116,138 ETH in circulation.
Ethereum reached 4,946 USD on 2025-08-24; today's price is -48.3% from that high.
At today's price of 2,554 USD, 10 ETH are worth 25,545 USD and 100 ETH are worth 255,448 USD.
Ethereum price history: the last 14 days
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 2,573 | 2,587 | 2,546 | 2,556 | -0.68% |
| 2026-10-07 | 2,697 | 2,699 | 2,538 | 2,573 | -4.60% |
| 2026-10-06 | 2,710 | 2,724 | 2,683 | 2,697 | -0.47% |
| 2026-10-05 | 2,727 | 2,738 | 2,679 | 2,710 | -0.61% |
| 2026-10-04 | 2,687 | 2,740 | 2,686 | 2,727 | +1.48% |
| 2026-10-03 | 2,669 | 2,689 | 2,666 | 2,687 | +0.68% |
| 2026-10-02 | 2,707 | 2,779 | 2,651 | 2,669 | -1.40% |
| 2026-10-01 | 2,687 | 2,723 | 2,673 | 2,707 | +0.75% |
| 2026-09-30 | 2,679 | 2,739 | 2,658 | 2,687 | +0.30% |
| 2026-09-29 | 2,690 | 2,750 | 2,652 | 2,678 | -0.41% |
| 2026-09-28 | 2,688 | 2,721 | 2,635 | 2,689 | +0.04% |
| 2026-09-27 | 2,697 | 2,723 | 2,669 | 2,688 | -0.32% |
| 2026-09-26 | 2,691 | 2,697 | 2,663 | 2,697 | +0.21% |
| 2026-09-25 | 2,687 | 2,743 | 2,667 | 2,691 | +0.15% |
How to read the Ethereum numbers
- RSI
- Relative Strength Index, from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price rose fast and may be stretched (overbought); below 30 it fell fast and may be washed out (oversold). It is a clue about momentum, not a forecast.
- Funding rate
- A small payment between long and short traders on perpetual futures. Positive funding means longs pay shorts (many people are betting on a rise); negative means shorts pay longs.
- Open interest
- The total value of open futures positions. Rising open interest with a rising price means new money is entering; rising open interest with a falling price means new shorts are being opened.
- Long and short
- A long wins if the price rises and a short wins if it falls. Whales often hold both to hedge, so one dominant side is a clue, not proof.
- Liquidation
- When a leveraged position loses so much that the exchange closes it by force. A cluster of liquidations can push the price further in the same direction.
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