Ethereum sees picture perfect rejection at all-time highs
A copycat move from ETH leaves investors noticeably disappointed and puts the brakes on the "up only" trend of the past week. Bitcoin (BTC) stayed closer to $60,000 on Oct. 22 after the largest altcoin Ether (ETH) failed to cement new all-time highs. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView ETH/USD just match its record $4,380 on Bitstamp before seeing a harsh rejection.
Traders watched in anticipation as Ethereum appeared to follow Bitcoin to historic new levels, only to face immediate resistance and fall sharply back into a lower range. Trader and analyst Rekt Capital called the event a "picture perfect rejection."
At the time of writing, ETH/USD circled $4,150, preserving $4,000 as support with the exception of a flash dip which immediately followed the all-time high rematch. Against Bitcoin, Ethereum fared better, with the ETH/BTC pair having bounced near lows last seen in late July.
Bitcoin could see "additional topside euphoria"
Having similarly failed to hold significantly higher levels, Bitcoin itself took an extended break as overheated markets cooled their excitement. Funding rates were returning to normal on Friday, having reached a state reminiscient of the blow-off top from April. As with open interest, however, these were not as frenzied as the Q2 rush, which produced the $64,900 all-time high in place until this week.
"This means there is possibly still room for additional topside euphoria but we are at levels that are starting to stretch the market," crypto trading firm QCP Capital commented in its latest market update.
Top Cryptocurrencies with Price Predictions
| # | Crypto | Prediction | Accuracy | CVIX | Price | 24h | 7d | Market Cap | 7d price change | |
| 1 |  BTC |
Bitcoin predictions | 69.6% | 54 | $28 074.88 | 1.42% | 6.75% | $542 595 098 494 |  |
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| 2 |  ETH |
Ethereum predictions | 79.6% | 39 | $1 789.03 | 1.69% | 3.73% | $218 931 127 624 |  |
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| 3 |  USDT |
Tether predictions | 93.6% | 1 | $1.000964 | -0.12% | -0.14% | $78 561 748 618 |  |
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| 4 |  BNB |
Binance Coin predictions | 74.4% | 51 | $322.80 | -1.05% | -3.47% | $50 967 622 478 |  |
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| 5 |  USDC |
USD Coin predictions | 91.6% | 2 | $0.999332 | 0.02% | -0.05% | $34 397 234 540 |  |
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| 6 |  XRP |
XRP predictions | 84.4% | 21 | $0.428007 | -3.02% | 15.55% | $21 807 340 661 |  |
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| 7 |  HEX |
HEX predictions | 62% | 82 | $0.099118 | -21.02% | 13.72% | $17 188 210 128 |  |
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| 8 |  ADA |
Cardano predictions | 78.4% | 44 | $0.362034 | -3.18% | 7.81% | $12 570 250 725 |  |
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| 9 |  STETH |
Lido stETH predictions | 94.8% | 1 | $2 941.39 | -0.40% | -3.32% | $10 258 752 564 |  |
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| 10 |  DOGE |
Dogecoin predictions | 75.2% | 51 | $0.075197 | -3.32% | 0.49% | $9 976 470 500 |  |
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| 11 |  MATIC |
Polygon predictions | 76% | 47 | $1.11 | -0.93% | -6.66% | $9 736 000 748 |  |
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| 12 |  SOL |
Solana predictions | 70.4% | 52 | $21.64 | -0.41% | 7.14% | $8 304 203 236 |  |
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| 13 |  BUSD |
Binance USD predictions | 96% | 1 | $0.999552 | -0.04% | -0.16% | $8 060 405 263 |  |
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| 14 |  DOT |
Polkadot predictions | 75.6% | 49 | $6.15 | -0.66% | -3.23% | $7 188 099 699 |  |
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| 15 |  LTC |
Litecoin predictions | 73.2% | 59 | $91.84 | 1.13% | 11.76% | $6 663 269 575 |  |
