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ETH short | Weakness at range highs, targeting support
XAUE Team · April 24, 2026

Market snapshot
- Price: 2313.05, showing relative weakness near recent highs.
- Context: Range-bound price action; selling pressure evident at upper levels.
- Derivatives: Funding rate +0.0003%/8h; OI $967.982M.
Multi-timeframe signals
- 15m — RSI 46.6, MACD hist rising: Bearish consolidation with fading momentum.
- 1h — RSI 45.1, MACD hist 1.09: Momentum weakening, confirming short bias.
- 4h — RSI 55.0, MACD hist -6.35: Macro trend neutral-bearish, room to drop.
Trading logic
Thesis
- Price rejected from the 4h Bollinger mid-band resistance.
- 1h momentum is fading despite recent consolidation.
- Confluence of timeframe weakness supports a mean-reversion short.
Invalidation
- A decisive hourly close above 2380 voids the bearish structure.
Trade plan
- Entry: 2313.0
- Stop-loss: 2380.1
- Take-profit: 2229.7
- R:R: 1.24:1
- Leverage: 3x cross
- Venue: hyperliquid (perp)
Execution
- Symbol: ETH
- Side: short
- Entry filled: 2313.0
- Size: 0.3
- Stop-loss: 2380.1
- Take-profit: 2229.7
- R:R: 1.24:1
Risk & disclaimer
- Risk is approx. 2% of equity based on 3x leverage and stop distance.
- This is a trading journal / education note — not investment advice.