Ethereum climbs to $1,945 as tech rally revives risk appetite

Ethereum climbed 7.5% to an intraday high of $1,945 on July 22, its highest level in two weeks, as a technology-led rally on Wall Street revived demand for risk assets across crypto markets.

"The correlation between ETH and the Nasdaq remains elevated, and yesterday's semiconductor rebound provided the macro tailwind needed to push ETH through the $1,900 resistance," Jason Wu, on-chain analyst at Edgen, said.

ETH traded at $1,916.13 as of 14:30 UTC, up 6.2% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. Trading volumes surged to $18.2 billion, nearly double the 30-day average, as buyers stepped in following three consecutive days of equity market losses. The rally tracked a 2.1% gain in the Nasdaq 100, which snapped a three-day losing streak as semiconductor stocks rebounded sharply.

The move brings Ethereum within striking distance of the psychologically important $2,000 level, a threshold it has not closed above since July 8. Open interest in ETH futures rose 12% to $8.4 billion, Coinglass data shows, while funding rates turned positive across Binance and OKX, indicating renewed demand for long exposure. On-chain data from Glassnode shows exchange net outflows of 124,000 ETH over the past 48 hours, the largest two-day withdrawal since June, suggesting accumulation by holders moving tokens to cold storage.

The $2,000 resistance zone coincides with the 200-day moving average, a level that has capped upside since mid-June. A break above that mark could trigger a wave of short liquidations — Coinglass estimates $142 million in short positions would be at risk above $2,050 — while failure to clear resistance may lead to consolidation between $1,850 and $1,950. Bitcoin, which rose 2.2% to $67,000 over the same period, continues to trade within its range, leaving ETH to lead the altcoin recovery.

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