Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, dropped below 2,000 USD for the first time since mid-May.
Since the market opened to market today, Ethereum has so far not recovered and continues to trade weakly.
At press time, the coin was trading just over $1,900, down nearly 23 percent in the past 24 hours.
This is much more than Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, which is currently worth just over $32,000.
Bitcoin is down about 15% in the last 24 hours and about 30% in the last week.
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The weakness of the cryptocurrency market looks interesting considering that the market has been extremely volatile since April.
While the majority of the market remains in the red, there is a chance the coin could drop to $1,500 or as low as $2,800 in the coming days.
Waiting For The Spectacular
While it is important that market trends match investor sentiment in order to boost Ethereum, a silent killer in the form of expiring contracts lurks quietly in the dark, ready to strike anytime.
To paint a picture: Ethereum is facing its biggest expiration date for options in 2021, which prominent experts on Twitter have called the “make or break” moment for the ETH markets.
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The impending expiration is 30 percent larger than that which occurred in March, which notably resulted in the coin falling as low as $1,550 over the next five days.
After that, however, the ETH price rose nearly 264 percent from $4,100 over the next two months.
Analysts expect a similar trend this time around, and the next bull run will likely be the best of them all.
