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Top Trader: Don’t Buy ETH’s Dip

source-logo  u.today 18 August 2025 09:53, UTC
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Chris Weston, head of research at Australian trading firm Pepperstone, argues that traders should not rush to buy the Ethereum ($ETH) dip.

"As we see on the daily [chart], the time for patience on new longs is needed…" Weston said.

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Momentum buying instead of dip buying

The trader has predicted that the price of the flagship altcoin could potentially drop back to the $4,100 level, which is the previous "breakout level."

Weston has opined that it would be more prudent to wait until the dip is bought by others and $ETH regains its momentum.

Earlier today, the price of the leading alternative cryptocurrency plunged to an intraday low of $4,233, which is the lowest level since Aug. 12.

That said, the cryptocurrency is still up by nearly 15% this August after surging by as much as 49% in July.

As reported by U.Today, $ETH is still on track to have its best Q3 ever.

Altcoin rotation is still underway

In the meantime, Glassnode co-founders argue that altcoins are actually showing some notable resilience during Bitcoin's most recent price correction, which is a sign that capital rotation is currently underway.

For now, the rotation phase seemingly remains intact, according to the analysts.

Altcoins showing notable resilience vs $BTC’s recent drop — a strong sign of capital rotation underway.

🔹 $BTC testing channel lows (113k–114k)
🔹 $BTC dominance breaking down → tailwind for $ETH & alts

Rotation phase looks intact.

— 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 (@Negentropic_) August 18, 2025
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