Ethereum ETFs post $39 million in outflows as BlackRock overtakes Grayscale in crypto ETF holdings

• Ethereum ETFs break inflows streak with over $39 million in net outflows.
• BlackRock’s crypto ETF on-chain holdings have overtaken those of Grayscale ETFs.
• Donald Trump holds over $2 million in Ethereum, per Arkham Intelligence.
• Ethereum could strengthen bearish momentum if its price breaks below the lower rising trendline of an ascending triangle.

Ethereum (ETH) is up more than 2% on Friday as ETH ETFs broke their three-day inflow streak with over $39 million in outflows. Meanwhile, ETH’s potential rally is hindered by a key trendline that follows a three-year symmetry triangle.

Daily digest market movers: Ethereum ETF outflows, BlackRock surpasses Grayscale, Trump ETH holdings

Ethereum ETFs ended their three-day net inflows streak on Thursday after recording net outflows of $39.2 million, according to Farside Investors data. The outflows were characterized by an exodus of $42.5 million in Grayscale’s ETHE and minor to zero flows in other products.

Following the flows across ETH ETFs, Arkham Intelligence reported in an X post on Friday that BlackRock’s on-chain holdings across its Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, IBIT and ETHA, have surpassed that of Grayscale’s GBTC, BTC Mini, ETHE and ETH Mini.

Meanwhile, Nasdaq ISE, LLC withdrew its proposal to trade options on Ethereum ETFs on August 13, according to a Thursday filing on the Securities & Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website.

Additionally, data from Arkham Intelligence reveals that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds $3.6 million in cryptocurrency, including $1.29 million worth of Ethereum and $986,000 worth of Wrapped Ethereum. This brings his combined Ethereum holdings to over $2 million.

Donald Trump has made several pro-crypto moves in the past months in hopes of winning crypto-centric voters’ support as the US presidential election draws closer.

While the holdings may indicate the former President’s positive stance toward crypto, it’s important to note that the cryptocurrencies may have come from the sale of his NFT collection as opposed to direct investment.

ETH technical analysis: Ethereum’s next move is dependent on key triangles

Ethereum is trading around $2,610 on Friday, up more than 2% on the day. The price decline triggered over $72 million in ETH liquidations, with long and short liquidations accounting for $63.4 and $8.9 million, respectively.

Since the market decline on August 5, ETH has been consolidating due to a descending trendline that has constantly prevented any attempt upward. The trendline suggests ETH could decline toward the $2,000 to $2,200 range in the coming weeks before staging a fresh rally.

ETH/USDT Daily chart

As indicated by key descending trendlines in the chart above, ETH posted a similar move from August 2022 to November 2022 and July 2023 to October 2023 before eventually seeing a rally.

A successful completion of this move could see ETH attempt a move toward the upper trendline of a three-year symmetry triangle.

On the 4-hour chart, ETH is attempting to breach a rising lower trendline of an ascending triangle. Such a move will give strength to the bearish momentum.

ETH/USDT 4-hour chart

However, a successful move above the horizontal line of the triangle could signal a bullish reversal. Such a move will see ETH rally toward the resistance around $3,230. If ETH breaks above this resistance, it could attempt to tackle the upper trendline of the three-year symmetry triangle.

A daily candlestick close below the lower trendline of the symmetry triangle could trigger a heavy correction for ETH.