According to @adriannewman21, traders face the risk that ETH fails to reclaim its previous all-time high, potentially extending the waiting period before new highs. ETH’s last ATH was $4,867 on Nov 10, 2021, a level often monitored as resistance in technical analysis, source: Yahoo Finance ETH-USD price history and Investopedia on resistance. From the Jan 13, 2018 ATH near $1,418 to a new closing high on Jan 10, 2021 took roughly 3 years (~1,089 days), underscoring that reclaiming prior peaks can be lengthy, source: Yahoo Finance ETH-USD price data. After the Nov 2021 peak, ETH declined to about $880 on June 18, 2022 (-82%), highlighting substantial downside risk around failed attempts at highs, source: Yahoo Finance ETH-USD. During 2022–2023, ETH largely ranged between roughly $1,000 and $2,000 for over a year before trending higher, signaling notable opportunity cost during prolonged consolidations, source: Yahoo Finance ETH-USD. As the second-largest crypto asset by market cap, ETH’s behavior around ATH can influence broader crypto risk appetite, source: CoinMarketCap rankings.

According to @RhythmicAnalyst on Aug 11, 2025, BTC met resistance at the previous/recent all-time high, which is typically the strongest technical resistance. According to @RhythmicAnalyst, the next move depends on price behavior at this level, with a pullback to the rejection level followed by consolidation viewed as a positive, constructive signal. According to @RhythmicAnalyst, traders should monitor for consolidation at the rejection area to gauge continuation potential.