Ethereum Plummets After $4,950 Liquidity Grab: Is a Bigger Dump Coming?
TL;DREthereum Price ActionEthereum surged to a new all-time high of $4,950 on August 24 before losing momentum. The token has since pulled back to around $4,550, down 4.5% over the past 24 hours, though still up 8% on the week. Since early August, ETH has climbed 26% and remains more than 220% above its yearly low.Meanwhile, the reversal came during a wave ofliquidationsacross the market. More than $720 million in positions were wiped out in the last day, with nearly $500 million tied to Bitcoin and Ethereum longs. The rejection near $4,950 triggered much of the flush.Liquidity Grab and Support LevelsAnalyst Lennaert Snyder said Ethereum “took liquidity above $4,880 and flushed leveraged longs.” He added that ETH is “currently testing ~$4,500 support, but it doesn’t look strong.”Snyder pointed to $4,693 as the key range low for bulls to reclaim quickly. Arecoveryabove that level could open another move toward $4,880. If $4,500 fails, the chart suggests ETH could slide to $4,300, which marked the start of its last impulse higher.$ETH took liquidity above $4,880 and flushed leveraged longs.Currently testing ~$4,500 support, but is doesn’t look strong.Best case scenario for the bulls is to reclaim $4,693 rangelow asap.If we lose here, Ethereum will probably retest the $4,300 start impulse. pic.twitter.com/Mkl4BtFizy— Lennaert Snyder (@LennaertSnyder) August 25, 2025The $4,880 zone now acts as immediate resistance, while $4,500 remains under pressure.Whale Buying and Institutional FlowsLarge players have been active in recent sessions. Wise Crypto noted that whales added more than $1.6 billion worth of ETH this week, even as volatility increased. They described $4,590–$4,760 as a demand area that aligns with the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement at $4,780.Wise Crypto highlighted $4,950 (0.618 Fib) as the resistance to clear. A break above that line could set a path toward $5,500, with checkpoints at $5,190 and $5,500.At the same time, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost pointed to continued whale accumulation on Binance.“Since July, we have seen a significant increase in demand coming from Binance whales,” they wrote.According to the analyst, their activity shows a preference for building positions after explicit trend confirmation, which could provide extra support if ETH attempts another push toward $5,000.Ethereum’s rally in August has been strong, but historical trends indicate that September often brings corrections after a profitable August. Data from CoinGlass suggests the same could apply this year.For now, ETH sits between critical levels: $4,690 on the upside and $4,500–$4,300 on the downside. A reclaim could reignite momentum toward $5,000, while failure may reinforce seasonal weakness.