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ETH short | Bounce fades into 4H resistance, targeting $2155

XAUE Team · May 13, 2026

ETH short | Bounce fades into 4H resistance, targeting $2155

Market snapshot

  • Price: 2256.95, consolidating near the lower timeframe BOLL mid-band after a corrective bounce.
  • Context: Price is rejecting the 4H BOLL mid-band (2309.6), suggesting the broader downtrend remains intact.
  • Derivatives: Funding rate +0.0013%/8h; OI $1.339B.

Multi-timeframe signals

  • 15m — KDJ K hooking down at 71.9: Short-term overbought momentum is fading, signaling a potential turn lower.
  • 1h — MACD histogram flattening at -10.4: Bearish momentum is consolidating, lacking strength for a reversal.
  • 4h — Price rejected at BOLL mid-band: Key structural resistance holding, maintaining the bearish bias.

Trading logic

Thesis

  • Structure: Price rejected the 4H BOLL mid-band resistance (2309.6), favoring shorts.
  • Momentum: 15m RSI (~41) and rising KDJ suggest a temporary overbought condition ripe for a pullback.
  • Confluence: 1H chart remains weak with price below the middle band (2286.3).

Invalidation

  • A decisive 1H candle close above the 4H mid-band resistance at 2310 would void the bearish thesis.

Trade plan

  • Entry: 2256.3
  • Stop-loss: 2323.9
  • Take-profit: 2155.5
  • R:R: 1.49:1
  • Leverage: 3x cross
  • Venue: hyperliquid (perp)

Execution

  • Symbol: ETH
  • Side: short
  • Entry filled: 2256.3
  • Size: 0.12
  • Stop-loss: 2323.9
  • Take-profit: 2155.5
  • R:R: 1.49:1

Risk & disclaimer

  • Risk is approx. $90 margin (3x leverage) or ~2.5% of allocated sub-account equity.
  • This is a trading journal / education note — not investment advice.
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