Ethereum Flashes Early Reversal Signal As Taker Ratio Turns

That distinction mattered during Ethereum’s run toward record levels. In that period, Darkfost said, selling pressure in the futures market intensified at the same time, keeping the ratio consistently below its equilibrium level of 1. On Binance, the monthly Taker Buy Sell Ratio fell to 0.95, while the weekly average dropped even further to 0.92, pointing to a market where aggressive sellers were controlling the flow.

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The backdrop is significant because derivatives now sit at the center of crypto price formation. Darkfost noted that the derivatives market accounts for nearly $65 billion in volume and plays a leading role in price discovery, making order-flow analysis increasingly important for reading the market beneath headline price action. In that context, a ratio stuck below 1 was more than a minor technical detail; it suggested that upside conditions were being undermined by persistent futures-led selling pressure.

What makes the current setup more interesting is that the flow data has begun to improve before any obvious reversal in Ethereum’s spot chart. “On Binance, the weekly ratio has been hovering around the neutral threshold for the past two weeks. This shift is particularly notable as it diverges from ETH price action, which remains in a corrective phase. Daily spikes above 1.12 have even been recorded, reflecting episodes of aggressive market buying.”

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That divergence is the core of the thesis. While ETH has yet to fully reflect it in price, the behavior of takers in the futures market is no longer uniformly defensive. The monthly average has also started to recover, climbing back to around 0.99. That still falls just short of clear buyer dominance, but it marks a meaningful improvement from the earlier stretch of sub-1 readings.

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Darkfost stops well short of calling a confirmed reversal. “Although this configuration still requires confirmation, it constitutes a constructive signal. A sustained move above 1 would mark a transition toward buyer dominance, potentially supporting a more favorable market dynamic for ETH in the short to medium term.”

For now, the signal is less about declaring the correction over than about identifying a change in pressure. If the ratio can hold near neutral and then push decisively above 1, it would suggest that the market driving price discovery is beginning to lean back toward buyers.

At press time, ETH traded at $2,028.

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