Price Snapshot and ATH Context
Ethereum has moved to the threshold of a new all‑time high. At the time of writing, the coin trades at $4,661 — just 4.5% below its $4,891 peak from November 16, 2021, according to CoinMarketCap.

Chart source references in this piece: TradingView (spot price/structure), analyst posts cited below.
Why Ethereum Is Rising
Record ETF Inflows and Corporate Accumulation
ETH’s advance is being driven by record capital inflows into spot ETFs and growing interest from companies building ETH positions for their treasuries. That institutional bid continues to underpin price.
SharpLink(@SharpLinkGaming) bought another 5,226 $ETH(23.1M) an hour ago.
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) August 12, 2025
SharpLink currently holds 604,026 $ETH($2.69B).https://t.co/pM9BRrKEr7 pic.twitter.com/kIE3xsysiG
Tightening Exchange Supply
Market data point to a supply deficit: the amount of freely available ETH on centralized exchanges keeps falling, a classic tailwind during uptrends. Lookonchain also highlighted that traders positioned for a decline are taking multi‑million‑dollar losses as price grinds higher.
Politics, Public Figures, and Sentiment
Eric Trump, son of the U.S. president, drew attention with a bullish ETH call in July; shortly after, his father’s company, World Liberty, began accumulating Ether. Eric Trump later highlighted that his view had played out. Within the crypto community, however, he’s widely regarded as an unreliable forecaster — a reminder to treat such commentary with caution.
What Analysts Are Saying
Lark Davis: MACD “Golden Cross” Signals Continuation
Analyst Lark Davis points to a MACD golden cross on ETH’s chart, a setup he views as consistent with a continued bull run.
$ETH has formed a golden cross on the monthly MACD
— Lark Davis (@TheCryptoLark) August 12, 2025
It has only had 4 monthly golden crosses. The 4th one was just printed recently.
And all times, Ethereum has rallied hard.
How high do you think it will pump this time? pic.twitter.com/rRFJKIy0no
@MerlijnTrader: 2017 Playbook and a Parabolic Path
Trader @MerlijnTrader argues ETH may be repeating a 2017‑style pattern, with the potential for a parabolic leg if the structure remains intact.
Ethereum is running the 2016–2017 playbook.
— Merlijn The Trader (@MerlijnTrader) August 12, 2025
Last time: pure retail mania.
This time: retail + Wall Street + unstoppable global adoption.
When $ETH breaks, it won’t wait.
Be in… or be exit liquidity. pic.twitter.com/UX89fcZiA0
Michaël van de Poppe: Expect Corrections — Use Them
Michaël van de Poppe cautions that rapid advances often retrace. He expects ETH won’t entirely avoid pullbacks, but maintains a broader bullish view and advises buying the dip during corrections.
One small thought:
— Michaël van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) August 12, 2025
What goes up vertically usually has harsh corrections.
That's why, if I would have had a full allocation into $ETH, I would take some chips of the table.
Use those to buy the dip again.
Corrections are usually a painful one.