Ethereum Targets $3k as Fed Meeting and CLARITY Act Vote Loom
Ethereum (ETH)
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Eugene Serbin
CoinGape reports that Ethereum is trading near $2,507, with analyst Ali Charts projecting a potential rally to $3,000 if the price closes above $2,550 on the weekly chart. Ali notes that Ethereum is forming a triangle on the 12-hour timeframe, citing a previous breakout that triggered a 31% gain in three days as a precedent for similar upward movement. The market is currently awaiting the Federal Reserve meeting scheduled for September 15-16, which may redefine interest rates and risk-asset expectations.
Additionally, a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act by senators is expected on September 15, serving as another potential market trigger. On September 11, Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded net inflows of $216.41 million, according to SoSoValue statistics. BlackRock’s ETHA led these inflows with $148.82 million, while Bitwise’s ETFW contributed $29.09 million.
Other funds also saw activity, with BlackRock’s ETHB reporting $18.32 million and Fidelity’s FETH adding $11.40 million. Grayscale’s ETH fund drew $5.09 million, and VanEck’s ETHV received $3.71 million, while Grayscale ETHE and Franklin EZET recorded no new inflows. Historical inflows stand at $13.39 billion, with total net assets valued at $16.31 billion, representing 5.28% of Ethereum’s market capitalization.
The funds achieved a trading volume of $2.56 billion during the September 11 session. Technical indicators show the MACD line at 6.47, below its signal line of 9.24, with a histogram of -2.76 indicating weakening momentum. The RSI measured 51.77, keeping the asset just above the neutral 50 level.
Price action has been mostly sideways since late August, following a surge from lows around $2,000. An upward spike to $2,600 on September 11 was eliminated, with prices returning to the $2,500 range. A rise beyond $2,510 would bring the $2,550 target zone back into focus, while a drop below $2,490 could reveal support at $2,400.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ETH, measured when this story was written up on 13 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio’s Binance spot data shows Ethereum trading at $2,525.93, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 51.8% contrasting sharply with a 43.3% ratio over the 4-hour period. The 24-hour buy ratio sits at 49.6%, suggesting that short-term buying pressure is present but fading over slightly longer timeframes. Volume delta data reveals a positive $275,036 in the last hour, indicating immediate net buying, whereas the 4-hour delta is negative at -$16,105,562. Over the full 24-hour period, the volume delta is -$3,162,182, and the Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) at the close is -$54,451,131. This negative CVD indicates that sellers have dominated the total volume over the day, despite the recent hourly uptick. Net buying occurred for only 10 of the 24 hours, with spot volume reaching $404,101,047 across 897,690 trades.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.8% sits at the 16th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.5% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ETH, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 48.9%, making the current 24-hour ratio of 49.6% only 0.7 points higher than the weekly average. This slight increase suggests a marginally more bullish sentiment compared to the recent norm, though volume remains subdued at 0.53 times the average level. Net buying days accounted for only 2 of the past 7 days, indicating that buying pressure is not yet a consistent feature of the weekly trend. The price changed by +1.8% over the 8-day period, while the total volume delta for that span was -$106,941,827. This context shows that while today is slightly more positive than the weekly average, it remains part of a broader pattern of net selling and lower-than-average volume.