Beyond the $1.1 million unrealized profit, the trader earned over $680,000 worth of funding fees on his short position, ripe for liquidation above $4,750.
Ether price’s rally to the $5,000 psychological mark may be a “minimum target” based on emerging ETH fractal patterns and Bitcoin’s surge above $100,000.
Bitcoin remaining range-bound below $100,000 could be a net positive for Ether’s price and invite more investment into the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency.