Ethereum Surges 17.5% to $2,960 on Institutional Inflows

Ethereum has recently surpassed the $3,000 price level after weeks of trading below $2,800. This breakout, though brief, marks the first time Ethereum has reclaimed this level since early February. Technical analyst Merlijn The Trader has identified Ethereum’s next potential target after breaking past $3,000.

Ethereum experienced a significant rally last week, coinciding with Bitcoin’s push to new all-time highs. However, this rally was not solely due to momentum spillover from Bitcoin. Ethereum itself saw substantial institutional interest from Spot Ethereum ETFs. According to data from SoSoValue, US-based Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a combined $907.99 million in inflows last week, their best week since the products launched in July 2024. Thursday, July 10, alone saw inflows of $383.10 million, making it the largest single-day inflow for any Ethereum ETF in 2025 so far.

Crypto analyst Merlijn pointed to a confirmed bull flag breakout on Ethereum’s daily candlestick timeframe chart. This technical setup follows a falling wedge reversal that preceded the current uptrend. The falling wedge that led to the reversal was formed from the December 2024 highs to the April 2025 lows, with the breakout occurring in mid-May. This breakout saw Ethereum entering into a tight flag-like consolidation that spanned between May and June, until the most recent breakout above $2,700.

That pattern has now resolved to the upside, and the next technical level of interest is a measured move based on the price action that formed the pole of the bull flag. This measured move places the next technical level of price interest at $3,834.

On-chain indicators further validate Ethereum’s current strength. According to data from on-chain analytics platform Santiment, Ethereum’s price action has been dancing around the $3,000 mark since Friday, crossing it multiple times intraday. During this back and forth, 124.13 million ETH out of the 155.04 million total supply crossed into profitability, which represents 79.96% of all tokens. This reading is particularly interesting as it is the highest percentage recorded since January 2025.

The same data shows Ethereum is just 13 million coins away from matching the total supply in profit at its previous all-time high of profitability recorded in December 2024. This shift toward a profit-heavy network state tends to encourage holding behavior and long-term conviction, which could translate into reduced sell pressure in the coming week. This, in turn, could see Ethereum close a daily candle above $3,000 and move toward the $3,834 price target during the new week.

At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading at $2,960, up by 17.5% in the past 24 hours.