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Major Drop in Ethereum: Analysts’ February ETH Outlook

Ethereum’s price outlook continues to be weak; analysts are expecting a difficult month and see no clear signs of a short-term recovery.
A drop below $2,000 is possible; during market corrections, ETH continues to perform worse than Bitcoin.
The gap between Ethereum’s strong fundamentals and its price movement persists; this remains unchanged despite its central role in crypto infrastructure.
Bitcoin’s behavior continues to be the main driving force. As long as BTC remains stable, pressure on Ethereum and altcoins is likely to continue.
Privacy coins are back in the spotlight; led by Zcash and Monero, increasing regulatory pressures and surveillance concerns are fueling interest in this sector.
For Ethereum, the issue isn’t irrelevance, but timing. While long-term confidence remains intact, the short-term outlook remains cautious.

Market pessimism has returned. Things currently look weaker, and investors are starting to feel it again.

Ethereum’s price showed bullish signals in January; ETH briefly managed to rise above $3,300. However, this optimism has faded. The risk is now much clearer, and losing the $2,000 level is no longer a distant possibility.

This brings back a familiar issue that has been discussed for years: the disconnect between Ethereum’s ecosystem strength and the performance of its token. Ethereum has become the backbone of crypto infrastructure. Many major projects wouldn’t exist without it. Yet, ETH’s price still fails to reflect this role.

In the past four years, Ethereum has only hit new all-time highs twice; once in 2021 and again in 2025. There was very little difference between the two. In 2025, despite widespread expectations, ETH never managed to surpass $5,000.

Analysts continue to emphasize the importance of Ethereum as an ecosystem. Long-term forecasts remain optimistic, but the price tells a different story, and the outlook here is much less convincing.

While some analysts still believe ETH could perform well this year, near-term expectations are noticeably more cautious.