Whispers of the Market: Can Ethereum Survive the Selloff?

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Ethereum’s price has beheld a quiet oppression, as if some unseen taxman pressed down on the ledger while Trend Research hurried to unload their holdings. Since October the coin has fallen more than sixty percent; January and February have composed the dullest stanza in the ledger.

It slipped beneath two thousand dollars, an event that stiffened the elbows of the traders and sharpened the pencil by the clerks. With the gaps between liquidations narrowing, one asked in an almost polite whisper whether the market might swallow this sudden flood or whether the horizon would again grow pale with losses.

A rush to sell ETH?

Trend Research hastened to discharge a portion of their ETH, to settle loans on February 6, 2026, shedding 170,033 ETH-about $322.5 million-in ten hours. And yet they retain 293,121 ETH, about $563 million, as if the room were large enough to hide a few ghosts.

Their liquidation thresholds narrowed to between $1,562 and $1,698, a tightening born of leverage in Aave. With an average price paid north of $3,000, the firm wears pressure like a coat that no longer fits.

What caused this rapid sale?

In the days past, Trend Research poured a good deal of ETH into Binance, converting it to funds to service Aave loans. The maneuver, a practical joke played on momentum, added a gust to the selling wind. As their health factors moved toward critical margins, the urgency grew weightier than the tariff on a damp winter evening.

With $563 million of ETH still perched at risk, a further dip could trigger more sales and stir fresh volatility. So one asks: did their scrabble for liquidity suffice to avert liquidation, or would the pieces be pushed still further across the board?

Are whales under pressure?

An air of unease has settled over Ethereum’s largest holders. Joseph Lubin, together with two unnamed whales and the group of “7 Siblings,” hover near their liquidation thresholds. Lubin, who owns above 137,000 ETH, might see the thread of liquidation at about $1,329. “7 Siblings” commands nearly 287,000 ETH, with liquidation at $1,029.

Should the price slip further, these colossal positions could be forced to sell, piling weight on the downward slope and turning the market’s mood into a damp social gathering.

Will the market absorb the selling surge?

As the scene stood, Ethereum traded around $1,930, having relinquished the $2,200 neighborhood. The pair of doors labeled $1,400-accumulation stood within reach, and one could imagine the bulls must muster something resembling will. Momentum metrics-MACD and RSI-sank into a pit of weakness, Ethereum in oversold garb not seen since 2024.

The great sell-off, conducted by whales and ordinary traders alike, leaves the room radioactive with worry. The question lies in the air: can the market absorb these wholesale gusts? Is this perhaps the last quiet moment before someone whispers of Ethereum reaching, say, ten thousand, as if the name of a room in a far-off house?

Final Thoughts

  • Trend Research’s retreat could push prices lower if the coin can’t hold the line at key levels.
  • Ethereum’s fate rests on whether the market can swallow this thunder of selling.

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2026-02-07 10:15