The price of Ethereum increased by 50 % in one month against Bitcoin

Ether (ETH), Ethereum's native token, continues its uptrend against Bitcoin (BTC) because the euphoria surrounding the upcoming network upgrade, "the Merge”, grows.

ETH at multi-month highs against BTC

On the daily chart, ETH/BTC climbed to an intraday high of 0.075 after a 1.5% gain. Meanwhile, the pair's gains came as part of a broader rebound trend that started a month ago at 0.049, representing around a 50% gain.

A partial recovery in ETH/BTC has occurred due to the Merge update, which will lead to the transition of Ethereum from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) mining.

Ethereum's 'rising wedge' suggests a sell-off

Technically, Ether is seeing potential temporary losses while ETH/BTC is forming a convincing rising wedge.

Rising wedges are reversal patterns that occur when price trends higher within a range defined by two rising, converging trend lines. Traders find this formation useful for spotting a trend reversal.

Moreover, falling volume and relative strength index (RSI) against rising ETH/BTC further increases the risks of a bearish divergence. This gives weight to a bearish wedge setup for the 0.064BTC target, or a decline of 11 % from today's price.

Ether looks stronger than dollar

Meanwhile, technicals paint a brighter picture for Ethereum against the US dollar. The 10% breakout potential for ETH/USD looks strong in August due to a classic bullish reversal.

On the 4-hour chart, the ETH/USD pair has formed what appears to be a “double day”. This pattern resembles the letter "W" due to two consecutive lows followed by a change in direction from a downtrend to an uptrend as shown below.

Meanwhile, the double bottom pattern is resolved after the price breaks above its common resistance level and – as a technical analysis rule – rises by as much as the distance between the first day and the resistance. 

As a result, ETH could rally towards $1,940 in August, up 10 % from today's price.

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