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Ethereum Hits 2026 Floor Near $1,600 as Spot ETF Bleeds $401 Million Over 17 Sessions

6/17/2026

$ETH is trading at $1,635.64 — a fresh 2026 low — after spot Ethereum ETFs logged 17 straight sessions of outflows totaling $401 million, pushing the Fear and Greed Index to 9, its "extreme fear" floor.

Every moving average from the 3-day SMA to the 200-day at $2,439 is signaling sell.

Longer-range forecasting models still project a 2026 average of $5,732.81, which means the math now requires a tripling from current levels inside six months.

The Mechanism: Derivatives Unwind, Not a Fresh Uptrend The selldown from May's $2,400 range to the current $1,600 zone is not simply a sentiment story.

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