Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), continues its multi-month downtrend towards Bitcoin (BTC) in March, rising 5.5% versus the latter’s 19.5% positive factors on a month-to-date (MTD) timeframe.
Bitcoin overshadows Ethereum amid banking disaster
As of March 23, the ETH/BTC pair was down about 9% month-to-date (MTD) to 0.0633 whereas staying on the right track to file its worst month since September 2022 when it fell 11.75%.
From a basic perspective, merchants most popular Bitcoin over Ether, hoping it could shield them from the continued banking turmoil within the U.S. and different elements of the world. The narrative gained momentum in latest weeks as Wall Road buyers like Cathie Wooden see Bitcoin as a possible “flight to security” asset.
‼️CATHIE WOOD: #Bitcoin‘s response to the banking disaster is essentially the most dramatic instance that innovation solves issues. #Bitcoin was a flight to security. pic.twitter.com/1lTD2Drto3
— Bitcoin Archive (@BTC_Archive) March 21, 2023
On account of the rising hypothesis, Bitcoin outperformed conventional property after March 8, when indicators of hassle appeared at Silicon Valley Financial institution. In doing so, BTC additionally fared higher than the altcoin market mixed, together with Ethereum.

ETH paints bullish fractal vs. BTC
However from a technical perspective, Ethereum is positioned for a comeback versus Bitcoin.
Not less than two technical indicators pose the chance that ETH/BTC will rebound sharply within the coming weeks.
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First, the pair’s three-day relative power index (RSI) has dropped beneath 30, which technical analysts take into account an “oversold” space.
Second, Ether’s drop versus Bitcoin has landed its worth close to its ascending help degree (purchase zone within the chart beneath).

The same state of affairs within the June-July 2022 session preceded an roughly 60% rally towards ETH/BTC’s descending trendline resistance (promote zone within the chart above). If the fractal performs out, the pair may rally towards the identical resistance degree by June 2023.
In different phrases, Ether has a good likelihood at rebounding by greater than 15% to round 0.075 BTC. Conversely, a break beneath the ascending trendline help will invalidate the bullish fractal.
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