Ethereum (ETH) Price: Holds Above $2,500 as Tom Lee Targets $5,000 by Year End

TLDR ETH traded near $2,500 on October 11 after a volatile week that sent Bitcoin toward $81,000. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee forecasts ETH will pass $5,000 before the end of 2026. Analyst Ali Charts sees a path to $2,640 if ETH closes above $2,520. U.S. spot Ether ETFs saw $201.9 million in outflows on October 6. More than one-third of all ETH is now staked. Ethereum held above the $2,500 support level on October 11. Bitcoin stayed above $83,000, and XRP traded near $1.40. ETH had traded above $2,700 earlier in October.

Source: CoinCentral