Eth Price To $5k Next? Ethereum Rallied 120% The Last Time This...

The amount of Ethereum waiting to be staked has surpassed that awaiting withdrawal, making a rally to $5,000 possible in 2026.

The amount of Ether (ETH) in the queue to be staked has surpassed that waiting to be unstaked, an occurrence that has previously preceded massive ETH price rallies.

Ethereum staking queue surpasses the exit queue, historically an occurrence that has led to major ETH price rallies.

ETH appears bullish above $2,750, with charts hinting at a $5,000 target.

Ethereum’s entry queue increased to 745,619 ETH worth $2.2 billion at current prices, with a 13-day wait time. This has surpassed the exit queue for the first time since June, currently at 360,528 ETH ($1.06 billion).

This marks the highest amount of Ether set for staking by the network’s validators since November 30.

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Data from ValidatorQueue notes that the current number of active validators is above 983,371 million, with 29.3% of the total ETH supply staked, or around 35.5 million ETH.

“Ethereum validator entry queue just flipped exit queue,” DefiIgnas said in a Saturday X post, adding:

This means that most validators are looking to hold on to their ETH, reducing the sell-side pressure.

Source: CoinTelegraph