Ethereum Price Prediction: Tom Lee Blames ETH Decline on Q2 Window Dressing

Ethereum is trading at just under $1,580 after falling about 6% over the past week. Despite the price weakness, Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee believes that the decline stems from quarter-end positioning and not changing the company’s Ethereum prediction.

Lee said in his recent interview that the recent weakness resembles classic quarter-end window dressing. According to him, fund managers often trim underperforming assets before reporting periods to improve portfolio appearances. He believes that process, rather than deteriorating fundamentals, has weighed on Ethereum in recent weeks.

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Bitmine reinforced that view by maintaining its large Ethereum position instead of reducing exposure. SharpLink Gaming also accumulated ETH during the decline, showing that some institutional investors viewed the selloff as a buying opportunity.

Ethereum is down 22% over the past month, slightly underperforming Bitcoin during the same period. Whether that weakness was driven mainly by quarter-end flows or reflects a deeper trend will likely become clearer as third-quarter trading gets underway.

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Ethereum is testing a key resistance zone between $1,600 and $1,610, where recent rallies have repeatedly lost momentum. A daily close above $1,610 would strengthen the recovery and could send ETH toward $1,700. If buying pressure accelerates, $1,800 becomes the next upside target.

Initial support sits near $1,560, which has attracted buyers during recent pullbacks. If that level breaks, ETH could revisit $1,500, while $1,450 marks the next major demand zone. A sustained move below $1,500 would weaken the current bullish outlook.

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The most likely scenario is continued consolidation after quarter-end positioning eases. ETH may trade between $1,560 and $1,610 before making a decisive move. A breakout above resistance would favor buyers, while losing support could shift momentum back to sellers.

Meanwhile, Tom Lee continues to view Ethereum as undervalued over the long term. He has projected potential targets between $7,000 and $9,000, with higher valuations tied to tokenization and stablecoin adoption. Those projections remain speculative, although institutional accumulation continues to support the long-term thesis.

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