Watch: the daily chart check
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Ethereum closed the September 28 daily candle at $2,688, up 0.02% on the day, after trading between $2,634 and $2,720. What stands out on the daily chart: MACD crossed below signal.
Moving averages
The close of $2,688 is 3.9% above the 20-day average ($2,587).
The close of $2,688 is 11.8% above the 50-day average ($2,403).
Momentum: RSI and MACD
The 14-day RSI reads 63.1, between 30 and 70, neither extreme. RSI compares the size of recent up days with recent down days on a 0 to 100 scale.
MACD (12, 26, 9) is 86.75 against a signal line of 88.93, so the MACD line is below its signal. MACD measures the gap between a fast and a slow exponential average.
Volume and range
Volume on the day was 0.97 times its 20-day average. Volume counts how much traded; a move on heavy volume involved more of the market than one on light volume.
The Bollinger Bands (20 days, 2 standard deviations) run from $2,351 to $2,823, and the close is inside the bands.
Over the previous 30 days the highest close was $2,775 and the lowest $2,391.
What it costs to hold a position
Anyone holding a ETH perpetual future pays or receives funding every settlement, and the rate differs by exchange. Today's rates across venues are on the ETH funding page.