The daily candle
Ethereum closed the October 18 daily candle at $2,409, up 0.32% on the day, after trading between $2,328 and $2,430.
Moving averages
The close of $2,409 is 5.8% below the 20-day average ($2,558).
The close of $2,409 is 5.5% below the 50-day average ($2,550).
Momentum: RSI and MACD
The 14-day RSI reads 38.1, 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 -46.67 against a signal line of -21.95, 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 0.92 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 $2,322 to $2,795, and the close is inside the bands.
Over the previous 30 days the highest close was $2,775 and the lowest $2,402.
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.