Ethereum (ETH) Prepares to Hit $4,500: Derivatives Market Recovers from Flash Crash! (10/13/25)

Jakarta, Pintu News – Ethereum price is showing a sharp recovery after last Friday’s flash crash that caused a drop of up to 20.7%. As of Sunday (October 13, 2025), ETH broke $4,100 again, with data showing that the derivatives market is starting to return to normal and neutral conditions.

According to Cointelegraph, there are four indicators showing that the short-term correction phase is over, and ETH has the potential to head towards the psychological resistance level of $4,500 (±Rp74.6 million at an exchange rate of Rp16,585/USD).

Ethereum Futures Market Starts to Recover

During the downturn, there was a massive $3.82 billion liquidation of long leveraged ETH positions, causing major turmoil in the derivatives market. Funding rates on ETH perpetual contracts even fell to -14%, meaning that short traders had to pay fees to maintain their positions – a condition that usually doesn’t last long as it’s considered unhealthy.

However, ETH monthly futures managed to recover in less than two hours, returning to a 5% premium, signaling the market has returned to neutral.

“The distortions that did occur seem to be more due to the design of the leveraged product than strong bearish sentiment,” Cointelegraph said.

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Derivative Sentiment Still Balanced

Data from the Deribit platform shows that the ETH options market has also remained calm. The put-to-call ratio shows balanced demand between buy (call) and sell (put) strategies, reflecting a healthy derivatives market.

Trading volumes over the weekend also did not show any suspicious spikes. This means that there is no big wave of anticipation of a deeper drop, and a big correction is likely to come suddenly for most traders.

ETH shows resilience compared to other altcoins

In the midst of the flash crash, ETH proved to be more resilient than other altcoins. While SUI fell 84%, Avalanche 70%, and Cardano 66%, Ethereum only corrected about 5% in the last 48 hours.

This shows that ETH remains the leading asset among altcoins, especially with support:

• $23.5 billion in spot ETH ETFs
• $15.5 billion open interest in the options market

This resilience confirms that Ethereum is still the top choice of institutions, despite competitors such as Solana starting to enter the spot ETF arena.

What’s Next? ETH could reach $4,500 if sentiment stabilizes

With the derivatives market stabilizing again and investor sentiment slowly recovering, analysts predict that ETH will test the resistance level at $4,500 in the near future. However, this recovery still depends on:

• Binance compensation case settlement ($283 million already announced)
• Market maker confidence in margin system and oracle

If there are no additional structural disruptions, Ethereum is predicted to remain in a gradual uptrend.

Conclusion

After the flash crash that shook the global crypto market, Ethereum emerged as one of the fastest-rising assets. With the derivatives market back in balance and a solid ETF, ETH has great potential to return to $4,500 – even surpass it in the medium term.

Investors are advised to remain wary of volatility, but current technical and on-chain data provide optimistic signals for Ethereum as a leading altcoin.

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Reference:

• Marcel Pechman – Cointelegraph. ETH readies to reclaim $4.5K as futures markets stabilize from crypto flash crash. Accessed October 13, 2025.