Ethereum vs Bitcoin: ETH Price Could Rise 80% by 2026?

Jakarta, Pintu News – According to a Cointelegraph report, the Ethereum (ETH) token is expected to surge more than 80% against Bitcoin (BTC) by 2026, based on a classic bullish trend reversal scenario that is forming on its long-term chart.

Ethereum price chart hints at potential 80% rally against Bitcoin

As of December, the ETH/BTC bi-weekly chart shows a very clear inverse head-and-shoulders (IH&S) pattern – a classic bullish trend reversal pattern that usually appears after a long downtrend period.

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The left shoulder was formed due to price weakness in late 2024, followed by a sharp downward phase in April 2025 that formed a head around 0.0176 BTC. After that, the price recovered and formed a higher low in the fourth quarter of 2025, creating the right shoulder.

The neckline of this pattern is around the 0.0400 BTC level, located between the 50-period (red) and 200-period (blue) exponential moving averages (EMAs).

If the price manages to break this zone strongly, then the IH&S pattern is considered confirmed, opening up the opportunity for a measured rise towards 0.063 BTC in 2026.

This upside target represents a jump of about 80% from the ETH/BTC exchange rate recorded on Thursday.

Can ETH repeat the 450% parabolic surge of 2020?

The current ETH/BTC recovery looks very similar to the breakout movement that occurred after the accumulation phase in 2019-2020.

At that time, the pair surged nearly 450% after touching the same demand zone, which was in the range of 0.0160-0.0200 BTC.

Ethereum’s recovery in 2025 also started from the floor of an identical structure, and now the price is starting to press into the same initial resistance zone (marked by the red circle on the chart), which is the area that was previously the starting point of the parabolic surge in 2020.

If this pattern continues to repeat itself, ETH/BTC could potentially rise towards the Fibonacci zone of 0.059 BTC – a level that is in line with the projected breakout of the inverse head-and-shoulders pattern towards 2026.

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Ethereum is still on a downtrend against Bitcoin

Despite the potential upside, the bullish side on Ethereum still has to prove that the long-term downtrend is truly over.

Until now, Ethereum has been held back by a declining trend line that has been in place for several years – it has consistently rejected every breakout attempt against Bitcoin since 2017.

In the event of a new failure to break this resistance line, it could weaken the validity of both the inverse head-and-shoulders pattern and the developing fractal pattern, as well as increase the risk of a fall back towards the strong support level of 0.0175 BTC in 2026.

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Reference:

• Cointelegraph. Ether vs. Bitcoin: ETH price poised for 80% rally in 2026. Accessed on December 12, 2025