Ethereum traded at $2,676.75 on September 28 at 16:00 UTC, down 0.5% over 24 hours after recovering from an intraday decline. The price ranged from $2,636.99 to $2,698.21, leaving $2,700 as immediate resistance and $2,640 as the key support area identified by crypto analyst Ali. Ali said ETH appeared to be forming a bull flag on lower timeframes, with an hourly close above $2,700 potentially confirming the setup and opening a path toward $3,000; this remains a technical assessment rather than a confirmed price target. Ethereum's market capitalization was about $326.7 billion, with $15.1 billion in 24-hour trading volume. Total crypto liquidations reached about $486.95 million, including $392.23 million in long positions, while ETH accounted for $74.65 million. U.S. spot Ether ETFs recorded $86.95 million in net inflows on September 25 and accumulated about $13.94 billion in net inflows.