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On September 21, 2026, Ethereum value reached $2,777.34, climbing above every major moving average as Bitcoin’s breakout to $86,000 ignited risk appetite across crypto markets. The move pushed ETH into technically overbought territory on multiple timeframes. ETH/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Key takeaways ETH trades at $2,777.34, well above its EMA20, EMA50, and EMA200 on the daily chart, confirming a textbook bullish trend stack. Daily RSI14 sits at 72.1 and hourly RSI14 at 72.33, placing Ethereum in overbought territory across multiple timeframes simultaneously. On-chain DEX activity is surging: Curve fees jumped 415.79% in 24 hours and 690.75% over seven days, suggesting genuine demand behind the rally. The Fear & Greed Index reads 70 (Greed), while total crypto market cap rose 3.64% to roughly $2.94 trillion. The 15-minute MACD has flipped bearish, signaling short-term fatigue inside a still-bullish macro structure. Daily Chart: Momentum Is Real, but It Is Stretched The daily chart confirms that ETH’s uptrend is structurally intact. Price sits comfortably above the EMA20 at $2,513.50, the EMA50 at $2,339.96, and the EMA200 at $2,203.61. That is a textbook bullish stack where the short-term average leads above the medium, which leads above the long. However, the spacing between these averages reveals just how fast this move has been. Price is not merely above these lines; it is running well ahead of them, a pattern that typically signals a powerful but overworked trend in the short run. RSI14 at 72.1 backs that assessment. That reading sits firmly in overbought territory, and while overbought conditions in a strong trend do not automatically trigger selling, they do suggest the easiest gains from this leg are likely behind us unless fresh demand continues to materialize. MACD remains constructive: the line at 89.16 stays above the signal at 76.43, with a…