{"id":94217,"date":"2026-02-12T15:50:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=94217"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:55:24","slug":"tom-lee-predicts-v-shaped-recovery-for-ethereum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/tom-lee-predicts-v-shaped-recovery-for-ethereum\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Lee Predicts V-Shaped Recovery for Ethereum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat, anticipates a swift recovery for Ethereum. According to his observations, since 2018, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has shown a robust rebound eight times following significant corrections.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a> 100% V-Shape Record \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>Tom Lee highlights Ethereum&#8217;s eight V-shaped recoveries since 2018. <\/p>\n<p>Tom DeMark, whose models are followed by macro legends like Paul Tudor Jones and used across institutional desks, says a final undercut near $1,890 would \u201cperfect\u201d the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j9zWoUOLgP\">pic.twitter.com\/j9zWoUOLgP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SamAl\u03c4coin.eth (@SAMALTCOIN_ETH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAMALTCOIN_ETH\/status\/2021711461970808862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a conference in Hong Kong, the analyst urged investors to remain calm.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that from January to March of the previous year, Ether had depreciated by 64%.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cHowever, in each of the eight instances [of corrections], the chart showed a V-shaped recovery. The asset rebounded 100% of the time almost as quickly as it fell,\u201d the analyst emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lee is convinced that fundamentally the situation has not changed, and Ethereum prices are set for another rapid rebound.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-8330297cd6362206-6116580281601049.webp\" alt=\"V\" class=\"wp-image-275077\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">V-shaped recoveries after Ethereum corrections. Source: Fundstrat.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is the Bottom Near?<\/h2>\n<p>BitMine analyst Tom DeMark identified the $1890 level as a probable bottom for Ether prices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe believe that Ethereum is indeed close to its lows. The situation resembles autumn 2018, autumn 2022, and April 2025,\u201d Lee stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The analyst recommended not focusing on finding the perfect entry point:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIf the decline has already occurred, one should look for entry opportunities rather than sell.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On February 6, the price of the second cryptocurrency on Binance <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/symbols\/ETHUSDT\/\">dropped to $1747<\/a>. This is only slightly above the 2025 low, recorded just above the $1400 mark.<\/p>\n<p>The asset failed to hold above the psychological mark of $2000. At the time of writing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/ethereum\">Ethereum is trading at $1981<\/a>, having plummeted 36% over the past 30 days.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demand for Staking<\/h2>\n<p>Despite sluggish price dynamics, interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-staking-and-how-to-make-money-from-it\">staking<\/a> remains high.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.validatorqueue.com\/\">ValidatorQueue<\/a>, the queue has reached a historic high of 71 days \u2014 a record 4 million ETH are awaiting deposit into the smart contract address.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c40e7bfec1b6b723-6116699073402374.webp\" alt=\"Val\" class=\"wp-image-275078\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ethereum validation queue. Source: ValidatorQueue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The share of coins in staking also hit a new high, accounting for 30.3% of the total supply (36.7 million ETH, ~$72.7 billion).<\/p>\n<p>Milk Road analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MilkRoad\/status\/2021603913221472539\">described<\/a> this trend as a \u201cmassive supply constraint.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cA third of all coins have been taken out of circulation and yield a modest 2.83% annually. By crypto market standards, this is not the most attractive yield, yet the queue continues to grow,\u201d the expert noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to him, the locking of coins worth over $70 billion amid falling prices indicates not speculation, but investors&#8217; readiness to play the long game.<\/p>\n<p>As reported, Ethereum&#8217;s share on exchanges <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-exchange-balances-plummet-amid-staking-frenzy\">has been declining for six months<\/a> in a row due to the frenzied demand for staking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat, anticipates a swift recovery for Ethereum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Tom Lee expects Ethereum's rapid recovery after corrections.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1289,46,919],"class_list":["post-94217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-cryptocurrency-staking","tag-ethereum","tag-tom-lee"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"187","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Tom Lee expects Ethereum's rapid recovery after corrections.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94219,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94217\/revisions\/94219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}