{"id":51959,"date":"2026-09-27T20:58:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T20:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51959"},"modified":"2026-09-27T20:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T20:58:32","slug":"peter-brandts-8600-ether-chart-hinges-on-a-first-break-above-5000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51959","title":{"rendered":"Peter Brandt&#8217;s $8,600 Ether chart hinges on a first break above $5,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Peter Brandt\u2019s long-term Ether chart has a target of $8,600, but only if ETH breaks $5,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The token is trading near $2,693, which means the first hurdle alone is about 86% higher.<\/p>\n<h3><span>CME futures mark the top line at $8,674.50<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The chart, which was based on CME Ether futures, was posted on X by Brandt on September 21. It reads $8,674.50, but he rounds it down to $8,600.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt implies an eventual move to 8,600 once 5,000 is handled,\u201d Brandt wrote. He did not give a date or timetable for the forecast.<\/p>\n<p>From $2,693 to $5,000 takes a gain of about 86%. The full route to $8,600 means a rise of about 219%.<\/p>\n<p>The closer picture begins at $3,000, the first short-term resistance. ETH has climbed from approximately $2,360 earlier in September.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s the $5,000 threshold Brandt uses as the gate. The target is $8,600, another 72% from a $5,000 print.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-314503\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-314503 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cryptopolitan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-27-ether-5000-peter-brandt-8600-chart-01.png\" alt=\"Ether must clear $5,000 before Peter Brandt&apos;s $8,600 chart target comes into play.\" width=\"972\" height=\"1144\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Brandt\u2019s long-term ETH <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeterLBrandt\/status\/2102135757393498226\" rel=\"nofollow\">chart<\/a> on X.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span>The same no-trade caveat covered XRP\u2019s $5.40 path<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cA claim of a \u2018call\u2019 or simple presentation of a chart is NOT a trade,\u201d Brandt wrote. People who claim trades need to provide proof, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn X post is NOT proof,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He gave the same caveat on another long-term XRP chart the same day, which charted a path to $5.40, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptopolitan.com\/peter-brandt-xrp-5-40-path-no-trade-call\/\">Cryptopolitan<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Brandt has been trading commodities since 1976 and founded Factor Trading in 1980.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptopolitan.com\/bitcoin-ether-etfs-largest-inflow-october\/\">Cryptopolitan<\/a> reports that on September 21, US spot Ether ETFs experienced the biggest single-day inflow since October 7, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The haul came to around $270 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-news-ad\" data-rand=\"0.292934\">The smartest crypto minds already read our newsletter. Want in? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptopolitan.com\/newsletters\/?utm_source=cp&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=inlineAds\" target=\"_blank\">Join them<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Brandt\u2019s long-term Ether chart has a target of $8,600, but only if ETH breaks $5,000. The token is trading near $2,693, which means the first hurdle alone is about 86% higher. CME futures mark the top line at $8,674.50 The chart, which was based on CME Ether futures, was posted on X by Brandt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Peter Brandt&#039;s $8,600 Ether chart hinges on a first break above $5,000 - Cryptomag<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51959\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Peter Brandt&#039;s $8,600 Ether chart hinges on a first break above $5,000 - Cryptomag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Peter Brandt\u2019s long-term Ether chart has a target of $8,600, but only if ETH breaks $5,000. 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