Ether open interest at three-year low; traders see chance of squeeze to $2,500

On Friday, Ether reclaimed $2,000 after a cooler U.S. CPI print, putting ETH/USD on course for its first positive weekly close since mid‑January. According to CryptoQuant, futures open interest dropped by 80 million ETH over 30 days and Binance funding hit -0.006, the lowest since early December 2022. Traders say a short squeeze toward $2,500 is possible if $2,000 support holds.