Ethereum (ETH) has been under heavy sales pressure in recent weeks, leaving many retail investors unsure about when to enter the market. However, Lingrid, a TradingView crypto expert, has stepped in and designated an area it calls a “Kill Zone,” revealing the most ideal entry point for traders looking to buy ETH at the best possible price before the next big move higher.
Analyst Marks Ethereum Kill Zone as Prime Buy Area
On May 20 Lingrid shared a new TradingView analysis of the Ethereum price, laying out what it thinks it is the ideal buying zone for investors and traders who want to accumulate during the current market dip.
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According to the expert, ETH recently broke sharply from a “primary shaded wedge pattern,” highlighted on its accompanying chart. She noted that the outage had created massive leverage, sending ETH’s price down to $2,070. She added that the move has done its job of cleaning up overloaded positions and paving the way for ETH to potentially stage another recovery.
Lingrid further pointed out that Ethereum’s price has remained firm just above a rising long-term macro support line, which she sees as confirmation that a structural bottom has been reached. Based on this, her recovery roadmap for ETHindicated by the purple arrow on the map, aims for a clean recapture of the broken structure and reaches $2,300.
Lingrid in particular did that warned of a possible fall ahead for traders shorting this breakdown. She said private investors already are panic selling the recently broken wedge line without the major macro rising trend line just below it.
She also noted that institutional investors are quietly using ETH’s liquidity zone of $2,100 collect spot Ethereum ETFs at a significantly lower price, in preparation to trap late short sellers once prices rise again. For traders looking to enter the market, Lingrid places her ideal Ethereum buying zone between $2,100 and $2,135. She described this accumulation zone as the cryptocurrency’s ‘Kill Zone’ and set a stop-loss at $2,040 for those managing risk in trading.
ETH expects a rapid rise to $2,300 as institutions pile in
In her analysis, Lingrid noted that her primary price target for Ethereum is a potential move towards $2,300, which aligns with the upper internal trendline on her chart. She believes that ETH’s momentum and setup are strong enough to push the price to that level in a relatively short period of time.
On the more technical side, Lingrid noted that as of Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Ethereum mainnet gas fees had fallen to a 12-month low of 3 gwei, after a successful optimization patch was linked to the Pectra upgrade. She argued that this development adds a layer of fundamental support to her bullish outlook.
Lingrid also noted that the broader digital asset market came under pressure earlier this week due to structural adjustments by the Federal Reserve Newly appointed Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh. Despite this, the analyst highlighted that Ethereum’s on-chain data shows that the inflow of institutional strikes has quietly increased over the past 24 hours.
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She concluded that the artificial sell-off, intended to flush out retail positions and allow institutions to accumulate ETH at lower prices, is now complete. Now that this phase is behind us, Lingrid believes that the Ethereum price is finally preparing for a quick pullback to $2,300.
Featured image from CFI, chart from TradingView