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Story: Tom Lee Backs Ethereum Recovery Despite 50% Crash Pattern

By Evie Vavasseur

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Ethereum crashed again. Tom Lee from Fundstrat thinks it's basically the same old story - the crypto has done this dance eight times since 2018 and bounced back every single…

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Lee's pretty confident about his call, pointing to those eight V-shaped recoveries as proof that ETH knows how to climb out of holes.

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Lee's team has been tracking these crashes since 2018, and they're all starting to look the same.

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Staking numbers tell a different story though. Even with prices tanking, people keep locking up their ETH - the validator queue stretched out to about 21 days now with roughly 4…

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All that locked-up supply makes price swings more dramatic.

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ETH dropped to around $1,900 recently, down 5.4% in just one week. The crypto hasn't been able to hold above $2,000 for any meaningful time, and over the past month it's fallen…

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Market desks are staying cautious right now. Economic data keeps coming in mixed, geopolitical stuff is still messy, and US inflation reports are hanging over everything.

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Lee sees all this as just another cycle. For him, Ethereum's current struggles don't signal any structural problems - it's just the same recurring pattern playing out again.

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SamAlτcoin.eth posted about Lee's bullish take on February 11, 2026, getting people talking about Ethereum's track record.

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The staking situation keeps getting more interesting. With over 36.7 million ETH locked up and validators still waiting to get processed, there's less liquid supply floating…

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Big institutional players are definitely paying attention. The slide to $1,900 made some of them rethink their positions, and they're weighing historical performance against…

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Lee isn't backing down from his call despite all the negativity. His confidence comes from watching Ethereum pull off these recoveries before, and he thinks the current situation…

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February 12, 2026 has ETH still hovering around $1,900, and that's become the key level everyone's watching.

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Despite all the liquidations and market stress, some investors think current prices represent a buying opportunity.

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Institutional decision-making will probably be the deciding factor. Their moves could significantly impact ETH's price trajectory, especially if that $1,890 support gets tested…

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