Ethereum futures premium hits 1+ year low — Is it time to buy the ETH bottom?

Traders say the ETH futures premium falling to a 1-year low is a buy signal. Are they right?

Ether (ETH) price fell 9.3% between March 26 and March 28, testing the $1,860 level for the first time in two weeks. This correction led to over $114 million in liquidations of leveraged ETH futures and caused the premium relative to the regular spot market to drop to its lowest level in over a year. 

Some traders have said that the rock-bottom ETH futures premium is a bottom signal, but let’s dig deeper into the data to see if this perspective makes any sense.  

ETH 1-month futures premium relative to spot markets. Source: Laevitas.ch

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