Ethereum (ETH/USD): Live Price, Sizing and the Correlation With Bitcoin
Ethereum usually goes where Bitcoin goes, with more amplitude. If you hold both, the honest question is not which to trade but whether you are holding one position at double the size.
ETH/USD is Ethereum priced in US dollars, trading 24/7 in fractional positions. Its defining practical feature is correlation: it typically moves with Bitcoin but further in percentage terms, so holding both is closer to one leveraged position than to two independent trades.
Ethereum (ETH/USD) right now
One point = 1 of price. A standard lot is 1 coins, so pip value = pip size × contract size × lots. Figures assume a USD account; confirm the contract size with your broker.
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Open ETHUSD on the live desk (H1) → See what the desk does →The correlation is the main fact
ETH and BTC move together most of the time, with Ethereum usually showing the larger percentage swing in both directions. Two "diversified" crypto positions are frequently one trade with extra steps - run the combined exposure through the risk of ruin calculator rather than sizing each in isolation.
What is genuinely different about ETH
- Network activity matters. Fees and usage respond to demand for on-chain activity in a way Bitcoin's do not.
- Protocol changes have historically moved the price around scheduled upgrade dates.
- Staking means a share of supply is locked, which market commentary treats as a supply factor.
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Play free, no signup →Sizing and liquidation
Identical mechanics to Bitcoin: fractional units, risk money divided by stop distance, and on leveraged venues a liquidation price that may sit closer than your stop. The tool above sizes from the live price; the crypto calculator adds the liquidation check.
An honest caveat on the price shown
Our live figure for crypto comes from a candle fallback rather than a live tick feed, so the timestamp matters more here than on the FX pairs. The page shows the age and flags a stale feed rather than presenting an old number as current.
Frequently asked questions
How do I size an Ethereum trade?
Risk money divided by the distance from entry to stop, giving a fractional number of ETH. The tool on this page does it from the live price.
Is ETH correlated with Bitcoin?
Strongly, most of the time, usually with larger percentage moves. Holding both is closer to one double-sized position than two separate trades.
What is different about Ethereum?
Network usage and fees, scheduled protocol upgrades, and staking locking up part of the supply.
Can I be liquidated before my stop?
On a leveraged venue, yes. Compare the liquidation distance with your stop distance before entering.
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