Cardano is currently trading at $0.64, continuing its recent underperformance. ADA is down 2% in the last 24 hours, 7.8% in the last seven days, and a staggering 22% in the last month.
However, bullish sentiment remains high among market analysts. With emerging enterprise use cases, a broader positive market outlook, and ecosystem developments, many remain hopeful that Cardano and Ethereum's performance will turn things around and target much higher prices.
As a result, this analysis will explore the possible price target for Cardano if the Ethereum and Cardano market trends continue to be aligned and Ethereum, the leader of the altcoin sector, reaches $20,000.
Ethereum Predictions Reaching $20,000
Despite losing 10% of its value over the past 30 days, Ethereum remains one of the top cryptocurrencies this season. For example, before the current consolidation, Ether rose from around $2,500 in July to $4,950 in August.
Many suggest that Ethereum could see much higher prices. Fundstrat CIO Tom Lee is one prominent industry leader who shares this view, predicting that Ether could reach $12,000 by the end of this year, followed by $60,000 within a few years.
Analyst Ted shared on X that Ethereum will peak between $18,000 and $20,000 this cycle. The bullish trend stems from Ether's likelihood of capturing global M2 supply through trend correlation.
Cardano's Price Trajectory If Ethereum Reaches $20,000
To understand the full impact of Ethereum's surge to $20,000 on Cardano, an analysis was conducted using OpenAI's ChatGPT. The chatbot offered various analogies for this event, presenting bullish, moderate, and bearish scenarios.
For context, Ethereum's current price is $3,853 and its market cap is $465 billion. Therefore, a rally to $20,000 would represent a 5.2x increase, bringing its market cap to $2.41 trillion.
Applying this potential increase directly to Cardano, assuming it rises proportionally to Ethereum, ADA would be expected to reach a new record high of $3.32. However, ChatGPT also provided more realistic targets under different market conditions, noting that market dynamics make such an ideal correlation nearly impossible.
This analysis highlights the intertwined nature of Cardano and Ethereum's price movements, particularly during major bullish cycles driven by institutional and retail momentum. In a bearish scenario, Cardano would double to $1.28 when Ethereum reached $20,000. In a medium-term scenario, ADA's price would quadruple to $2.56. However, in bullish and extremely bullish scenarios, ADA would outperform Ether by 6.8x and 10.2x, respectively. These increases would see ADA's price peak at $4.35 and $6.52, respectively.
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