The Ethereum staking market has experienced a rare reversal in the past six months — the number of ETH entering the network has surpassed the amount waiting to exit for the first time.

According to on-chain data tracking, this "turning point" was confirmed last Saturday. Currently, about 745,619 ETH are queued to enter the validator pool, with an average waiting time of nearly 13 days; meanwhile, approximately 360,518 ETH are waiting in the exit queue, with an 8-day cycle. In other words, the ETH wanting to come in is almost twice the amount wanting to go out.

This signal has attracted industry attention. Some DeFi practitioners mentioned on social platforms that the last time a similar reversal of staking entry and exit queues occurred was in June of this year, and shortly after that, ETH's performance was quite remarkable. At that time, Ether repeatedly oscillated around $2,500, and after entering July and August, it launched a strong rally, even reaching a historical high of $4,946 on August 24. The analyst predicts that Ethereum's trend in 2026 could be quite interesting.

As of this article's deadline, ETH is trading at $3,018. Whether the reversal in the staking queue will truly signal a price turn remains to be seen. However, this data change itself already reflects a quiet rebound in market confidence in Ethereum's long-term value.