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ETH trails BTC by 895 basis points over 30 days — a notable divergence in the current dataset
- Over the 30 days to May 7, Bitcoin gained +11.3% while Ether gained only +2.3% — a divergence of 895 basis points (roughly 9 percentage points).
- ETH's 90-day closing high is $2,420 (Apr 17) and its May 7 close of $2,291 sits 5.3% below that peak, while BTC closed at $80,011 — within 1.8% of its own 90-day high of $81,443.
- The two assets typically move in tandem; this 895 bps gap over a full calendar month is notable and follows a period of diverging April performance.
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Conclusion
BTC: Apr 7 close $71,917.64 → May 7 close $80,011.07 = +11.25%. ETH: Apr 7 close $2,239.71 → May 7 close $2,291.25 = +2.30%. Divergence = 895 basis points. ETH 90d high close $2,420.10 (Apr 17) — May 7 close is 5.3% below. BTC May 7 close within 1.8% of 90d high $81,443. Bitcoin and Ethereum historically move together 70-90% of the time.