The Pectra upgrade went live on Ethereum on May 7 2025, and on May 8 renewed US–China trade talks lifted risk assets across the board. Ethereum, which had lagged Bitcoin for most of the year, rose from about $1,810 to $2,227 — its largest single-day gain since 2021 — and closed near the highs.
This is a medium-difficulty session because the move was one-directional and sustained: pullbacks were shallow, and the main risk was not being wrong about direction but hesitating, or taking profit too early on a day that kept going.
Same engine, same hidden right-hand side — a different day's problem.