ARB vs ETH
Arbitrum and Ethereum compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, ARB against ETH. Measurements only: this page does not rank ARB above ETH or the other way round.
A data comparison of Arbitrum against Ethereum. The rule that paired ARB with ETH is measured against a market anchor; the numbers come from the same daily collection as the rest of the site.
Counting the table, 7 measures favour ARB and 6 favour ETH. Read the ARB and ETH rows separately: being ahead on turnover and being ahead on momentum mean different things.
Hype risk side by side
ARB against ETH, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 19, 2026
| Measure | ARB | ETH | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $1.50B | $319.52B | ETH |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #62 | #2 | ETH |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $0.2209 | $2,619 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $811.8M | $23.77B | ETH |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.542 | 0.074 | ARB |
| 24-hour change | +23.2% | +7.2% | ARB |
| 7-day change | +60.8% | +4.0% | ARB |
| 30-day change | +147.7% | +16.1% | ARB |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +161.5% | +50.0% | ARB |
| Trending position Today's global order | #19 | #2 | ETH |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 20 | 6 | ARB |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 3 | 3 | level |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 90% | 90% | level |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 77 | 64 | ARB |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -55.1% | -44.2% | ETH |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 58/100 | 8/100 | ETH |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
By market capitalisation the gap is 213x: ETH at $319.52B, ARB at $1.50B.
On the ranking table Arbitrum is number 62 while Ethereum is number 2 (60 places).
At $2,619 per coin, ETH is 11,852x the unit price of ARB at $0.2209; market value is the comparable figure.
Traders moved $23.77B of Ethereum in the past day against $811.8M of Arbitrum — 29.3x more.
Scaled by market value the activity ratio is 0.54 for ARB and 0.07 for the other side of this pair.
On the 24 hours window the readings are +23.2% and +7.2% respectively, favouring ARB.
Over seven days ARB moved +60.8% and ETH +4.0%, a spread of 56.8 points.
The last thirty days left Arbitrum at +147.7% and Ethereum at +16.1%.
Ninety daily closes give ARB +161.5% and ETH +50.0%.
The pair appears together on the trending map, ARB at 19 (3 consecutive days) and ETH at 2 (3).
Geographic spread: 20 countries for ARB and 6 for ETH.
The daily model passes 90% of its checks on ARB and 90% on ETH, reading Strong buy and Strong buy.
The RSI readings are 77 and 64 respectively, putting ARB higher up the momentum scale.
Measured against their own 52-week peaks, Arbitrum sits -55.1% below and Ethereum -44.2% below.
ARB and ETH both trade above their own 200-day moving average, the simplest long-term filter in the model.
Hype risk is higher for Arbitrum at 58/100 (Medium) than for Ethereum at 8.
The two sit in different sectors: Layer 2 networks for ARB, Layer 1 chains for ETH.
Today's volume is 1.63 times normal for Arbitrum and 1.63 times normal for Ethereum.
The signal for ARB is built on 400 daily closes and the one for ETH on 400.
Last 90 daily closes
Each chart is scaled to its own range
Arbitrum
Ethereum
Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of ARB and ETH is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: ARB at position 19 and ETH at position 2. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in ARB and ETH, not price direction.
Is ARB bigger than ETH?
Ethereum is larger, at $319.52B of market value against $1.50B — 213x the size.
What does the daily signal say about ARB and ETH?
The checklist reads Strong buy for ARB (90% of checks passed) and Strong buy for ETH (90%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on ARB and ETH, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Arbitrum scores 58/100 against 8 for Ethereum. The score behind both the ARB and ETH figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy ARB or ETH?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about ARB and ETH — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about ARB, ETH or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.