Monero investors thrilled about XMR’s stability

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At a time where a bunch of crypto projects have been struggling for survival, Monero [XMR] seemed to have found stability. According to CoinMarketCap, few cryptocurrencies have been able to match XMR’s performance since the FTX crash forced the entire market into catastrophe.

The price tracking platform revealed that XMR rose an impressive 16.79% within the 30-day window.

Although XMR was 72.47% down from its all-time high, the privacy coin still exchanged hands at $148.57. Due to the stirring performance, one would expect that traders would look towards XMR for quick gains. Monero has been one of those coins which mostly exhibited minimal volatility. Hence, it has been difficult for traders to look in its way.

This data confirmed that traders changed their minds. Also, since the open interest remained in greens, it established that XMR’s strength within the last month was no coincidence. In the case where the futures and open interest sustain these levels, XMR could repeat the feat in the next thirty days.

Looking at the current XMR liquidations, shorts were the most affected. Data from the derivatives information portal showed that over $45,000 has been exterminated by traders in the last 24 hours. Liquidations accounted for by long-positioned traders were almost at zero. Surprisingly, this has happened despite XMR’s minimal 1.31% increase within the same period.

However, the coin’s short-term trajectory seemed to have changed the viewpoint. According to Coinglass, the 24-hour open interest in XMR resulted in positivity across the top exchanges.

Per its on-chain condition, Monero’s development activity slumped significantly. According to Santiment, the development activity was 0.93.

The implication of this status was the upgrades on the Monero chain have not been substantial. In the last 30 days, the project did not announce any notable partnership since it asked holders to remove the tokens off exchanges on 11 November.

Besides the project’s advancement, involvement with its digital collectibles was not at an apex position. At the time of writing, the XMR-linked NFT volume was 98,400. This was the lowest the volume had hit since 12 November. This implied that interest in NFTs under the Monero chain was not astounding.

Owing to the information above, Monero traders might face rivalry from the on-chain condition in a bid to replicate the last 30-day form. For its whales, supply has not been so profound. Still, Santiment revealed that supply held by whales slightly increased to 41.527.

A further increase in this regard, coupled with traders’ interest, could help XMR maintain its stability. Nevertheless, anticipating only delight might not necessarily be the way to go, considering the shaky market state.

Here’s the ‘but’ of Monero [XMR] chalking up a bearish pattern

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Monero (XMR) bulls were cut to size over the weekend as bears threw a massive party. This was evidenced by the bearish engulfing pattern (A tiny green candle followed by a larger red candle) on the charts. It indicates that the bears will lower the prices soon.

The bulls tried to regain control on Monday, pushing XMR’s price above $135.2. However, the bears furiously neutralized their efforts and pushed the price lower, as shown by the Shooting Star (red candlestick with a long tail).

The recent price action has formed a bearish pennant pattern. Should a bearish breakout occur, XMR could see a deep plunge towards $104.1.

After a false bearish breakout from a bearish pennant pattern in June, XMR posted a rally leading to the ATH of $174.2 in August. Since mid-July, XMR has been confined to a range of $135.2 to $167.5, with $154.1 as the midpoint.

On 9 November, XMR fell below this range and shifted to a bearish market structure. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) was at 39, below the neutral level of 50 and the On Balance Volume (OBV) has been steady for about a month. These indicators, thus, support the bearish market structure.

Therefore, a breakout to the downside could transpire, dropping the altcoin to $104.1 in the long term.

However, the bearish pennant is similar to the line formed in June (blue lines). So, if history repeats itself, XMR could see a false bearish breakout before rallying to the mid-range at $151.4 in the long term. This would invalidate the bearish bias.

According to Santiment, the elevated weighted positive sentiment seen over the weekend has levelled off. The elevated sentiment corresponded with an increase in development activity on the Monero network.

A decline in development activity was later reflected in a reduction in positive sentiment. There was a slight increase in development activity at press time, despite the neutral sentiment. Interestingly, there was also a slight increase in price movement.

Long-term investors should therefore track the network’s development activity to assess its viability and ability to attract other long-term players.