Despite a widespread weekly gain in the crypto market, Chainlink (LINK) remains under significant bearish pressure printing losses across multiple time frames. Since hitting a local price peak of $29.28 in December, the altcoin has slipped into a downtrend losing over 56% since then. Amid this negative performance, top crypto analyst Ali Martinez postulates LINK could soon experience some short-term price gain. Related Reading: Massive Chainlink Demand Wall At $6.26 As 90K Investors Buy 376M LINK LINK Recovery Depends On Critical Trendline Support In a recent post on X, Martinez shares a positive technical outlook on LINK hinting the altcoin is likely to experience an upswing. This price forecast is based on a crucial ascending trendline that has acted as price support since mid-2023, ensuring a consistent formation of higher lows and higher highs. Based on the trading chart by Martinez, Chainlink is currently heading for a retest with the identified trendline near the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement level at $12.00. If LINK bulls can induce a sufficient surge in demand at this level, the following price bounce could ignite a bullish reversal. Looking at historical price patterns, such a price rally could drive Chainlink’s price to around $19, which represents the next resistance zone. In the presence of robust buying pressure, the altcoin could even rise as high as $30 suggesting a potential 147% price increase on current market prices. On the other hand, a failure to stay above $12.00 would cause an initial price decline to around $10.00, with the potential to trade as low as $5.00. Related Reading: Bitcoin Taker Buy Volume Witnesses Notable Spike — Is BTC Price Next? Chainlink Integrated Into PayPal’s Ecosystem In other news, prominent American payment platform PayPal Holdings has announced the inclusion of Chainlink in its crypto offerings. In a statement released on April 4, PayPal stated that users will now be able to buy, hold, send, and receive Chainlink and Solana (SOL) on both their PayPal and Venmo wallets. This development marks a significant step in the mainstream integration of LINK which is crucial to driving token demand in the future. In addition to both tokens, PayPal also offers users access to Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). At press time, LINK continues to trade at $12.91 reflecting a 0.62% decline in the past 24 hours. On larger time frames, the token maintains a bearish form with losses of 5.03% and 21.81% in the past seven and thirty days respectively. According to data from Coincodex, investor sentiments in the LINK market remain highly bearish with a Fear & Greed Index of 26 signaling near-extreme fear. However, the analysts at this firm foresee a price rebound similar to Martinez’s with a forecast of $15.32 in five days and $17.46 in a month. Featured image from Virtune, chart from Tradingview
AVAX, the native token of the Avalanche protocol, presented a mixed experience for investors in the month of March. The altcoin initially rose by over 64% to trade above $65 for the first time since May 2022 before declining by 18.44% in the last two weeks. Unsurprisingly, AVAX’s price movement has drawn much attention from investors and market experts alike. Notably, a popular crypto analyst with the X handle Rekt Capital has advised against panic, stating the recent decline of the altcoin could prove to be rather beneficial for investors. Related Reading: AVAX Price Soars To Highest In Nearly 2 Years, Over 80% Of Holders In Profit AVAX To Return To $65-$70 Price Zone, Analyst Stands Confident In a post on X on March 30, Rekt Capital shared that AVAX has suffered an overall decline since encountering the $65-$70 price zone in mid-March. However, the analyst has described this price drop as a “healthy dip,” which could result in the token returning to previously high levels. $AVAX Avalanche rallied to the $65-$70 area And is now dipping towards the December 2023 highs (red) This is a healthy dip to set AVAX up for the next uptrend back to the $65-$70 area again, over time#AVAX #Crypto #Avalanche https://t.co/o7s9sU4eIN pic.twitter.com/5QJG2e581Y — Rekt Capital (@rektcapital) March 30, 2024 Currently, AVAX trades in the range of $52-$54, but Rekt Capital predicts the altcoin is heading to the region of $44-$49, which represents its highest price points recorded in December 2023. On entering this price zone, Rekt Capital expects the token to find support and embark on an uptrend back to the $65-$70 region. However, in the presence of overwhelming bearish pressure, the analyst technical analysis revealed that AVAX could drop further to around $32.66, indicating a potential price decline of 39.62% and 49.9% from the coin’s current price and its peak price in March, respectively Related Reading: Avalanche Unleashes Durango Upgrade, AVAX Price Rockets 8% With ‘Teleporter’ Debut Avalanche (AVAX) Price Overview At the time of writing, AVAX trades around $53.50 with no significant price movement in the last day, while recording a 0.51% decline over the past week based on data from CoinMarketCap. Meanwhile, the crypto asset’s trading volume is down by 16.62% and valued at $370.86 million. However, AVAX has generally been one of best best-performing assets in the last six months boasting a market gain of 471.35% within this period. Notably, in December 2023, the altcoin rose by about 150% to move from $20.41 to a monthly high of $49.98. Off the market, AVAX has also scored some positive strides. Most recently, the Avalanche network announced a collaboration with fellow blockchain Chainlink and the prestigious Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) targeted at exploring the use of crypto assets in global financial settlement systems. The use of AVAX in such a project would largely amplify the token’s adoption, which would elicit a positive effect on its market price. AVAX trading at $53.30 on the daily chart | Source: AVAXUSDT chart on Tradingview.com Featured image from Zipmex, chart from Tradingview