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- Stellar Lumens has strong bearish sentiment and momentum in the lower time frames
- A continued decline in Bitcoin prices would cause further panic in the crypto markets
Stellar lumens [XLM] fell from $0.12 to $0.1115 in 48 hours. At the same time, Bitcoin [BTC] also fell by 4% in value. However, both XLM and BTC are retesting a demand zone at the time of writing.
Read Stellar Lumens’ [XLM] Price forecast 2023-24
Stellar Lumens’ market structure and momentum have been bearish since late July, but the price chart has shown a range over the past two months. The losses over the past few hours took XLM to the bottom of this range. Can the Bulls defend it again?
The volume indicator shows a huge capital outflow from the XLM market
Source: XLM/USDT on TradingView
The aforementioned range extended from $0.111 to $0.1334. Stellar Lumens has been trading within this range since August 20. The four-hour chart showed that the market structure was firmly bearish and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) reflected intense bearish momentum with a reading of 25.
The Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) also fell lower and the reading of -0.3 meant significant amounts of money left the market, underscoring the selling pressure. The high trading volume in recent hours was another sign that bearish sentiment was overwhelming.
Still, the $0.111 level is a month-long support for XLM. It represented a good low-risk, high-reward buying opportunity as a rebound from this level would likely hit the high range at $0.133, representing a gain of almost 20%.
The increase in spot purchases was a surprise
Source: Coinalyse
CMF, the volume indicator on the price chart, noted high selling pressure in the past few hours. Yet Coinalyze data contradicted this and showed high buying volume on the spot market. This was evident from the large peak in the spot CVD.
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However, the Open Interest (OI) showed that market sentiment was strongly bearish as the OI climbed higher alongside falling prices. It indicated that short sellers were dominating the market and if the trend continues, XLM bulls might not be able to defend the $0.11 support.