$UNI 4 hours, one big bearish candle smashed through 4.10, taking price directly from 4.575 down to 4.009. It took 12 K-lines to complete a full A-shaped cycle. It took 18 K-lines to climb up, but only 6 K-lines to fall back. The speed was three times—this isn’t a normal pullback; it’s capital retreating.
On-screen signals. In the past 24 hours, it’s down 3.37%, current price 4.07. Mark price 4.070 is nearly in line with the spot price; the futures/spot price gap is close to zero. Funding rate is 0.01%, slightly positive. Bulls still have a breath left, but they don’t dare to add. On the 4-hour timeframe, from the 4.575 peak it has been closing in red consecutively; the rebound hasn’t even covered the drop of the prior candle with a single K-line. The short-term trend is downward, and the K-line arrangement shows no repair signs.
Market sentiment. This surge started from 3.94, topped out around 4.575, a 16% gain. Uniswap, the pioneer of the DEX track, should have been the flagbearer for DeFi’s recovery. But when the broader market weakens, the money runs faster than anyone else. Sentiment shifted from euphoria to despair within a dozen or so hours. Those who chased now look at their accounts turning green, and they’re already thinking about cutting losses. This kind of sentiment-driven selloff is scarier than fundamental deterioration because it has no bottom.
Whale activity. Look at the volume distribution. In the range from 4.33 to 4.575, 3 consecutive 4-hour K-lines’ total volume was close to 28.5 million UNI, with extremely high turnover. After that, price never returned to that range. High-volume at the top with stagnation—classic distribution (dumping) behavior. Smart money completed distribution above 4.40; the remaining retail traders inside kept chopping each other up. Over the most recent 5 four-hour candles, volume shrank to about 2 to 3 million UNI; large capital has already exited completely, and in-market competition intensity has dropped sharply.
Volume-price structure. The 4-hour support is 4.009, the low point of this selloff. It already pierced it once and then got back—this is the only short-term line of defense. Overhead pressure: first at 4.273, second at 4.292, third at 4.356. Each level corresponds to a prior dense area of high-volume trading, with trapped positions piled up layer by layer. To break through these three levels, you’d need sustained incremental capital. Judging from the shrinking trend in volume, the likelihood of incremental buying isn’t high. Downside with expanding volume, rebounds with contracting volume—volume/price divergence confirms it. Total spot trading in the past 24 hours is $63.1 million; compared with earlier high-volume daily periods with over $100 million average, it has already shrunk significantly. A market without volume is like dead water.
K-line details. Over the last 30 four-hour K-lines, price formed a complete inverted V shape. The left side consists of 18 K-lines of slow pushing up; the right side is 12 K-lines of sharp selloff back down. The K-line at the 4.575 high closed with a long upper wick. Open 4.429, high 4.575, close 4.378; the upper wick accounts for 43% of the full candle length. This indicates extremely heavy sell pressure above 4.50. After that, a single K-line opened lower and trended down to close at 4.246, confirming the top. The current candle is still forming; the lower wick has already probed down to 4.009. Whether the close can reclaim above will determine the short-term direction. If it can’t reclaim, the next support to watch is the 3.85 to 3.90 range. Past 24 hours: highest 4.273, lowest 4.009, amplitude 6.5%. Compared with prior volatility of often 10%+ moves, the movement is already converging—an omen before a breakout or reversal.
Nini’s plan. Current price: 4.067. I’m not in a hurry to bottom-fish. Wait for 4.009 to be confirmed and held as support, and then enter once a bullish candle appears on increased volume. Or wait for a breakdown below 4.00 and watch how strong the reception is near 3.85. The current long/short risk-reward isn’t good enough—upside for shorts is limited too. I’ll observe and wait for signals; no rush.
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