$HYPE is around 80. Near-term, it pushed toward 82.6 yesterday, but it pulled back a bit again. First things first: I recognize the direction as more likely going up, but I won’t chase at this level. I’ll wait for the pullback to that move.
This run is genuinely underway. In a week, it gained 40%, and within three days it gained another 15%—rising from the 54–58 range. On the 4-hour chart, there are five strong bullish candles to every one bearish candle; both moving averages are being followed from below with the trend structure looking solid.
Money hasn’t dried up either. Contract open interest increased more than 10% in a day, with fresh capital still entering. In the spot order book, the buy-side order depth is eight times the sell side. The “bids underneath” are real and substantial—not something drawn only by candlestick patterns. The funding rate is only 0.005%, far from “heating up,” so there’s no bubble here.
However, there’s a problem at this point—the price is already at a high level. It’s pulling back just under yesterday’s high. At this moment, the whales’ long positions shrank by almost 4% over seven hours. The long/short ratio has already fallen below the level of retail across the whole market. Active trading has also been more on the sell side, with buys only making up 40%. The money that chased higher is still there, but the upward push is weakening.
Put simply: the direction isn’t wrong—the level is. When a move has already run a long way and is stalling on a plateau at highs, the risk-reward for chasing is really mediocre. If there’s a pullback, it’s uncomfortable for the ones standing on top of the mountain. I’ll wait for the pullback—when the market can’t be smashed further and the sell-off attempt fails on lower volume, that’s the real entry.
For the long term, I’ll hold with the same direction. For the short term, I won’t chase here. I’ll wait for the pullback to be confirmed before entering.
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