$RPL I’ve been watching Rocket Pool (RPL) like a hawk today, and it is absolutely tearing up the charts. It just pulled off a massive 55% surge, and it’s all eyes on tomorrow, February 18th, when the "Saturn One" upgrade finally goes live.
Here is what I’m seeing:
🟢 Why I’m Bullish (The Saturn One Catalyst)
To me, this isn't just a random pump, this is a massive structural shift for the protocol. Tomorrow’s upgrade is huge because it introduces MEGAPOOLs, which cuts the entry bond for node operators in half (from 8 ETH down to just 4 ETH). This is going to let a lot more people run nodes and scale the network fast.
The biggest news for the token itself?
They are activating the RPL "fee switch." For the first time, RPL rewards will start moving away from just printing new tokens (inflation) and toward a share of the protocol’s actual ETH revenue. Turning RPL into an ETH-yielding asset is a total game-changer for the long-term value.
🔴 What Worries Me (The "Sell the News" Risk)
But I have to be the voice of caution here, the charts are getting "dangerously" hot. My RSI indicators are deep in overbought territory after an 80% run-up over the last week.
Usually, when everyone is this excited for a specific date (Feb 18), we see a "sell the news" event.
I noticed that while the price is spiking, the actual trading volume has started to dip slightly in the last few hours, which can be a sign that the initial buying frenzy is exhausted. If the upgrade goes live and we don't see another massive wave of buyers, the early "dip-buyers" might start dumping their bags to lock in these 50% gains.
My Plan:
I love the long-term move to an ETH-revenue model, but I am not buying a 55% green candle today. I’m going to wait for the upgrade to settle and see if the price can hold its ground through the "sell the news" window.
If it pulls back to a healthy support level and the new fee switch starts showing real ETH yields, that'll be my signal to get back in.
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