For those who bought from near the $HYPE peak, the most troublesome decision right now isn’t whether to sell or not—it’s whether to keep waiting to break even during this round of rebound. $57 is still 25% away from the $76.87 ATH—not exactly a lot, but not little either. Selling means fully saying goodbye to this narrative; not selling, and you worry that the sideways chop will grind your patience into exhaustion.

The chart isn’t complicated. Over 30 days, the price slid from $62 to $52, then bounced back to $57, but trading volume has clearly been shrinking. In mid-July, daily volume was over $400M; in recent days it’s been around $120M. This suggests the current rebound is more like short covering or tentative dip-buying—not fresh big money making a serious entry. Price has returned to the middle of its range, but volume hasn’t caught up, and that divergence is worth watching.

What I care about isn’t whether $HYPE will touch $60, but whether in the next 24 to 48 hours trading volume can climb back above $250M. If it can, the rebound gains a bit more credibility. If the price rises above $60 but volume remains below 150M, then be careful—this could be a fake breakout. After all, over 30 days it’s still -4.63%, so it’s too early to talk about a reversal.

So I want to ask holders: when you make your next decision, what do you prioritize first—price, trading volume, or funding rates? I pick volume. What about you?