NEAR is clearly showing strength. At the data close time of 19:59 on 22/09/2026 (UTC+7), the Binance Spot candle closed at 4.594 USDT; Binance’s 24-hour figures recorded an increase of about 10.6% with more than 287 million USDT in liquidity on the NEAR/USDT pair. Both CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap reported prices around 4.64 USD, with increases of roughly 10.4% and 10.8% respectively, and a market cap of about 6.05-6.07 billion USD.

The wave is strong, but don’t FOMO; wait for a pullback, then go in hard. NEAR just touched the 4.66 zone after a very hot rally, while the 24-hour range spans from 3.916 to 4.663. Buying right near the short-term high widens your stop-loss area and reduces trading advantage. A better plan is to wait for the price to retrace to the 4.40-4.45 area, where the nearest reaction zone converges, with the 15-minute EMA50 around 4.427, and the 1-hour timeframe’s price-holding structure.

This is a waiting plan; it is not yet an activated order. The price must move into the Entry zone and then a buy force confirmation must appear. If NEAR keeps running straight up without a pullback, I will skip it; I won’t raise the Entry just to chase the green candle.

REFERENCE PRICE: 4.594 USDT

ENTRY ON RETRACE: 4.40-4.45 USDT

SL: 4.31 USDT

TP1: 4.66 USDT

TP2: 4.88 USDT

TP3: 5.03 USDT

R:R: 1.4 / 2.9 / 3.9, calculated assuming an unfavorable entry at 4.45 and total fees plus slippage of 0.16%

Activation condition: Price retraces into 4.40-4.45, then a 15-minute candle closes back above 4.45 and the 1-hour structure still remains above 4.40. If it only touches the zone but there is no confirming candle, no action yet.

Cancel the trade when: The 1-hour candle closes below 4.31 before activation, or the price runs up and touches 4.66 before it retraces back to the Entry. Do not move the Entry up to chase the price.

Validity period: 23:00 on 22/09/2026 (UTC+7).

TP1 is the 24-hour peak zone of 4.663, and it’s also where sell pressure has just appeared. TP2 and TP3 respectively track the extended levels at 4.88 and 5.03 of the most recent bullish leg. If price enters the trade but liquidity weakens clearly or is repeatedly rejected below TP1, prioritize preserving the position rather than trying to hold all the way to the far target.

In terms of context, NEAR’s official main page describes NEAR Intents as cross-chain execution infrastructure and says the ecosystem is expanding toward AI, cross-chain liquidity, and secure transactions. This supports the NEAR narrative, but it is not enough to confirm the direct cause of today’s surge. This setup still relies mainly on price structure, liquidity, and reactions at the support zone.

Source: Binance Spot; CoinGecko; CoinMarketCap; NEAR Protocol; NEAR Intents.

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