$ENA fell from 0.2625 to 0.2134, down 18.7% in four days. The candle with the long wick had a volume of 85.9M, six times the normal level.
Let’s talk about what happened.
At 4 a.m. on October 5, ENA suddenly surged. It shot straight from 0.239 to 0.253, a 5.7% gain in a single bullish candle. Then at 8 a.m., it pushed up to 0.260, with a volume of 128.8M—the highest of the past 30 candles. A coin that had been trading sideways at 0.232 just two days earlier suddenly saw its volume double. Who was driving the price up? No idea. But I do know that a spike like this is often followed by distribution.
And sure enough.
At noon on the fifth, the first big bearish candle came crashing down. The price fell from 0.260 to 0.245, a drop of 5.8%, on volume of 92.4M. Then came six consecutive bearish candles. From 0.245 to 0.240, then 0.240 to 0.237—it ground lower step by step. By midnight on the seventh, it plunged to 0.2134 with a long wick. That’s an 18.7% drop from the high.
That candle with the long wick is interesting. It opened at 0.240, hit a low of 0.2134, and closed at 0.226. The long lower wick suggests there was buying support around 0.213. Volume was 85.9M, four to five times the level during the previous sideways period. Panic selling came in, but some people were also willing to buy at that level.
Now look at the next few candles. At 4 a.m. on the seventh, it rebounded to 0.238 on volume of 53.6M. Then four more bearish candles pushed it back down, but volume was shrinking—51.0M, 52.7M, 29.4M, 17.2M. The volume ratio was just 0.38, suggesting selling pressure is fading. The price is struggling to fall further, but no one seems willing to buy either.
The funding rate is +0.0050%/8h. It’s positive, but very low. The bulls have no clear advantage, and the bears haven’t gained the upper hand either. The market is waiting for direction.
Chart signals: a classic spike-and-reversal followed by a long-wick search for a bottom. 0.2134 is the first support level; it was tested once and held. 0.2465 is resistance—the level it previously broke below has now become a ceiling. In the short term, the price is likely to trade between 0.213 and 0.240.
Market sentiment: fearful. The price has fallen for four straight days, losing nearly 20% from its high. Retail traders are cutting losses, but fewer and fewer are doing so—the volume is shrinking. The final stages of a panic sell-off are often near the bottom, but the price could also make one more wick down to confirm it.
Whale activity: that rally on the fifth, with volume of 128.8M, wasn’t something retail traders could have pulled off. Someone finished distributing around 0.26, then watched the price go into free fall. The 85.9M volume during the long-wick candle was partly stop-loss selling and partly dip-buying. Who was buying? Hard to say, but whoever was willing to buy into the panic probably wasn’t a retail trader.
Price-volume structure: volume is shrinking as the price falls. Selling pressure is clearly fading, from 85.9M down to 17.2M. If volume picks up and the price gets above 0.230, there’s room for a short-term rebound. But if it keeps drifting down on low volume, 0.2134 will likely be tested a second time.
Candlestick details: the bodies of the last four 4h candles are getting smaller, with more upper and lower wicks. This is a classic indecision pattern, with bulls and bears battling around 0.225. If 0.2134 holds, a bottoming pattern may take shape. If it breaks, the next level to watch is 0.200.
Nini’s plan: Current price: 0.22684. Neutral bias; wait for direction. An aggressive approach would be to try a small long position between 0.213 and 0.218, with a stop-loss at 0.208, targeting a rebound to 0.238. A more conservative approach would be to wait for a high-volume breakout above 0.230 before entering. Don’t rush to buy the dip; it takes time for the price to recover after a long-wick sell-off.
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Let’s talk about what happened.
At 4 a.m. on October 5, ENA suddenly surged. It shot straight from 0.239 to 0.253, a 5.7% gain in a single bullish candle. Then at 8 a.m., it pushed up to 0.260, with a volume of 128.8M—the highest of the past 30 candles. A coin that had been trading sideways at 0.232 just two days earlier suddenly saw its volume double. Who was driving the price up? No idea. But I do know that a spike like this is often followed by distribution.
And sure enough.
At noon on the fifth, the first big bearish candle came crashing down. The price fell from 0.260 to 0.245, a drop of 5.8%, on volume of 92.4M. Then came six consecutive bearish candles. From 0.245 to 0.240, then 0.240 to 0.237—it ground lower step by step. By midnight on the seventh, it plunged to 0.2134 with a long wick. That’s an 18.7% drop from the high.
That candle with the long wick is interesting. It opened at 0.240, hit a low of 0.2134, and closed at 0.226. The long lower wick suggests there was buying support around 0.213. Volume was 85.9M, four to five times the level during the previous sideways period. Panic selling came in, but some people were also willing to buy at that level.
Now look at the next few candles. At 4 a.m. on the seventh, it rebounded to 0.238 on volume of 53.6M. Then four more bearish candles pushed it back down, but volume was shrinking—51.0M, 52.7M, 29.4M, 17.2M. The volume ratio was just 0.38, suggesting selling pressure is fading. The price is struggling to fall further, but no one seems willing to buy either.
The funding rate is +0.0050%/8h. It’s positive, but very low. The bulls have no clear advantage, and the bears haven’t gained the upper hand either. The market is waiting for direction.
Chart signals: a classic spike-and-reversal followed by a long-wick search for a bottom. 0.2134 is the first support level; it was tested once and held. 0.2465 is resistance—the level it previously broke below has now become a ceiling. In the short term, the price is likely to trade between 0.213 and 0.240.
Market sentiment: fearful. The price has fallen for four straight days, losing nearly 20% from its high. Retail traders are cutting losses, but fewer and fewer are doing so—the volume is shrinking. The final stages of a panic sell-off are often near the bottom, but the price could also make one more wick down to confirm it.
Whale activity: that rally on the fifth, with volume of 128.8M, wasn’t something retail traders could have pulled off. Someone finished distributing around 0.26, then watched the price go into free fall. The 85.9M volume during the long-wick candle was partly stop-loss selling and partly dip-buying. Who was buying? Hard to say, but whoever was willing to buy into the panic probably wasn’t a retail trader.
Price-volume structure: volume is shrinking as the price falls. Selling pressure is clearly fading, from 85.9M down to 17.2M. If volume picks up and the price gets above 0.230, there’s room for a short-term rebound. But if it keeps drifting down on low volume, 0.2134 will likely be tested a second time.
Candlestick details: the bodies of the last four 4h candles are getting smaller, with more upper and lower wicks. This is a classic indecision pattern, with bulls and bears battling around 0.225. If 0.2134 holds, a bottoming pattern may take shape. If it breaks, the next level to watch is 0.200.
Nini’s plan: Current price: 0.22684. Neutral bias; wait for direction. An aggressive approach would be to try a small long position between 0.213 and 0.218, with a stop-loss at 0.208, targeting a rebound to 0.238. A more conservative approach would be to wait for a high-volume breakout above 0.230 before entering. Don’t rush to buy the dip; it takes time for the price to recover after a long-wick sell-off.
If you need a customized strategy, you can contact Nini.
#ENA #DeFi #Restaking