The $4.89 level splits today’s drop in $NEAR into two very different stories.

Trading at $5.03, down 4.92% in 24 hours.

Signals of leveraged liquidations usually only show up if you’re watching the order book. Today, NEAR served up a $2.64M example right in the headlines.

Price is hovering around $5.03, with the daily moving averages just below it.

One report says NEAR took a hit after a whale liquidation. This drop looks more like a sudden forced sell-off than a gradual selling process.

Just two days ago, $NEAR was still surging into double digits. Now it’s digesting the liquidation shock.

Another article runs through NEAR’s AI, privacy, and cross-chain finance narratives, as well as the launch of a Bitwise spot ETF. Annualized fees are nearing $100 million, and plans to halve inflation and buy back tokens are also on the agenda.

None of that can stop today’s drop, but it does show that plenty of holders are invested in the story and won’t bail over a single red candle.

If $4.89 holds, I’ll treat this move as a liquidation-driven dip—the bears haven’t gained much from it.

If $4.89 breaks and price can’t reclaim it on the bounce, the picture changes. Those who chased the rally two days ago will start trampling one another.

Both bulls and bears have their eyes on $4.89: bears are waiting for a break to ride it lower, while bulls are hoping it holds so they can play a bounce.

I’m leaning bearish for now. The 4-hour moving averages are overhead, funding is slightly negative, and I don’t see bulls rushing in to buy the dip.

If price reclaims $4.89 on strong volume, then today’s drop was just a wick, and my bearish thesis is invalidated.

My bet is that price will first churn around $4.89. Once the liquidation overhang clears, we’ll get a bounce, but it’ll face resistance again below the moving averages. A real breakdown would take fresh news.

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