If $ASTER starts holding above $0.81, ask yourself this: would you take the exact same setup if it had a different ticker?
If the answer is yes, then maybe the problem isn’t the chart. It’s your opinion of the asset.
You don’t have to be a fan of a project to recognise when the setup makes sense.
One thing I’ve learned after years of trading is that letting my personal feelings about an asset stop me from taking a setup I’d normally trade usually hasn’t worked out well.
I still think we could sweep the liquidity around $81K, possibly even lower, before the next bigger move up.
That said, trading is about being ready for both sides instead of getting locked into one idea.
Looking at the structure, there’s a decent bullish case starting to form. Buyers are stepping in earlier on dips, with higher lows holding above the weekly breakout area.
If that continues, $81K could keep getting front-run while BTC consolidates for another push higher.
For me, 85.2K is the key level. A clean break above it would invalidate the local lower-high structure and open the way toward 87K, followed by 90K+ if momentum continues.
If BTC loses $83K first, I’d expect a sweep toward $81.5K and potentially lower.
At that point, I’d rather stay patient and wait for a cleaner long setup.
I’m still bullish on $ZEC, but I’m not going to ignore how important $1,420 is at this stage of price discovery.
I’ve been saying this all week.
As long as $1,420 holds, the local structure remains intact. If it breaks, I’d be watching for a deeper sweep toward $1,250 or even lower, regardless of how bullish I am on ZEC this cycle.
That’s when we’ll find out who actually wanted the dip.
Everyone says they’ll buy a correction while price is going up. But once the market starts dumping, the narrative changes quickly.
The people who thought they missed the move get the lower entry they were waiting for, then start waiting for an even lower one.
You don’t need to overcomplicate why $NEAR has been outperforming the market.
NEAR Intents turnover is up 80% over the past month, with nearly $5B in transactions processed in the last 30 days.
At the same time, the chart had already started showing signs of a bottom and broke out of its macro downtrend. That was the setup we were watching before the bigger move came.
Sometimes, the opportunity is right in front of you. Find a chart that has built a bottom.
Find a product people are actually using. Then study the asset closely and learn how it moves.