The XDC price is sitting in a zone that bulls have defended before, and the timing is getting interesting. The $0.023-$0.029 range has acted as an important demand area, with the token now back inside it during Q3 2026. August ended without the hoped-for reversal, but September could offer a different setup if fresh demand finally shows up.

XDC Price Needs Demand Before Rally Ignites

For now, the chart isn’t giving bulls a free pass. XDC remains below the 200-day EMA band, making that indicator an important confirmation level. A successful flip would provide stronger evidence that bullish activity is actually returning rather than another temporary bounce.

If demand builds inside the current zone, the first major target sits around $0.045. Beyond that, $0.066 and $0.098 remain important resistance levels.

That’s a sizeable upside path, but it depends on one rather boring requirement: buyers actually have to show up.

Japan’s Latest Project Adds Fresh Attention

The fundamental backdrop has also picked up. On August 28, XDC-related infrastructure announced that Japan is continuing to build on the network.

SBI XDC, TOPPAN and Ginco are set to run a trade-finance demonstration in Osaka, backed by the prefecture’s FY2026 subsidy. The project uses vLEI for corporate identity and blockchain for the trade workflow, with the infrastructure built on XDC Network.

It doesn’t automatically translate into token demand, of course. Still, it gives the market another development to watch while price sits at a historically important zone.

September Could Decide The Next Major Move

The setup is therefore fairly straightforward. Holding $0.023-$0.029 and attracting sufficient demand could give the XDC price room to recover toward $0.045, followed by $0.066 and potentially $0.098.

But without that demand, the 200-day EMA remains overhead and the bullish case stays unconfirmed. For the XDC price, September could come down to whether the demand zone finally produces the reversal traders have been waiting for.