The consumers have lastly clinched a string of upper troughs for over two weeks for the primary time in two months on the 4-hour timeframe. In the meantime, SAND kept away from excessive volatility because it hovered close to the Level of Management (POC, purple) in its excessive liquidity zone.
Now, because the market gamers may goal to interrupt the tight section, the SAND’s chart had fairly a couple of issues in retailer for the approaching occasions.
Any drop under the decrease trendline of the broadening wedge would place the alt for a near-term setback earlier than a bullish comeback. At press time, SAND traded at $1.2743, down by 1.76% within the final 24 hours.
SAND 4-hour Chart
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Within the wake of broader market liquidations, SAND sellers discovered renewed thrust from its mid-April highs. On its southbound journey, the trendline resistance (now help, white/dashed) stood as an necessary space of worth.
An almost 61.3% drop (from 5 Might) pulled the coin towards its six-month low on 12 Might. Since selecting itself from the $1.13 baseline, the altcoin curbed its volatility and transposed in a two-week compression. In the meantime, the consumers struggled to discover a sustainable shut past the 20 EMA (purple).
With an ascending broadening wedge setup, the consumers lastly managed to flip the trendline resistance to help. However with the 20 EMA refusing to take a bullish crossover with the 50 EMA (cyan), the consumers would possible face a tricky time pulling off a development modifying rally.
A possible break under the wedge could lead on SAND to check the $1.18-zone earlier than the consumers step in to impress a rally. A bounce again from this stage may doubtlessly function an entry set off.
Rationale
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The Relative Power Index indicated that sellers have a slight edge within the present construction. However the bullish divergence on the OBV saved a near-term bullish comeback hope alive.
To interrupt the chains of 23.6% and break the squeeze section, the CMF nonetheless wanted to discover a shut past the zero-line to maintain a rally.
Conclusion
The present setup was fairly fragile for SAND. Ought to the sellers proceed to press extra, any shut under the wedge could lead on the alt to lose 6-7% of its worth towards the $1.18-zone.
Nonetheless, with the OBV chalking out a bullish divergence on the 4-hour timeframe, a right away restoration above the prevailing down-channel may prolong the squeeze section earlier than a trend-altering transfer.
Lastly, the alt shares a staggering 97% 30-day correlation with the king coin. Therefore, maintaining a tally of Bitcoin’s motion can be very important to enrich these technical elements.
