Crypto’s Wild Ride: $1.33 or Bust?

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The crypto AI sector, that shiny new toy of the financial world, has taken a beating lately, like a prizefighter who’s been punched in the wallet. CoinMarketCap, the town crier of the digital age, tells us the leading tokens have been knocked down a peg or two-or ten. Double-digit losses, they say. Double-digit misery, I say.

Take Artificial Superintelligence Alliance [FET], for instance. Down 16.84%. That’s not just a dip; that’s a full-on belly flop into the shallow end of the pool. And Virtuals Protocol [VIRTUAL]? Not much better. A 15.71% slide. But hey, in this game of financial musical chairs, every pullback is just a chance to grab a seat-or so they tell us.

A buying opportunity, or just another sucker’s bet?

The 1-day chart looks like a rollercoaster designed by a sadist. A swift rally to $1.19 in early January, followed by a retracement so deep it makes the Grand Canyon look like a pothole. AMBCrypto, those wise old owls, saw this coming. They called the $0.75 level a “key demand zone.” Fancy words for “where the desperate buyers might show up.”

But let’s not kid ourselves. The short-term momentum is about as bullish as a bear with a toothache. The price has sunk below the 20 and 50-day moving averages, and the CMF? Below -0.05. That’s not just capital flowing out-that’s a flood.

Exchange flows: The canary in the crypto mine

Then there’s the exchange netflows. Over the past six months, they’ve been as positive as a pessimist at a funeral. Sure, there were brief outflows-August, November, and a couple of days ago. But mostly, it’s been holders sending their VIRTUAL tokens to exchanges faster than a kid running from homework. Not exactly a vote of confidence.

The bears are licking their chops. “Holders are bailing!” they cry. “The ship is sinking!” And maybe they’re right. Or maybe they’re just the same folks who said the world was flat.

Buy now, or miss the train? Maybe.

But here’s the kicker: price action is the only truth in this wild west of zeros and ones. That early January breakout past $0.73 and $1.05? That was no accident. It was a bullish roar in a sea of bearish whispers. Until the 78.6% retracement level at $0.758 falls, swing traders can keep their rose-colored glasses on. A buying opportunity, they say. Targeting $1.19 and $1.33. Or maybe just targeting your wallet.

Final Musings

  • The VIRTUAL structure has shifted bullishly, they say. Like a drunk man leaning on a lamppost-technically standing, but not exactly steady.
  • A short-term range between $0.8 and $0.88? Sure. Just another sandbox for the lower timeframe traders to play in while the big kids decide the game.

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2026-01-25 00:17