{"id":12953,"date":"2026-09-08T12:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:59:26","slug":"xlm-defends-major-moving-averages-as-buying-pressure-builds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953","title":{"rendered":"XLM defends major moving averages as buying pressure builds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"-mt-16  mb-8  lg:-mt-20  rounded-md  shadow-md\">\n<div class=\"relative  z-10  post-article-image  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-8-2026-06_27_24-AM-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-8-2026-06_27_24-AM-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-8-2026-06_27_24-AM-smartcrop-750x375.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-8-2026-06_27_24-AM-smartcrop-363x181.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-8-2026-06_27_24-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/>\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key takeaways<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XLM remains above important moving-average support zones, preserving its broader bullish structures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its long-to-short ratios rose to 1.15, approaching one-month highs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XLM faces immediate resistance at $0.20, followed by targets at $0.218 and $0.237.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stellar\u2019s XLM is trading above important support zones on Tuesday, maintaining the possibility of further gains despite mixed momentum signals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Derivatives data also showed an increasingly bullish tilt toward the cryptocurrency. Positive funding rates and rising long-to-short ratios indicate that more traders are positioning for an upward price move.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Derivatives traders increase long positions<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CoinGlass data showed that the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">long-to-short ratio<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for XLM stood at 1.15 on Tuesday, approaching its highest level in a month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A ratio above one means that more traders hold long positions than short positions. The latest increase therefore suggests that derivatives market participants expect XLM prices to rise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding rates provide further evidence of bullish positioning. XLM\u2019s rate became positive on September 2 and subsequently climbed to 0.0147%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive funding means traders holding long positions are paying those with short exposure to maintain market balance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this generally reflects bullish sentiment, an excessively high rate can eventually increase the risk of long liquidations if prices suddenly decline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current readings support a constructive outlook without necessarily indicating that positioning has reached extreme levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>XLM recovery extends above EMA support<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XLM traded around $0.193 on Tuesday after climbing above its major exponential moving averages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 50-day, 100-day and 200-day EMAs are concentrated between approximately $0.179 and $0.188. This cluster now forms a potential demand zone that could attract buyers during short-term pullbacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XLM\u2019s RSI stands near 60, keeping the indicator within bullish territory without showing overbought conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MACD also maintains a mildly positive reading, with its main line above the signal line and the histogram remaining above zero. The setup suggests that upward momentum remains constructive, although buyers have not yet established a decisive breakout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XLM faces its first significant resistance at the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level near $0.200.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sustained break above that psychological and technical barrier could allow the price to challenge the 50% retracement at approximately $0.218. The next resistance sits at the 38.2% Fibonacci level near $0.237.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearing those barriers could open a path toward the descending trendline and the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement around $0.260.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the downside, the 200-day EMA at $0.188 offers immediate support. The 100-day and 50-day EMAs provide additional protection near $0.180 and $0.179, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-source=\"CoinJournal\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366061\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/XLMUSD_2026-09-08_06-19-16.png\" alt=\"XLM\/USD 4H Chart\" width=\"1814\" height=\"887\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If sellers push XLM below this moving-average cluster, the horizontal support at $0.177 and the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement at $0.173 would come into focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buyers would need to defend this area to maintain the broader recovery. A decisive breakdown could expose deeper support levels at $0.142 and $0.139.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, derivatives positioning and technical support favor further gains for XRP and XLM. However, confirmation will require XRP to overcome $1.90 and XLM to secure a sustained breakout above $0.20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Analysis,XRP#XLM #defends #major #moving #averages #buying #pressure #builds1788872366<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key takeaways XLM remains above important moving-average support zones, preserving its broader bullish structures. Its long-to-short ratios rose to 1.15, approaching one-month highs. XLM faces immediate resistance at $0.20, followed by targets at $0.218 and $0.237. Stellar\u2019s XLM is trading above important support zones on Tuesday, maintaining the possibility of further gains despite mixed momentum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-eurozone"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>XLM defends major moving averages as buying pressure builds - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"XLM holds above major EMA support as positive funding rates and rising long positions strengthen its bullish price outlook.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"XLM defends major moving averages as buying pressure builds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"XLM holds above major EMA support as positive funding rates and rising long positions strengthen its bullish price outlook.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-08T12:59:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-8-2026-06_27_24-AM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1774\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"887\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953\",\"name\":\"XLM defends major moving averages as buying pressure builds - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-8-2026-06_27_24-AM.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-08T12:59:26+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/822778c5844e0d16d43dce6630f4f1bf\"},\"description\":\"XLM holds above major EMA support as positive funding rates and rising long positions strengthen its bullish price outlook.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-8-2026-06_27_24-AM.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-8-2026-06_27_24-AM.png\",\"width\":1774,\"height\":887},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12953#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"XLM defends major moving averages as buying pressure builds\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/\",\"name\":\"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\",\"description\":\"Latest Crypto &amp; 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