{"id":14696,"date":"2026-10-20T10:36:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=14696"},"modified":"2026-10-20T10:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:36:49","slug":"near-slips-below-5-despite-5-42m-etf-inflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=14696","title":{"rendered":"NEAR slips below $5 despite $5.42m ETF inflow"},"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\/10\/Trader-Analyzes-NEAR-Protocol-Selloff-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/10\/Trader-Analyzes-NEAR-Protocol-Selloff-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/10\/Trader-Analyzes-NEAR-Protocol-Selloff-smartcrop-750x375.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/10\/Trader-Analyzes-NEAR-Protocol-Selloff-smartcrop-363x181.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Trader-Analyzes-NEAR-Protocol-Selloff.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;\">NEAR fell 7% on Tuesday to around $4.70, extending Monday\u2019s decline.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitwise\u2019s NEAR ETF attracted $5.42 million on Monday after three consecutive weeks of inflows.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resistance near $5.02 must be reclaimed to strengthen the recovery outlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>NEAR retreats despite continued ETF buying<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEAR Protocol declined by over 7% on Tuesday, following a similar loss the previous day, as weakening short-term momentum outweighed continued demand through its exchange-traded fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The token traded around $4.70 at the time of this report, remaining below a closely grouped resistance area near $5.02.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitwise\u2019s NEAR-focused ETF, NRR, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recorded $5.42 million in net inflows<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Monday, according to SoSoValue data. The buying followed three consecutive weeks of inflows totaling more than $80 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The positive flows indicate sustained demand through the fund, although they have not prevented the latest price correction. ETF activity represents one investment channel and does not determine the direction of the broader market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEAR\u2019s Q3 2026 report, released Monday, highlighted growth in its multichain transaction infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cumulative volume through NEAR Intents exceeded $32 billion, approximately 45% above the previous quarter\u2019s reported cumulative figure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The protocol also reported that more than $8 million in fees had been directed toward token buybacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, total value locked in its privacy-focused Confidential Intents reached approximately $160 million, an increase of roughly 463%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These figures point to expanding use of NEAR\u2019s infrastructure. However, network growth and token buybacks do not guarantee an immediate recovery in NEAR\u2019s market price.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Resistance around $5.02 caps recovery attempts<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the four-hour chart, NEAR remains below its 50-period Exponential Moving Average at $5.0179 and a descending resistance trendline near $5.0261.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, those levels form the first significant obstacle for buyers seeking to restore short-term momentum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sustained breakout above $5.0261 would strengthen the recovery case and bring the September 28 high at $5.5780 into focus. Beyond that, the $6.00 round-number level represents the next upside reference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until NEAR clears this resistance cluster, rebounds remain vulnerable to selling.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Relative Strength Index stands near 50 on the daily chart, indicating subdued momentum below its neutral midpoint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator has also crossed marginally beneath its signal line, suggesting that upward pressure is fading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These readings support a cautious near-term outlook, although they do not establish that the broader upward trend has reversed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEAR continues to trade above its 200-period EMA around $4.5513, leaving an important technical support level intact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the correction extends, the 200-period EMA near $4.55 provides the first significant support reference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-source=\"CoinJournal\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366481\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NEARUSD_2026-10-20_10-36-39.png\" alt=\"NEAR\/USD Daily Chart\" width=\"1814\" height=\"886\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below it, horizontal support at $4.4440 marks an area that limited losses on October 8. Holding this zone would support the interpretation of the decline as a correction within the broader uptrend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sustained break beneath both levels would weaken that structure and increase the risk of a deeper decline toward $3.9140, the September 19 high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For now, NEAR\u2019s outlook hinges on whether buyers can defend support and regain the resistance cluster around $5.02, even as ETF inflows and network activity remain constructive.<\/span><\/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,near#slips #5.42m #ETF #inflow1792492609<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key takeaways NEAR fell 7% on Tuesday to around $4.70, extending Monday\u2019s decline. Bitwise\u2019s NEAR ETF attracted $5.42 million on Monday after three consecutive weeks of inflows. Resistance near $5.02 must be reclaimed to strengthen the recovery outlook. NEAR retreats despite continued ETF buying NEAR Protocol declined by over 7% on Tuesday, following a similar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14696","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>NEAR slips below $5 despite $5.42m ETF inflow - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NEAR falls toward $4.82 despite a $5.42 million ETF inflow. 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