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Stellar price rose to near $0.17 on Thursday, February 26.<\/li>\n
XLM bounced higher as cryptocurrencies recorded gains across the board.<\/li>\n
Bulls could target $0.40 if sentiment holds, but bears remain largely in control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Stellar (XLM) price rose to near $0.17 early Thursday as a broad market bounce lifted cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n
The altcoin\u2019s price mirrored the movement of major alts and Bitcoin, jumping from lows of $0.15 as sentiment drove buy-side pressure.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin\u2019s surge to near $70k came ahead of Nvidia earnings.<\/p>\n
BTC is holding above $68k, and this could mean a short-term retest of highs above the psychological level.<\/p>\n
However, bulls are at risk of giving up all the intraday gains if bearish sentiment continues to dictate momentum, with analysts pointing to the latest uptick as a potential relief bounce that may yet fade quickly.<\/p>\n
XLM price today<\/h2>\n
XLM price hovers at $0.1647 as of writing, up nearly 8% in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n
The gains put Stellar up about 3% in the past week, and extended the altcoin\u2019s recovery from oversold levels near $0.15.<\/p>\n
According to data from CoinMarketCap, the price jump has come amid a spike in daily trading volume.<\/p>\n
The spot volume stood at $155 million, up 50% as XLM tested intraday highs around $0.169.<\/p>\n
Stellar price technical analysis<\/h2>\n
Despite notable gains, XLM remains pinned below the 50-day and 100-day SMAs.<\/p>\n
The moving averages are clustered near $0.18-$0.21, signalling continued downside pressure.<\/p>\n
A descending resistance trendline also caps upside, and bulls need a clean break to sustain the advantage.<\/p>\n
In terms of technical indicators, the daily RSI has inched up from oversold territory but stays neutral.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the MACD shows bullish divergence, but a shrinking histogram suggests limited breakout potential without a notable volume surge.<\/p>\nXLM price chart by TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
For bulls, near-term recovery hinges on holding $0.16 support.<\/p>\n
A push above $0.17 and a retest of highs above the key moving averages will buoy buyers.<\/p>\n
Key targets lie in the $0.25-$0.41 area.<\/p>\n
Helping Stellar\u2019s bullish outlook is its traction in the payments and tokenization markets.<\/p>\n
The blockchain network ranks among the top chains for distributed and represented real-world assets, alongside XRP Ledger and others.<\/p>\n
Gains for XRP have often coincided with an uptick for XLM.<\/p>\n
On the downside, bears may rely on a bearish tilt supported by negative trends in the derivatives market.<\/p>\n
XLM\u2019s futures open interest remains low compared to metrics seen during last year\u2019s peak. Funding rates also reinforce this outlook.<\/p>\n
As such, downside risks loom large, and a breakdown below $0.15 could be bad news for XLM bulls.<\/p>\n
Stellar price rose to near $0.17 on Thursday, February 26. XLM bounced higher as cryptocurrencies recorded gains across the board. Bulls could target $0.40 if sentiment holds, but bears remain largely in control. Stellar (XLM) price rose to near $0.17 early Thursday as a broad market bounce lifted cryptocurrencies. The altcoin\u2019s price mirrored the movement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7016","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eurozone"},"yoast_head":"\n
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