The Federal Reserve’s rate cut decision is just hours away, with traders debating whether the move will be 25 basis points, 50, or none at all. The uncertainty has fueled both caution and euphoria, but beneath the noise, three altcoins to watch ahead of the event have surfaced.
Each is seeing strong inflows from large holders while forming bullish chart patterns that could drive the next leg higher.
Clearpool (CPOOL)
Clearpool, an RWA-focused lending project, is trading at $0.155 — down 1.2% over the past week and 12% in the past month, but still up 40% in three months. Under the surface, accumulation is strong.
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Top 100 wallets, which include both mega-holders and whales, added 25.21 million CPOOL in the last seven days, worth about $3.91 million at current prices. That push by big wallets resulted in exchange balances dropping by 10.8 million CPOOL.
Since exchange balances fell by only 10.8 million against the 25.21 million added by large holders, it suggests retail and smart money may be offloading, even as whales accumulate.
Technically, CPOOL is forming an inverse head-and-shoulders structure. The neckline resistance sits at $0.181, with the next hurdle at $0.193. A breakout above these levels could project upside toward $0.240, based on the head-to-neckline projection.
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Momentum also supports the case. The Relative Strength Index (RSI), which measures price speed and direction, has shown hidden bullish divergence: price has made higher lows, while RSI has made lower lows. This divergence often signals trend continuation (the 3-month bullish trend), strengthening the odds that CPOOL’s neckline breakout could happen and hold.
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The bullish structure weakens under $0.149, while a drop below $0.141 — the “head” of the pattern — would fully invalidate it.
Together, on-chain accumulation, shrinking exchange balances, and supportive momentum indicators make CPOOL one of the altcoins to watch ahead of the Fed’s decision.
Hyperliquid (HYPE)
Hyperliquid (HYPE) has been one of the altcoins to watch after Circle announced plans to expand USDC into its validators, giving the project a strong narrative boost. Price action, however, has been muted in the short term. HYPE trades near $54, flat for the past seven days, even though it remains up 25% over the past month.
Retail may be frustrated by this range-bound action. On-chain flows show retail wallets have steadily sold, with spot net outflows last week at $101.21 million. That figure now stands at $19.04 million — an 81% drop — showing selling pressure has risen. Retail may have exited during the chop, but they could be missing what larger players are positioning for.
And despite the retail pressure, the prices have not corrected over the past week, and the overall pressure still supports the buyers. Whales could be the reason.
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The Chaikin Money Flow (CMF), which measures how much money is moving in or out of a token, makes that clear. While HYPE was consolidating inside a bull flag pattern, CMF surged from -0.07 to +0.15 in just two days. This sharp swing suggests bigger wallets are buying and pressing liquidity higher, even as retail trims exposure.
The price chart reinforces this shift. HYPE has just broken out of a bull flag on the daily chart.
The pole of the pattern projects an upside target near $73, about 35% higher than current levels. To sustain momentum, the HYPE price needs to stay above $57, while invalidation of the bullish setup sits below $48.
Cardano (ADA)
Cardano, one of the leading Layer-1 networks, is trading at $0.87, moving sideways for the past week and down 3.6% over the month. Still, over the past three months, ADA has remained up 47%. This muted short-term action comes just as the Fed rate cut decision looms, and whale wallets are quietly positioning for what could be a breakout.
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On-chain data shows the largest cohort — holding 1 billion+ ADA — has added 60 million coins since September 9, taking their stash to 1.94 billion. Another large group holding 10 million–100 million coins has added 40 million ADA in just the past 24 hours, lifting their total to 13.05 billion. Together, that’s 100 million new ADA accumulated in less than a week — worth about $87 million at current prices.
This mix of steady long-term buying and sudden short-term pickup suggests whales may have spotted a key technical signal.
That signal is the completion of ADA’s cup-and-handle formation. The token has broken above the handle’s upper trendline, hinting that consolidation may be ending.
The next checkpoints are $0.91 and $0.95. A clean move above $0.95 would confirm the breakout and set ADA on course for $1.17, the projected target of the cup.
The invalidation sits at $0.78, the lowest point of the cup. RSI divergence also supports the setup: between August 21 and September 15, ADA made higher lows while RSI made lower lows, a hidden bullish signal. With whales stepping in and Fed rate cuts potentially adding fuel, ADA’s pattern looks ready as one of the top altcoins to watch ahead of the Fed rate cut decision.
Source: https://beincrypto.com/altcoins-to-watch-fed-rate-cut/