DCR price tests $55 as 60% staking tightens supply – What comes next

Key Takeaways

How is DCR price approaching a key moment?

DCR neared a triangle apex, held $22 support, and showed rising BBP—conditions that often precede short-term breakout moves.

What risks limit upside?

Spot Taker CVD weakness and overheated Spot Volume continued signaling distribution.

Decred [DCR] eyed a potential breakout after reclaiming key support levels and tightening inside a symmetrical triangle on the 4-hour chart. The asset rallied to $70 on the 2nd of November before settling into consolidation, continuing its broader downtrend from the $250 all-time high.

DCR price nears breakout 

DCR price traded inside a symmetrical triangle that formed after the November rally.

Price held above $22, the last higher low before the surge. It also stayed above the SuperTrend indicator after flipping it on 9 November.

On top of that, the Bull Bear Power read 3.07, showing buyers accumulated during the last three days. The pattern’s apex neared, strengthening early breakout pressure.

The next upside target sat near $55, aligned with the triangle’s upper boundary.

A clean break above this level could lift the price toward $70, the monthly high. A breakdown would invalidate the bullish structure and expose $22 or lower.

Source: TradingView

What’s on-chain data saying?

On-chain signals were giving mixed sentiments, with most pointing toward bearishness. Bears have dominated the Spot Taker CVD over the last three months, according to CryptoQuant data.

However, retail traders drove this bearish strength.

The reading of Spot Retail Activity Through Trading Frequency Surge was too high. Historical data showed that retailers were buying at the top as prices declined immediately after their involvement.

Moreover, the Spot Volume Bubble Map confirmed the ongoing distribution. This is because prices of DCR were declining even though volume was overheating.

Source: CryptoQuant

While some metrics were bearish, some fundamentals were fairly bullish.

Is a breakout imminent?

The Quantify Crypto tool indicated a neutral technical score, down from slightly bullish.

The smallest timeframe was bearish, while the 15-minute timeframe was at 54. The bigger timeframes were bullish.

Source: Quantify Crypto

The circulating supply of DCR was at 17.12 million, with about 60% staked as per Decred. Such a high percentage of staking improved network security and showed there was still demand.

In the meantime, DCR stays slightly bearish but wary of an ongoing consolidation. Such moves spark market reversals, but the strong bearish sentiments in chain activity pose a threat.

A break below from either of the sides would need confirmation for direction.