Cardano (ADA) has experienced an impressive surge this week, jumping over 10% and reclaiming its position among the top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap.
This recent price movement has sparked a wave of optimism among investors and market analysts, who speculate that the token could be on the verge of a rally toward the coveted $1 mark.
Following the highs of March, Cardano’s price has experienced a steady decline, plunging 42% over the past six months. During the Q1 rally, the token reached its peak price since 2022, hitting the $0.774 mark.
However, it has since fallen back to levels seen before the rally, leaving many investors and market observers feeling disappointed.
The crypto community has frequently criticized the project for its perceived ‘lack of appeal’ to a wider audience, with many labeling ADA’s recent price movements as ‘underwhelming.
Despite earlier market turbulence in September, Cardano’s recent rally has ignited a wave of optimism among certain community members.
The cryptocurrency has experienced a 10% increase since the beginning of the month, showing positive trends in both weekly and biweekly timeframes.
Technical analyst Crypto Yapper has taken note of Cardano’s performance, pointing out that ADA has formed a multi-month descending broadening wedge pattern on its chart, featuring several touchpoints on both the upper and lower sides.
Within this framework, the cryptocurrency formed a smaller falling wedge pattern, with its upper trendline being retested again on Monday.
The analyst pointed out that the $0.35 mark serves as the initial critical resistance level for the token.
Seizing this critical zone and breaking free from the falling wedge pattern could trigger further bullish momentum, potentially pushing the price toward the upper boundary of the larger bullish formation.
On Monday, Cardano’s token recaptured the $0.36 range, a level it hadn’t reached in almost a month.
This surge propelled ADA’s price toward the $0.37 resistance level, transforming the $0.375 range into a support zone by Tuesday morning.
The recent gains also helped Cardano re-enter the top ten cryptocurrencies list, as its market capitalization jumped 6%, surpassing Tron (TRX) within the last 24 hours.
Analysts See New Price Targets For ADA
Today, Crypto Yapper observed that ADA has risen above resistance while forming a higher high on the daily chart, a performance that he believes signifies a significant trend reversal for Cardano.
However, he emphasized that in order to break free from the descending broadening wedge, the token needs to reclaim its second key resistance level at $0.39.
If it achieves this, the breakout could aim for the upper price range of $0.52 within the structure.
Other analysts have also noted ADA’s breakout performance, indicating that the cryptocurrency could potentially surge by 170%.
Dan Gambardello remarked, ‘Cardano has just undergone an impressive throwback to a massive triangle pattern.’ According to him, ‘If the crypto market is set for a green October, I expect ADA to swiftly reclaim the $1 mark.’
Currently, ADA is trading at $0.378, reflecting a 6.2% increase for the day and a 12.2% rise over the week.