Uniswap’s [UNI] price action has been bullish over the last 12 days. In a recent price report, the imbalance around the $5.50-area was highlighted as a demand zone that UNI bulls might be able to defend.
The last few days’ price action has shown that bulls have defended it from the sellers and may now be ready to drive the price higher. Some obstacles remain though. For example, despite the price bounce, buying volume has not been remarkably high.
The UNIfication proposal was passed on 26 December, strengthening the protocol fundamentals as the fee switch went live. The one-time 100 million UNI burn (Worth $approximately $591 million) boosted Uniswap market confidence. Future protocol fees will be used to burn UNI, too, under the approved deflationary measures.
A Uniswap uptrend is building up
The market-wide sentiment has been bearish lately. The consensus around Bitcoin [BTC] is that it might be entering, or partway through, a bear market. As such, it would be extremely hard for altcoins to establish long-term uptrends.
The defense of the 1-day imbalance was a good start though. The shift in tokenomics and the enforced deflationary methods could see UNI repriced in the coming weeks and months. It is possible that UNI could outperform the market, but bullish expectations must be kept in check.
The fearful market conditions would likely reduce the decentralized exchange’s trading volume and could make liquidity inflows more difficult.
Source: UNI/USDT on TradingView
The 1-day chart underlined a bullish internal structure. The $6.25-$6.55 zone has been a stern local resistance. UNI has not been able to close a daily trading session above this resistance so far.
The OBV failed to make a new high, underlining the relatively weak demand in the spot market. At press time, the momentum was turning bullish though, as revealed by the MFI and MACD indicators.
The bearish case for UNI
Analysts agree that Bitcoin is likely heading for a year-long bear market, and this could put additional selling pressure on altcoins in the coming months.
There may be brief periods where alts like UNI outperform the markets, but investors would want to stay defensive until trends change.
Traders’ call to action – Longs can make profits
Source: CoinGlass
Finally, the liquidation heatmap revealed that $6.65 and $8.25 were strong magnetic zones overhead. They could pull UNI’s price higher in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, a price drop below the imbalance at $5.3 would invalidate the idea.
Final Thoughts
- The UNIfication proposal was passed recently – An extremely bullish development for the DEX token.
- Defense of the $5.50 support zone could set UNI up for a rally to $6.65 and $8.25.
