22 October 2023
Following a week dominated by Bitcoin and its positive performance, Chainlink (LINK) has emerged as one of the best performers in the crypto market this weekend. This comes after a long period of relative silence and sideways movement for the token’s price. The abrupt and significant surge in Chainlink price may have surprised many investors, but it only further highlights the volatile nature of the crypto market.
Chainlink Price Soars 22% In One Day – What’s Next?
According to data from CoinGecko, the price of Chainlink is up by more than 22% in the last 24 hours. Over the past day, LINK’s double-digit price explosion has seen the altcoin surpass the $9 mark, resulting in a multi-month high. LINK’s performance appears to be even more notable on the weekly chart, with a nearly 30% increase in the last seven days.
Although Chainlink maintains a substantial percentage of its gain, the token’s price seems to be facing significant resistance at the $9.5 zone. This reflects the uncertain sentiment of investors who seem unsure whether the current rally is a fluke or a bullish hint. Nevertheless, a crypto analyst expects LINK to build on this positive momentum.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), crypto trader Mags noted that the Chainlink price has just broken out of a consolidation wedge spanning more than a year. The analyst postulates that a close above $8.2 on the weekly timeframe will see the LINK price rise to $12.54. This represents a significant 30% projection from the current price point.
$LINK broke out after 512 days of consolidating inside a wedge.
A weekly close above $8.2 (most likely) we are heading straight to $12.54 and beyond
I don’t think we will see any retest of the breakout point, expecting upside cotinuation in the next weekly candle https://t.co/EJcj2XO0oJ pic.twitter.com/bXgRkcv6jG
— Mags (@thescalpingpro) October 22, 2023
As of this writing, the Chainlink token is valued at $9.36. According to CoinGecko data, LINK is enjoying a 468% surge in its trading volume over the past 24 hours.
What Is Behind The Multi-Month High?
A dive into the Chainlink network activity can help understand the driving force behind the latest resurgence in LINK’s price. Interestingly, a recent report from the on-chain analytics platform Santiment offers insight into the activity levels of the network.
Santiment’s data report posted on X highlighted that Chainlink has been experiencing increased activity over the past few days. Specifically, the network witnessed significant growth – reaching three-month highs – in terms of whale transactions, active addresses, and trading volume this weekend.
As the highlighted chart shows, LINK saw more than 220 whale transactions above the $100,000 mark on Saturday, October 22, while nearly 5,000 unique addresses interacted with the altcoin on the same day. Furthermore, Chainlink recorded more than 800 million in LINK trading volume on Saturday.
While these data points don’t exactly indicate whether buying transactions are the prevailing activity on Chainlink, the ensuing LINK price rally suggests a possible accumulation trend.