VeChain Crashes Amid Broader Market Sell-off: What’s Next?

As the broader market struggles to find support, VeChain takes a bearish turn around the 50-day EMA, with a surge in selling pressure nearly undermining weekly gains. Will the downtrend break under the crucial $0.02199 support?
Vechain Price Analysis
On the daily chart, VeChain shows a V-shaped reversal, recovering from the three-day crash last week. The bullish trend produced five consecutive bullish candles.

The recovery rally saw five consecutive bullish candles, with the price rising from $0.02253 to $0.02630, a 16% surge. However, the uptrend failed to break above the 50-day EMA, resulting in a sudden 4.87% crash on Wednesday.

Due to recent fluctuations, the MACD and signal lines have flattened despite the earlier positive crossover. Hence, the technical indicators give mixed signals amid increased volatility in VET prices. Notably, the declining trend in the 50-, 100-, and 200-day EMAs signals a bearish long-term outlook.

As selling pressure revives, the altcoin broke below the $0.02471 support level. VeChain extended its losses with a 5.17% intraday drop, trading at $0.02222. Thus, the likelihood of VET retesting the $0.02199 horizontal support has increased.

A potential closing below the immediate support could extend the correction to the psychological level of $0.02000, followed by $0.01974. However, if VET avoids closing below $0.02471, a potential bounce back to the 50-day EMA at $0.02609 remains possible.
VET Derivatives
As VeChain’s bearish trend re-emerges, optimism in the derivatives market takes a significant hit. Open interest dropped 9.48% to $62.85 million, signaling reduced trader interest.

Long liquidations reached $419k, while short liquidations remained below $6k. This reflects a substantial wipeout of bullish players. Consequently, the long/short ratio dropped to 0.8744, indicating an increased number of bearish positions.

With declining trader interest, derivatives data suggest a high likelihood of continued bearish momentum.