TL;DR

• HBAR is up 16% in the last 24 hours, the best performer among the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap.
• The coin rallied ahead of the Hedera ETF listing on the NYSE.

HBAR outperforms other major cryptocurrencies

HBAR, the native coin of the Hedera blockchain, is the best performer among the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap. It added 16% to its value in the last 24 hours, allowing it to cross the $0.20 mark. 

The rally comes as the Canary HBAR ETF is set to commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. According to Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, several altcoin-focused crypto ETFs are set to begin trading, including the HBAR Fund by Canary.

The new ETFs will allow institutions to gain more exposure to the cryptocurrency market, with most of them trading Bitcoin and Ethereum-focused funds since the start of the year. 

The listing comes as a surprise due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, with the Securities and Exchange Commission only retaining a few essential staff during this period.

However, HBAR’s price could rally higher in the near term thanks to this latest development. 

HBAR eyes $0.23

The HBAR/USD 4-hour chart is bullish and efficient thanks to the ongoing rally, with the technical indicators suggesting a further upward rally. The MACD lines are within the positive territory, suggesting a bullish bias. 

Furthermore, the RSI of 80 means that HBAR is close to entering the overbought region. If the bullish trend continues, HBAR could rally towards the next resistance level at $0.23400 over the coming hours. An extended rally would allow the coin to touch the $0.26 mark for the first time since August 22.

However, if the market undergoes a correction following this rally, HBAR could drop to the $0.18 level to cover the FVG left by the massive push. The low of $0.16 will provide support in the near to medium term to allow the coin to surge higher.

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Key takeaways

• ZEC is the best performer among the top 30 cryptocurrencies by market cap, up 12% in the last 24 hours.
• The coin is now trading above $350 and could rally higher in the near term.

ZEC surges above $350 as rally continues

ZEC, the native coin of the ZCash ecosystem, has continued its rally, up 12% in the last 24 hours. The rally comes after the coin added 380% to its value in the last 30 days, outperforming other major cryptocurrencies.

The positive performance comes after Solana, the world’s second-largest smart contract platform, launched wrapped ZEC via the Zolana bridge. The wrapped tokens function as standard Solana Program Library (SPL) tokens. Hence, they don’t offer the privacy protections inherent to native Zcash.

Furthermore, they are backed 1:1 by native ZEC but do not conceal balances or transaction data.

ZEC targets $400 as bullish trend continues

The ZEC/USD 4-hour chart is bullish and efficient thanks to the coin’s ongoing rally. The technical indicators are bullish, suggesting that buyers are currently in control. The bullish trend could see ZEC’s price surge higher in the near term.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 67 shows a bullish bias, with the buyers currently in control. The MACD lines are also within the positive region, suggesting that the price could surge higher in the near term.

If the bullish trend continues, ZEC could rally towards the $400 level over the next few hours or days. An extended bullish run would allow ZEC to hit a multi-year high of $500 in the coming days or weeks.

However, if ZEC faces a correction following its recent run, it could retrace to the ILQ at $318 over the next few hours. Further downtrend could see ZEC drop to the major support and TLQ level at $235. This support level will likely hold in the medium term, allowing ZEC to build on its recent run.

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Key takeaways

• ETH is up 5.5% in the last 24 hours and is now trading above $4,100.
• The coin could rally towards the $4,500 resistance level soon.

Ether hits $4,200 as the bullish trend returns

Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is up by more than 5% in the last 24 hours. The rally allowed the coin to briefly hit the $4,200 level before retracing to now trade at around $4,160 per coin.

This latest development comes as Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market recorded an excellent weekend. Bitcoin is trading above $115k once again after adding 3.5% to its value.

With Bitcoin, Ether, and other leading altcoins recording gains, the total cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $3.91 trillion. Ether could rally higher in the near term, with the technical indicators suggesting further buying pressure. 

Ethereum could surge to $4,500 amid bullish indicators

The ETH/USD 4-hour chart is bearish and efficient despite Ether adding 5% to its value in the last 24 hours. The technical indicators suggest that Ether could face further buying pressure thanks to its rally. 

Ether’s price surged by 5% last week, closing the weekly candle above the 50-day EMA at $4,129 on Sunday. It briefly climbed to $4,206 on Monday before retracing to now trading around $4,160. 

The RSI of 67 shows a bullish momentum, with the MACD lines flashing a buying signal in the last few days. If Ether breaks and closes above its daily resistance of $4,232, it could continue its rally towards the next major resistance and TLQ level at $4,529. An extended bullish run could allow Ether to reclaim its recent high above $4,700. 

However, if Ether faces a correction following its recent run, it could dip towards the major support level at $3,593.

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