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NEAR Price Prediction: Sharp 10% Slide Tests Pivot as Futures Open Interest Jumps 32%
Analysts say NEAR needs a daily close above $5.65 on stronger volume to extend its rally toward $6 and beyond.
Between 4 p.m. ET on Friday and 3 p.m. ET on Monday, NEAR Protocol's price surged 15.8%, marking a significant advance for the cryptocurrency as it approached key resistance levels.
Traders betting against NEAR saw roughly $6.5 million of short positions forcibly closed in a single day, requiring forced buybacks that fueled the token's recent rally.
Repeated selling pressure between $5.30 and $5.65 has hindered NEAR's attempts to sustain a breakout above the $5.65 threshold, according to recent technical analysis.
A governance proposal would cut NEAR's annual token issuance from 2.5% to 1.6% over two years, slowing the growth of token supply if validators approve the change.
Technical analysis suggests a potential move toward $6.00 if buyers overcome resistance, although the MACD indicator at 0.471 below its signal line at 0.545 signals slowing upward momentum.