AVAX’s price finally breaks out of a pennant; here’s what’s next
AVAX’s price coiled up for roughly two and a half months before breaching out of a technical pattern. This breakout, while bullish, faces a threat of undoing the gains registered over the past week. So, investors need to pay close attention to the price action over the course of this week to determine the future for Avalanche.
From 3 January to 18 March, AVAX’s price set up three distinctive lower highs and higher lows while converging together. These swing points can be connected using trendlines to form a pennant.
The formed technical pattern forecasts a massive breakout in no particular direction until it happens. On 19 March, AVAX’s price managed to produce a daily candlestick close above the upper trendline – A sign of a bullish breakout.
However, since its breakout, Avalanche’s bulls have not performed, causing a stagnation of the price action that could lead to the undoing of the bullish move. Additionally, it could also see AVAX price crash to levels last seen in August 2021.
Interestingly, the Bollinger Band Width indicator seemed to be hovering at 0.34, just above the local bottom at 0.22. This technical indicator is used to forecast volatile moves. A reduction in the value of Bollinger Band Width suggests that the volatility is getting squeezed. Such a move is often reflected in the asset with its price stagnating or moving sideways.
However, retesting a local bottom often suggests the volatility is about to kick in and the opposite of it also holds true. Investors should note that this indicator only predicts a volatile move and does not help in determining the direction of the move.
As can be seen on the chart, every time the Bollinger Band Width indicator tagged the 0.22-level, AVAX’s price saw a sudden spike in
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