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As $NEAR consolidates following its most recent aggressive price expansion, Near Protocol is exhibiting an intriguing mix of short-term uncertainty and improving medium-term structure. $NEAR is currently trading at about $2.41 after rising from about $1.80 at the start of September.
Cancelled rally
The most recent daily candle, however, has evolved into a spinning top pattern with comparatively little real-body movement in relation to its intraday range. This structure shows that neither buyers nor sellers have clearly established control around the current price after multiple strong bullish sessions.
Although $NEAR recently came close to $2.50–$2.55, buyers have found it difficult to sustain their momentum above this range. The most recent session peaked at about $2.55 before falling to $2.41. Therefore, a short-term consolidation or correction could be triggered by another rejection.
The daily RSI is currently below the traditional 70 overbought threshold, at about 67. Even though momentum has already increased significantly from August levels, there is still potential for another upside attempt. The moving-average structure of $NEAR is also growing more optimistic.
Will Golden Cross finalize?
A Golden Cross is possible because the 50-day moving average around $1.84 is getting closer to the 200-day moving average near $1.84. All three longer-term averages have narrowed into a small area, but the 100-day average at $1.88 is still marginally higher.
The price is now significantly above this lagging moving-average cluster, so the crossover would confirm rather than start a trend change that has already begun. The immediate level to break for bulls is still between $2.50 and $2.55.
A profitable daily close above it might reveal $2.65, and then the June area between $2.80 and $3.00. If the spinning top turns into a reversal, the bearish scenario starts. The first level of support is at $2.20, and the quickly increasing 20-day average is at $2.05.
The current breakout would be considerably weakened if that level were lost. The spinning top cautions that the market may need to absorb recent gains before attempting another leg higher, but for the time being, $NEAR maintains a bullish structure.