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Cardano Price Forecast: ADA recovery tests a key resistance breakout

  • Cardano extends gains on Wednesday for the third consecutive day so far this week.
  • A surge in the ADA futures Open Interest over the last 24 hours reflects renewed retail demand.
  • The technical outlook for Cardano is cautiously bullish, with the 50-day EMA acting as the key dynamic resistance at $0.26.

Cardano (ADA) extends gains above $0.2500 at press time on Wednesday, for the third consecutive day so far this week. Retail demand for ADA is heating up amid a buildup in the futures market positions. Technically, the 50-day EMA at $0.2600 remains a key dynamic resistance capping short-term recovery attempts.

Cardano regains retail strength ahead of a breakout attempt

Cardano is gradually gaining retail strength as the broader cryptocurrency market holds a largely recovering tone amid the resurfacing US-Iran tensions. CoinGlass data shows the ADA futures Open Interest (OI) is up over 5% in the last 24 hours to $459.02 million, suggesting increased retail activity amid anticipation of sharp moves. The positive funding rate of 0.0090% reveals a bullish undertone in the positional buildup as buyers are willing to hold long positions at a premium.

ADA derivatives data. Source: CoinGlass

Cardano takes another attempt at the 50-day EMA breakout

Cardano extends its recovery above $0.2500 at press time on Wednesday, amid a broader bearish bias, as the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $0.2600 caps upside attempts. Meanwhile, the 100-day and 200-day EMAs at $0.3009 and $0.3953, respectively, serve as overhead resistances.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) histogram is marginally above its signal lines, keeping the histogram bars positive, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) hovers at 51, hinting at stabilizing but still fragile momentum within a broader capped structure.

On the topside, initial resistance is located at the 50-day EMA around $0.2600, where any recovery is likely to face the first meaningful supply zone, followed by the 100-day EMA near $0.3009 and then the more distant 200-day EMA at $0.3953, which continues to define the wider bearish backdrop.

ADA/USDT daily price chart.

On the downside, the key support for Cardano lies at the March 29 and February 6 lows at $0.2328 and $0.2205, respectively.

(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool.)

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Vishal Dixit

Vishal Dixit

FXStreet

Vishal Dixit holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Wilson College but found his true calling in the world of crypto.

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