Cardano Price Stalls: Can ADA Recover Lost Momentum?

Cardano (ADA) closed the first month of Q2 with a bold move, breaking past the $0.60 resistance level. However, the price action that followed failed to sustain this momentum. ADA remains locked in a sideways trading pattern, showing no clear signs of a bullish breakout.

Despite Charles Hoskinson’s confident forecast that Cardano could reach $10 per token, the market isn’t buying into the hype just yet. While such predictions continue to spark discussions across Crypto Twitter, ADA remains well below the $1 mark.

Volume and Hype Fail to Align

Back in early February, ADA saw a strong rally. Trading volume soared beyond $1.8 billion, pushing the token’s price up to $0.80 in just four days. Yet, that level of excitement hasn’t returned. Presently, ADA’s price hovers around the same level, but daily volume has plummeted to around $640 million. This drop suggests that the excitement was short-lived and no sustained interest has followed.

7-day price chart. Source: CoinMarketCap

Recently, ADA’s trading volume rose slightly by 11%, but the overall technical indicators remain muted. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) has entered overbought territory only once this year, and that was driven by temporary speculation tied to former President Trump’s so-called “reserves hope.” This suggests that recent price rallies are more about fleeting hype than long-term growth.

Cardano’s Fundamentals Continue to Decline

On-chain metrics don’t support a bullish case either. Cardano’s network fees, a key indicator of blockchain activity, have fallen by 52% in the last three months. They currently sit at just $8,100, highlighting a significant decline in user engagement. Furthermore, several performance indicators are hitting multi-month lows, weakening ADA’s long-term outlook.

Without a significant change in Cardano’s trading behavior or on-chain activity, a move above $1 appears unlikely in the near term. While Hoskinson’s $10 vision grabs attention, current market data shows that ADA lacks the strength to chase such highs.

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For now, Cardano seems stuck in a consolidation phase, with modest targets like $1 still out of reach unless a major catalyst emerges.

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