{"id":24378,"date":"2023-05-20T11:52:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T15:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/?p=24378"},"modified":"2023-05-20T11:52:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T15:52:51","slug":"chainlink-link-price-down-today-as-bears-take-control-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/2023\/05\/20\/chainlink-link-price-down-today-as-bears-take-control-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Chainlink (LINK) Price Down Today As Bears Take Control \u2013 Here\u2019s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chainlink has dropped slightly in the market today as bears seized control of its price. LINK\u2019s current price depicts a loss of 87.7% from its all-time high of $52.88 on May 10, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The asset has been fluctuating between the $6 and $7 price levels since the beginning of May and is currently at the $6 price level. LINK is also recording a sideways trend on the daily chart, and its trading volume has also tanked by over 32%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The recent price action is primarily influenced by macroeconomic factors such as inflation, regulatory laws and investor sentiment.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>LINK Price Analysis<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>LINK is in a sideways trend today, forming a red candle on the daily chart. It is trading below its 50-day and 200-Simple Moving Averages (SMA), a short and long-term bearish sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>Also, its Relative Strength Index (RSI) is at 41.30 and dropping out of the neutral zone to the oversold region of 30, confirming the bearish trend.<\/p>\n<p>LINK\u2019s Moving Average Convergence\/Divergence (MACD) is just above its signal line and shows convergence, a bearish signal. Also, the MACD indicator displays a negative value.<\/p>\n<p>LINK is just above its nearest support level of $6.362, which has proved critical after the 6.177 price level provided initial support. However, its signals on the daily chart look bearish, hinting at a further price drop for the asset. However, if the bulls mount a rally, LINK will encounter resistance at the $6.753 and the $6.907 price levels.<\/p>\n<p>LINK enjoyed a positive price movement in 2023. However, the bears are currently controlling the market. It will likely drop into an oversold region before the bulls rally again.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Recent Trends On LINK\u2019s Network Likely To Affect Its Price<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Chainlink NFTFi<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.chain.link\/nftfi\/\">NFTFi<\/a> is a new concept combining NFTs and decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions. It aims at adding value and liquidity to the growing NFT market.<\/p>\n<p>Chainlink adopted this technological upgrade enabling lending and borrowing. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.chain.link\/data-feeds\/nft-floor-price\/\">NFT holders<\/a> now lock digital assets as collateral to acquire liquidity for another digital asset.<\/p>\n<p>Such individuals become qualified to borrow digital assets by paying interest to lenders. This innovation shows why Chainlink has performed well in 2023 and is set for a further price boost if more investors adopt its tokens and upgrades.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chainlink Upcoming Spring Hackathon 2023<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/chain.link\/hackathon?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=spring-2023-hackathon&amp;agid=sttqzbunpgke\">Chainlink Hackathon event<\/a> will begin on April 28 and run until June 9, 2023. It is an initiative from the developers to interact and network with the growing Chainlink community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It features several categories, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), NFT and gaming, and DAO, and a grand prize of $25,000. Hackathons create great networking opportunities and exchange of ideas among the crypto community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also, it brings developers and coders together to interact and generate ideas, thereby boosting a network\u2019s visibility, utility, and adoption.<\/p>\n<p><em>-Featured image from Pixabay and chart from Tradingview.com<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>Chainlink has dropped slightly in the market today as bears seized control of its price. LINK\u2019s current price depicts a loss of 87.7% from its all-time high of $52.88 on May 10, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The asset has been fluctuating between the $6 and $7 price levels since the beginning of May and is currently at the $6 price level. LINK is also recording a sideways trend on the daily chart, and its trading volume has also tanked by over 32%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The recent price action is primarily influenced by macroeconomic factors such as inflation, regulatory laws and investor sentiment.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>LINK Price Analysis<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>LINK is in a sideways trend today, forming a red candle on the daily chart. It is trading below its 50-day and 200-Simple Moving Averages (SMA), a short and long-term bearish sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>Also, its Relative Strength Index (RSI) is at 41.30 and dropping out of the neutral zone to the oversold region of 30, confirming the bearish trend.<\/p>\n<p>LINK\u2019s Moving Average Convergence\/Divergence (MACD) is just above its signal line and shows convergence, a bearish signal. Also, the MACD indicator displays a negative value.<\/p>\n<p>LINK is just above its nearest support level of $6.362, which has proved critical after the 6.177 price level provided initial support. However, its signals on the daily chart look bearish, hinting at a further price drop for the asset. However, if the bulls mount a rally, LINK will encounter resistance at the $6.753 and the $6.907 price levels.<\/p>\n<p>LINK enjoyed a positive price movement in 2023. However, the bears are currently controlling the market. It will likely drop into an oversold region before the bulls rally again.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Recent Trends On LINK\u2019s Network Likely To Affect Its Price<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Chainlink NFTFi<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.chain.link\/nftfi\/\">NFTFi<\/a> is a new concept combining NFTs and decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions. It aims at adding value and liquidity to the growing NFT market.<\/p>\n<p>Chainlink adopted this technological upgrade enabling lending and borrowing. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.chain.link\/data-feeds\/nft-floor-price\/\">NFT holders<\/a> now lock digital assets as collateral to acquire liquidity for another digital asset.<\/p>\n<p>Such individuals become qualified to borrow digital assets by paying interest to lenders. This innovation shows why Chainlink has performed well in 2023 and is set for a further price boost if more investors adopt its tokens and upgrades.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chainlink Upcoming Spring Hackathon 2023<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/chain.link\/hackathon?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=spring-2023-hackathon&amp;agid=sttqzbunpgke\">Chainlink Hackathon event<\/a> will begin on April 28 and run until June 9, 2023. It is an initiative from the developers to interact and network with the growing Chainlink community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It features several categories, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), NFT and gaming, and DAO, and a grand prize of $25,000. Hackathons create great networking opportunities and exchange of ideas among the crypto community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also, it brings developers and coders together to interact and generate ideas, thereby boosting a network\u2019s visibility, utility, and adoption.<\/p>\n<p><em>-Featured image from Pixabay and chart from Tradingview.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blockchain"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}