{"id":30218,"date":"2023-09-27T19:54:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T23:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/?p=30218"},"modified":"2023-09-27T19:54:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T23:54:29","slug":"chainlink-link-brushes-off-market-downtrend-scores-11-in-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/2023\/09\/27\/chainlink-link-brushes-off-market-downtrend-scores-11-in-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Chainlink (LINK) Brushes Off Market Downtrend, Scores 11% In Last Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chainlink has remained bullish despite the bearish pressure in the broader crypto market. The crypto closed bullish at $7.4 yesterday, September 26, with over 7% increase.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LINK remains bullish, with an 11% seven-day price increase and over 2% gain in the last 24 hours. But while the token\u2019s price continues to increase, data shows the trading volume has declined 17% in the last 24 hours. What could be the reason behind this contradiction?<\/p>\n<h2>Chainlink Price Continues To Surge<\/h2>\n<p>In an X post on September 24, Chainlink network announced it had <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chainlink\/status\/1706027802959511819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recorded multiple integrations<\/a> across six blockchains. These include Arbitrum, Ethereum, Optimism, Avalanche, Polygon, and BNB Chain.<\/p>\n<p>Also, yesterday, September 26, gaming platform BetSwirl <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chainlink\/status\/1706700164281286885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that it integrated Chainlink\u2019s CCIP across Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, and Arbitrum. According to the post, this CCIP integration will help \u201cBetSwirl enable seamless, secure, and reliable cross-chain token transfers\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/xrp\/xrp-price-analysis-4-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XRP Price Analysis: 4-Month Chart Dynamics Decoded By Crypto Analyst<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This increased adoption across multiple chains expanded Chainlink\u2019s user base, a plausible factor behind LINK\u2019s resilience amid the prevailing bearish market.<\/p>\n<p>Although LINK briefly slipped off the $7.5 level to $7.3 yesterday, it has since recovered momentum. Given the ongoing movement, the crypto asset could break the $7.8 resistance and record higher highs soon.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Chainlink (LINK) is number 3 among the top weekly gainers after CRV and PEPE. It has also secured a position on the top daily gainers\u2019 chart.<\/p>\n<p>Although the price strides are bullish, the trading volume, down 17%, raises concern about whether LINK can sustain the rally. It indicates reduced trading activity, a possible sign that buyers have reached saturation and paused to weigh their next move.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This setup bodes badly for LINK as it could signal the entrance of sellers, which will exert downward pressure on the token\u2019s price.<\/p>\n<h2>Price Surge Drops Chainlink (LINK) Supply On Crypto Exchanges<\/h2>\n<p>According to Santiment\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/1706177479361384640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> on September 24, Chainlink remains one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies in September. It outlined that, unlike most assets, LINK\u2019s price often records an initial boost when holders move their tokens from exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>Santiment noted that the asset\u2019s price increased 23% in two weeks as the exchange supply flowed back to cold wallets. Also, the analytics platform reported that LINK exchange supply increased by 17.2%, reaching a 2023 high on September 14.<\/p>\n<p>However, on September 24, 10 days later, the token\u2019s exchange supply dropped to 16.4%. This observation is a plausible reason behind Chainlink\u2019s declining trading volume.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as of the time of writing, LINK trades at $7.64, with a 2.88% price increase in the last 24 hours. The token <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/9fxb7l9k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trades<\/a> above the simple moving averages of $6.494 and $6.719 and two key support levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LINK is approaching the overbought area, forming a bullish candlestick as buyers vie to conquer the $7.823 resistance.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>Chainlink has remained bullish despite the bearish pressure in the broader crypto market. The crypto closed bullish at $7.4 yesterday, September 26, with over 7% increase.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LINK remains bullish, with an 11% seven-day price increase and over 2% gain in the last 24 hours. But while the token\u2019s price continues to increase, data shows the trading volume has declined 17% in the last 24 hours. What could be the reason behind this contradiction?<\/p>\n<h2>Chainlink Price Continues To Surge<\/h2>\n<p>In an X post on September 24, Chainlink network announced it had <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chainlink\/status\/1706027802959511819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recorded multiple integrations<\/a> across six blockchains. These include Arbitrum, Ethereum, Optimism, Avalanche, Polygon, and BNB Chain.<\/p>\n<p>Also, yesterday, September 26, gaming platform BetSwirl <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chainlink\/status\/1706700164281286885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that it integrated Chainlink\u2019s CCIP across Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, and Arbitrum. According to the post, this CCIP integration will help \u201cBetSwirl enable seamless, secure, and reliable cross-chain token transfers\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/analysis\/xrp\/xrp-price-analysis-4-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XRP Price Analysis: 4-Month Chart Dynamics Decoded By Crypto Analyst<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This increased adoption across multiple chains expanded Chainlink\u2019s user base, a plausible factor behind LINK\u2019s resilience amid the prevailing bearish market.<\/p>\n<p>Although LINK briefly slipped off the $7.5 level to $7.3 yesterday, it has since recovered momentum. Given the ongoing movement, the crypto asset could break the $7.8 resistance and record higher highs soon.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Chainlink (LINK) is number 3 among the top weekly gainers after CRV and PEPE. It has also secured a position on the top daily gainers\u2019 chart.<\/p>\n<p>Although the price strides are bullish, the trading volume, down 17%, raises concern about whether LINK can sustain the rally. It indicates reduced trading activity, a possible sign that buyers have reached saturation and paused to weigh their next move.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This setup bodes badly for LINK as it could signal the entrance of sellers, which will exert downward pressure on the token\u2019s price.<\/p>\n<h2>Price Surge Drops Chainlink (LINK) Supply On Crypto Exchanges<\/h2>\n<p>According to Santiment\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/1706177479361384640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> on September 24, Chainlink remains one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies in September. It outlined that, unlike most assets, LINK\u2019s price often records an initial boost when holders move their tokens from exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>Santiment noted that the asset\u2019s price increased 23% in two weeks as the exchange supply flowed back to cold wallets. Also, the analytics platform reported that LINK exchange supply increased by 17.2%, reaching a 2023 high on September 14.<\/p>\n<p>However, on September 24, 10 days later, the token\u2019s exchange supply dropped to 16.4%. This observation is a plausible reason behind Chainlink\u2019s declining trading volume.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as of the time of writing, LINK trades at $7.64, with a 2.88% price increase in the last 24 hours. The token <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/9fxb7l9k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trades<\/a> above the simple moving averages of $6.494 and $6.719 and two key support levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LINK is approaching the overbought area, forming a bullish candlestick as buyers vie to conquer the $7.823 resistance.<\/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-30218","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\/30218","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=30218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptocornercafe.com\/cafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}