Where is Cardano heading next? | FXStreet

Cardano (ADA) remains under pressure, trading near key support around $0.191 on Monday following a loss of over 15% last week. Bearish derivatives metrics, weakening momentum indicators and dampening risk appetite amid fresh tensions in the Middle East cap ADA and risk a deeper correction ahead.

Derivatives metrics show bearish bias

Cardano derivatives metrics show a bearish outlook. CoinGlass’ long-to-short ratio for ADA reads 0.92 on Monday, nearing the lowest level over a month. This ratio, being below one, reflects bearish sentiment in the market, as more traders are betting on the Cardano price to fall.

In addition, the funding rates also add bearish credence. CoinGlass’ OI-Weighted Funding Rate data for Cardano flipped negative on Monday, reading -0.0001%. This negative rate indicates shorts are paying longs and signals bearish sentiment.

Risk-off sentiment in the market

In the latest developments surrounding the Middle East crisis, US forces have struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in Iran. 

Iran retaliated by launching ballistic missiles from Tehran, Lorestan, Karaj, Khorramabad and Shiraz, and anti-ship cruise missiles from southern Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz. 

These developments have dampened the risk appetite and have prompted traders to price in the geopolitical risk premium again, favoring the US Dollar (USD) and weighing on risky assets such as Cardano.

Cardano technical outlook: Momentum indicators show bearish signs

Cardano price trades at $0.192 on Monday after falling more than 15% the previous week. ADA is retaining a bearish near-term tone as it sits below the 100-day and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) at $0.197 and $0.245, respectively. 

Cardano holds marginally above the 50-day EMA at $0.191, which offers initial trend support. Still, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) slips below the neutral 50 level, reading around 47 on Monday, and a negative Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) line suggests recent upside attempts are losing momentum within a broader capped structure.

On the topside, immediate resistance is clustered near the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement at $0.195 and the 100-day EMA at $0.197, ahead of higher barriers at the 50% retracement at $0.213 and the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level at $0.231.

A clearer bullish recovery would need a break of the $0.236 and $0.245 horizontal caps and the 200-day EMA at $0.245. 

On the downside, initial support comes from the 50-day EMA at $0.191, followed by the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement at $0.173 and the former trendline break area near $0.156; a deeper slide could expose the horizontal floor at $0.150.

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