Avalanche price appears to have remained stable near a key resistance level as technical analysis, combined with a recent initiative undertaken by the Avalanche Foundation, has given rise to cautious optimism surrounding the network.
As a Layer-1 blockchain, Avalanche is focused on providing scalable decentralized applications and offering an institutional-quality blockchain infrastructure.
Avalanche Price Holds Near $9.35
The TradingView chart demonstrates that AVAX is still in a consolidating pattern, following an overall downtrend, with price now trading around the $9.35 area, as the token continues to get rejected against resistance in the $9.87 area.
This current price shows that a break above the $9.87 could provide further downside momentum for the short term.
The MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) indicator indicates a slight bearish momentum as both of its signal lines are below neutral; however, the decreasing number of histogram bars indicates that downside momentum may be decreasing gradually.
In addition to the above indicators, the OBV (On-Balance Volume) indicator shows a slight upward trend even though the price has been moving sideways, indicating that some accumulation of AVAX has returned to the market.
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Research Committee Update Boosts Avalanche Price Sentiment
A recent X post from the official Avalanche account also adds support to positive sentiment surrounding the network, as it states that “They’ve assembled a team”.
In addition to this, the Avalanche account introduced its research grant committee, which includes several economists, blockchain executives, and professors from institutions such as Duke, Columbia and the University of Florida.
They went on to say that these individuals are “Some of the most cited researchers in blockchain economics”.
Therefore, this initiative may continue to help strengthen Avalanche’s institutional and academic positions over time.
AVAX is continuing to trade in a consolidation structure while waiting to see if it can regain the resistance level of $9.87.
Short-term price action on the token will still likely be affected by the continuing volatility in the cryptocurrency industry and by the sentiment of the entire marketplace and trading action.
This article contains market analysis and price predictions. These are not guarantees. Crypto markets are volatile. Always DYOR. Not financial advice.
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