{"id":562375,"date":"2026-01-17T18:30:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=562375"},"modified":"2026-01-17T14:26:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:56:53","slug":"uniswap-why-uni-stalls-below-6-even-as-whales-keep-buying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/uniswap-why-uni-stalls-below-6-even-as-whales-keep-buying\/","title":{"rendered":"Uniswap: Why UNI stalls below $6 even as whales keep buying"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uniswap [UNI] faced a tough time on the price charts over the past three weeks. Many altcoins followed Bitcoin [BTC] higher in the first week of January, making strong gains. Some tokens continued to show strength.<\/p>\n

UNI was the opposite. It showed bullish impetus a month ago, as the ‘UNIfication’ proposal crept closer to being passed. The vote concluded<\/a> on the 25th of December and was passed with far more votes than the quorum required, highlighting its popularity.<\/p>\n

The 100 million UNI<\/a> burn, Uniswap Labs turning off frontend fees, and fee switches flipped on supported protocols were not enough to drive a rally. This relative weakness\u00a0against Bitcoin<\/a> and the wider market was concerning for bulls.<\/p>\n

Analyzing the Uniswap on-chain and price action clues<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Uniswap<\/a>
Source: Santiment on X<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a post on X<\/a>, crypto data intelligence platform Santiment<\/a> pointed out that the top 100 largest wallets were accumulating. In the past 8 weeks, these wallets have added 12.41 million UNI tokens.<\/p>\n

Their accumulation trends tie in well with the token’s price action, the post read. Going by past trends, the increased accumulation from the top wallets recently was awaiting a bullish reaction.<\/p>\n

Will Uniswap prices rally from here?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Uniswap<\/a>
Source: Santiment<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 180-day mean coin age plunged rapidly in the past three weeks. The dormant circulation metric also saw a large spike on the 26th of December. This signaled numerous previously idle tokens moving.<\/p>\n

The mean coin age has not begun to trend higher, showing network-wide accumulation trends were lacking in the past two weeks. The 180-day MVRV ratio was still deeply negative, but it was the shorter-term MVRV that signaled a profit-taking threat.<\/p>\n

Recently, the metric briefly moved into positive territory to show that short-term holders were at a profit. The demand was weak after the ‘UNIfication’ news, which saw prices slump below $6 once again, reflecting a lack of market conviction.<\/p>\n

\"Uniswap<\/a>
Source: UNI\/USDT on TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The price trend on the 1-day timeframe was firmly bearish. The failure to follow through after the breakout past $6 in December, combined with the A\/D indicator, reflected sporadic buying pressure.<\/p>\n

UNI was below its 20 and 50 DMAs. A drop below $4.73 would reinforce the bearish bias. Investors looking to buy UNI based on the top 100 wallets can use this level as their invalidation.<\/p>\n

The more cautious investors can wait for the token to show strength before looking to buy it.<\/p>\n

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Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n
    \n
  • Santiment data showed that the top 100 wallets were accumulating UNI, a pattern that generally sees prices rally.<\/em><\/li>\n
  • As things stand, this reaction hasn’t begun yet. On-chain metrics showed that short-term holders were happy to exit the market after a brief rally.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The threat of profit-taking must be outweighed by heavy demand if Uniswap bulls are to make a breakout past $6 and keep it going.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":562418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,950,66,3,23,4,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-562375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-altcoins-news","category-defi","category-new-news","category-news","category-no-home","category-social","category-trading-view"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUniswap: Why UNI stalls below $6 even as whales keep buying - AMBCrypto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Uniswap large wallet accumulation in recent weeks was an encouraging sign, but the price action has yet to show any strength.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/uniswap-why-uni-stalls-below-6-even-as-whales-keep-buying\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Uniswap: Why UNI stalls below $6 even as whales keep buying - 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