{"id":565871,"date":"2026-01-29T19:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=565871"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:12:49","slug":"chainlink-whales-load-up-below-12-is-link-heading-toward-5-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/chainlink-whales-load-up-below-12-is-link-heading-toward-5-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Chainlink whales load up below $12 &#8211; Is LINK heading toward $5 next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chainlink remained stuck in consolidation after losing the $20 level in 2025, with downside risks refusing to fade.<\/p>\n<p>Price action stayed compressed beneath resistance, keeping bearish pressure alive despite brief relief rallies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565872\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LOSS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565872 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LOSS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LOSS.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LOSS-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JamesEastonUK\/status\/2016571983757266976\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alphractal<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On-chain data showed <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/predictions\/chainlink-price-prediction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chainlink [LINK]<\/span><\/a> continued to spend extended periods at a loss, echoing conditions seen near prior cycle peaks.<\/p>\n<p>That backdrop left investors questioning whether this consolidation reflected accumulation or prolonged distribution.<\/p>\n<p>As the dominant decentralized oracle network supplying off-chain data to smart contracts, Chainlink has survived past crypto winters.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it could endure this phase without further damage remained an open question.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Whales aggressively buy LINK below $12<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whales had been circling LINK like vultures. Since LINK fell below $14, large players had been buying every dip, with their focus shifting to $12. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But let\u2019s be honest\u2014these whales weren\u2019t acting out of love for the project. They were capitalizing on the bleeding, picking up scraps while LINK struggled to find support.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565873\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chainlink-Spot-Average-Order-Size-scaled.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565873 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chainlink-Spot-Average-Order-Size-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chainlink-Spot-Average-Order-Size-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chainlink-Spot-Average-Order-Size-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chainlink-Spot-Average-Order-Size-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chainlink-Spot-Average-Order-Size-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chainlink-Spot-Average-Order-Size-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chainlink-Spot-Average-Order-Size-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chainlink-Spot-Average-Order-Size-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CryptoQuant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite their aggressive moves, the lack of clear bullish momentum made these whale moves seem more opportunistic than a sign of future growth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As usual, these whales could have been the ones profiting the most from a continued downward spiral.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chainlink loses 50% and 61% on the Fib retracements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On the 4-hour chart dated the 29th of January, LINK\u2019s RSI dropped to 36.44, hovering just above oversold territory.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, price lost the 50% and 61% Fibonacci Retracement levels near $12.99\u2013$13 and $12\u2013$12.50. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The major support <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/link-price-prediction-everything-traders-can-expect-in-the-short-term\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between $11.37 and $11.64<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on this time frame was also slipping away.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565875\" style=\"width: 948px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FIB.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565875 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FIB.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"948\" height=\"894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FIB.png 948w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FIB-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FIB-768x724.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The loss of these critical retracement levels suggested that LINK was too weak to mount a meaningful comeback anytime soon. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless it reclaimed the 61% and 50% levels, the market appeared to be in serious trouble. A market that couldn\u2019t hold these levels was a market in danger.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>LINK forms a bearish head and shoulders pattern<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On the daily timeframe, LINK printed a clear bearish head and shoulders pattern.<\/p>\n<p>The neckline near $10.06 marked a critical line, with a confirmed break opening downside risk toward $4.91.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565874\" style=\"width: 948px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HS.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565874 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"948\" height=\"894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HS.png 948w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HS-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HS-768x724.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The left shoulder, head, and right shoulder formed beneath repeated rejections near $27, reinforcing the bearish setup.<\/p>\n<p>Unless LINK reclaimed the $14 region decisively, bulls appeared sidelined, leaving sellers in control.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>LINK stayed weak after losing key Fibonacci levels near $13, with RSI showing fading momentum and sellers still in control.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Chainlink whales bought below $12, but the price failed to reclaim $14.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whales bought the dip, but LINK\u2019s structure keeps raising a tougher question about what breaks next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":565884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,6380,66,3,4,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-565871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-altcoins-news","category-chainlink-news","category-new-news","category-news","category-social","category-trading-view"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chainlink whales load up below $12 - Is LINK heading toward $5 next? 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