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XLM Consolidates After Sharp Decline, Testing Key Support Levels
XLM’s sharp swings highlight heavy institutional flows, with support at $0.36 proving pivotal for a potential breakout.
Updated Sep 24, 2025, 4:38 p.m. Published Sep 24, 2025, 4:38 p.m.
What to know:
- XLM dropped to $0.36 on outsized volume, confirming the level as key support.
- Trading surges in both Asian and late-session hours suggest large-scale participation.
- Holding above $0.36 keeps alive the possibility of a triangle breakout toward $0.50.
Stellar’s native token XLM weathered intense volatility over the past 24 hours, plunging to key support levels before staging a robust rebound. The moves, marked by unusually heavy institutional trading activity, underscored the market’s focus on the $0.36–$0.37 support zone as traders weigh the prospects of a breakout toward higher targets.
During the Asian trading session, XLM plummeted to $0.36 on volumes surging above 40 million—more than double the 24-hour average—solidifying this price area as a critical high-volume support. The sell-off was quickly absorbed, with the token climbing back toward $0.37, a sign that institutional players may be accumulating positions at discounted levels.
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The final hour of trading on Sept. 24 was especially turbulent. XLM slipped sharply to $0.368 at 13:37 before recovering back to session highs of $0.369 by 14:10. Volume spikes at 13:37 (1.27 million), 13:58 (1.19 million), and 13:59 (1.58 million) highlighted significant institutional flows driving the intraday swings.
Technical Indicators Signal Consolidation Pattern
- Price range of $0.01 representing 4 per cent volatility indicates active trading interest.
- Elevated-volume support test at $0.36 level with 40.69 million in trading volume.
- Recovery towards $0.37 during Asian trading hours suggests institutional buying.
- Critical support zone established around $0.36 psychological level.
- Volume spikes during final hour indicate significant institutional activity.
- Consolidation pattern formation above $0.37 support zone.
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