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HBAR Faces Sharp Bearish Reversal After Volatile 24-Hour Trading Window
Hedera’s HBAR token saw a dramatic 5% intraday swing as institutional investors drove heavy volatility, with early gains erased by late-session corporate liquidation pressure.
Updated Oct 16, 2025, 4:40 p.m. Published Oct 16, 2025, 4:40 p.m.
What to know:
- 5% enterprise price range: HBAR traded between $0.176 and $0.185 from Oct. 15–16, showing heightened institutional activity and profit-taking.
- Heavy corporate volume: Trading exceeded 129 million during morning hours before a steep sell-off hit in the final 60 minutes.
- Support and resistance tested: Key support formed at $0.176–$0.178, while resistance near $0.183–$0.185 capped the rebound.
HBAR endured a volatile 24-hour stretch as institutional traders managed a narrow but intense range between $0.176 and $0.185. The token initially fell on corporate profit-taking before rebounding strongly during morning hours on Oct. 16, when enterprise trading volumes surged above 129 million.
Despite this recovery, the momentum proved short-lived. A sharp reversal struck in the final hour of trading, when corporate sell pressure overwhelmed earlier support zones. Between 14:02 and 14:04, volumes spiked above 3 million as HBAR slid from $0.183 to $0.1805, reflecting aggressive liquidation activity.
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Analysts say the move highlights shifting institutional sentiment toward enterprise blockchain assets. While HBAR’s corporate base demonstrated resilience at the $0.176–$0.178 range, sustained resistance at $0.183–$0.185 suggests mounting caution among institutional investors.
Overall, the pattern underscores a market caught between profit-taking and structural rebalancing, as corporate participants recalibrate exposure to blockchain-linked tokens amid growing volatility.
Corporate Technical Indicators Highlight Enterprise Market Dynamics
- Institutional trading range of $0.01 representing 5% spread between $0.18 enterprise low and $0.19 corporate high.
- Key corporate support zone identified at $0.18-$0.18 levels with multiple institutional buying interest instances.
- Enterprise resistance levels materialized near $0.18-$0.19 range during corporate recovery phase.
- Volume surge exceeding 129 million during 09:00-12:00 window indicating significant institutional corporate participation.
- Final hour corporate volume spike above 3 million suggesting enterprise institutional liquidation pressure.
- Corporate market exhaustion evidenced by zero institutional volume in final trading minutes.
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